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Bringing Each Student's Unique Potential to Light
Keswick School has been providing life-changing developmental treatment and education to boys in a safe and immersive therapeutic community since 1963. Our boys face sustained, significant, and complex challenges that prevent them from thriving at home and in traditional academic settings. By understanding each student's individual needs, our professional staff develop meaningful relationships to help build the skills, capacities, and character needed for sustained success.
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| Content | Worth a Closer LookKeswick School Provides a Nurturing and Safe Community to Learn and Grow Boys are accepted between the ages of ten and fifteen at the time of enrollment, and come to Keswick School from all over the Commonwealth of Virginia, the nation, and the world. Students who are accepted have a variety of learning, emotional, and behavioral challenges, and may be supported with medication management. |
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| Content | A Safe Place to GrowA Recognized Leader in Therapeutic and Academic Support Keswick School specializes in supporting boys between the ages of 10 and 18 (10-15 upon enrollment) who have complex social-emotional, developmental, and learning needs. Our boys are described as developmentally young for their age and struggling to navigate challenges to their success at home and/or at school. Many have faced barriers to their growth after unsuccessful or poorly targeted treatment due to being clinically misunderstood. |
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| Content | Individualized SupportOffering Full Academic Programs Based on Each Student’s Needs Keswick School’s accreditation through the Virginia Association of Independent Specialized Education Facilities (VAISEF) allows students to earn high school credits which transfer to their home school. Students have an Individualized Service Plan (ISP) developed upon enrollment at Keswick School. |
Keswick by the Numbers
12
Month Treatment
Average Length of Stay
is 2 Years
1:4
Teacher to Student Ratio
35 Students /
80 Staff Members
13.6
Student Average Age
Ages range from
10 to 17
4
Primary Therapists
and 5 Special
Education Teachers
25
Acre Campus
in Scenic and
Pastoral Keswick, VA
Keswick Stories
Student Testimony
“The staff was a very, very big part. They really are there for you at all times, kind of as a second parent.”
Andrew's Story
“Right away, when I first walked on campus here at the Keswick School, I knew we were finding a different approach than we had tried in the past, and we had tried many.”
Griffin's Story
“When he arrived at Keswick at the age of 11, he was immature and had various issues. When he transitioned as a 15-year-old he was confident, he had an array of coping skills, and other things in his toolbox to deal with whatever challenges and opportunities that he faced in his life.”
A Distinctive Difference
“There's a special, almost intangible — I almost want to use the word "Magic" — that's here and that's created here, that's in the culture … I think when people work here, or when people visit here, they can feel it.”
