Yesterday we held our annual boat regatta. Students work in wood shop to design build and decorate their rubber band powered paddle boats and then race them across our pool. It’s a great way to apply the skills our students are learning in wood shop to the community setting!
#boardingschool #therapeuticboardingschool #community #learning #studentlife
Today we held our annual Spring Showcase in which our community has the opportunity to put is artistic talents on full display. From singing to dancing to comedy skits, it was a wonderful show. Congratulations to all of our staff and students who made this such a fun and successful event!
#studentlife #music #community #therapeuticboardingschool #boardingschool #talent #singing
We are excited to announce that Keswick School has been recognized as a 2025 “Top Employer for Interns by the Virginia Talent + Opportunity Partnership (V-TOP)! We are honored to be recognized and grateful for the many wonderful interns who work in our community each year. 🎉🎉🎉
We are excited to announce that we have been recognized by @virginialiving magazine as one of the top specialized education schools in Virginia! We are featured in the current March/April issue.
#virginialiving #specialeducation #topschool #excellenceineducation #therapeuticboardingschool #therapeutic
Last Saturday, some of our students participated in a Rake-a-thon to support @habitatforhumanity . Service learning is a powerful tool that teaches empathy, compassion, and working for the greater good. We are proud of our students and the hard work they did to help better the lives of others.
#servicelearning #service #community #therapeutic #therpapeuticeboardingschool #studentlife #giving #habitatforhumanity
Yesterday some of our students competed in Keswick School’s first ever entry into a cross country running competition! We had a strong showing with two students finishing in 4th and 8th out of 50 runners. Congratulations guys!
#studentlife #boardingschool #therapeuticboardingschool #community #learning #fitness #running
We are so excited to introduce the newest member of the Keswick School team, Tally!! With her handler, Adam, Tally will work during residential programming to support our students. Tally’s gentle demeanor and playful personality are a perfect match for our community. We are incredibly grateful for our continued partnership with @canineorg and their commitment to our mission.
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#caninecompanions #facilitydog #studentlife #therapeuticboardingschool #community #fourleggedfriend #dog
We are so excited that will soon have a new four-legged member of our community. Continuing our over decade long partnership with Canine Companions, one of our staff is currently being trained to work with a new facility dog. Which of the dogs do you think will join our community?
Pictured from left to right-
Top Row: Patience, Tally, Chummy, Neon
Bottom Row: Linzer, Gabe, Falcon
Yesterday our community celebrated the solar eclipse with a watch party complete with raffle prizes and eclipse cookies!
#community #eclipse #studentlife #therapeuticboardingschool
Last weekend our Boy Scout Troop took to the hills and camped for two nights at a Potomac Appalachian Trail Club cabin in Shenandoah National Park. Our troop meets every other week to work on merit badges and plan for activities like this trip.
#boyscouts #bsa #boyscoutsofamerica #therapeuticboardingschool #studentlife #community #scouting #camping
Today our academic aides really got into the holiday spirit with coordinating outfits!
Today we celebrated our community Thanksgiving and our annual Thanksgiving flag football game. Thank you to all the staff who brought in dishes to share and to our students for playing such a great game!
#thanksgiving #community #appreciation #football #tradition #play #therapeuticboardingschool #studentlife
Every weekday, our students participate in enrichment activities including horseback riding, woodshop, and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math). These activities provide our students with the opportunity to learn new skills and develop interests that can expand their social horizons.
#learning #enrichment #skills #boardingschool #therapeuticboardingschool #studentlife
We had a wonderful weekend hosting our families for Parents’ Weekend! Thank you to all of our staff, students, and families for participating. You exemplified the meaning of “community”!
#parentsweekend #community #boardingschool #therapeuticboardingschool #culture #parentcommunity #studentlife #parents
Congratulations to our therapist, Jennifer Bailey, on presenting at the NATSAP Southeast regional conference. Jennifer presented about the use of drama therapy in the Keswick community.
#dramatherapy #natsap #therapy #treatment #therapeuticboardingschool
Yesterday we celebrated International Food Day. Our students got to sample cuisine from around the world. And all this week our classrooms have been presenting information about different cultures.
#community #culture #learning #studentlife #therapeuticboardingschool #boardingschool #international
Recently, some of our students had the opportunity to learn how to tie flies for fly fishing with a professional fishing guide!
#fishing #flyfishing #learning #skills #studentlife #boardingschool #therapeuticboardingschool
We are “slipping” right into the regular school year today. On Friday we celebrated the end of our summer session with a field day complete with slip and slide, dunk tank, water relays, and snow cones!
#summer #fieldday #community #celebration #culture #boardingschool #studentlife #therapeuticboardingschool #therapeuticboarding #celebrate
This week some of our students got out on the water kayaking and paddle boarding at a local park. At one point all of the boys connected the paddle boards and a student in a kayak towed his peers through the water.
#nature #gooutside #kayaking #paddleboarding #community #studentlife #boardingschool #therapeuticboardingschool #summer
Today we finished our staff training and celebrated with a picnic. We are so excited to welcome back our students tomorrow as we begin our summer session!
#training #staff #staffing #therapeutic #boardingschool #therapeuticboardingschool #community #teambuilding
Today is our first day of our annual staff training. We started with a morning participating in team building challenges!
#therapeutic #boardingschool #therapeuticboardingschool #teambuilding #teamwork #staff #training #community
For the past two weeks our incoming staff and interns have been training in preparation for the coming year. We are so excited to see the many ways they enrich the lives of our students!
#training #staff #community #specialeducation #boardingschool #therapeuticboardingschool
“People say Mondays are ruff, but Tuesdays aren’t easy. Glad I have a great community to support me.” - Nitro
#caninecompanions #facilitydog #boardingschool #community #therapy #therapeuticboardingschool #tuesdays
Last week some of our students enjoyed a day kayaking on the river. As part of the trip they helped clean up trash.
#boardingschool #community #communityservice #volunteer #studentlife #therapeutic #therapeuticboardingschool
Yesterday our community restocked our pond with bluegill and catfish. Fishing has long been a tradition at Keswick School. Many of our students catch their first fish here!
Did you miss CSF on Chronicle? Don’t worry! Tune into WCVB Channel 5 on Friday, June 18 at 7:30pm to watch an episode the work of CSF and our schools and students that was aired as part of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund Celebration in April!
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