Keswick Students

Keswick School specializes in supporting boys between the ages of 10 and 18 (between the ages of 10 and 15 at enrollment) with complex social-emotional, developmental, and learning needs. Historically, our students have struggled to navigate long-standing and complex challenges at home and/or school. Many have faced endless barriers to their growth after extensive but inadequate or poorly targeted treatment.

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It is common for our students to carry multiple diagnoses, including:

  • ADHD
  • Autism spectrum disorder – level 1
  • Anxiety disorders
  • Depression
  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder
  • Specific learning disabilities
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Nonverbal learning disability
  • Other mood disorders
  • Social pragmatic communication disorder
  • Oppositional defiant disorder
  • Attachment issues

The effects of their challenges often include growing discord with peers and family, deteriorating self-esteem, a compromised sense of well-being, a shrinking social world, and the development of unproductive compensatory behaviors.

Keswick School does not enroll students who have a history of substance abuse, police or court involvement, sexual activity or exposure, or who are currently experiencing sustained physical aggression, elopement, significant suicidal ideation, self-harm, or gender dysphoria.

When making enrollment decisions, we do not consider a student’s or his family’s nationality, religion, ethnicity, race, or citizenship status.