Today is Giving Tuesday, and there is no better way to participate than by supporting Keswick School. As we have grown as a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, giving has become a central component of our vision for the school. Just this year, giving from donors like you has made it possible for us to provides scholarships,

Ione began her time in the field working at Wediko Children’s Services Summer Program in New Hampshire. During her two summers there she served as the athletic activity counselor, and then the lead counselor for the 13-year old boys cabin. Currently Ione is working as the front end counselor in the Madison dorm, joining the

Tom began his career at Keswick School in the fall of 2004 as a residential aide. During his 15-year tenure at TKS, he has served in many roles including residential counselor, shift supervisor, support counselor, academic behavior specialist, and assistant residential coordinator. Currently, Tom is the Associate Director of Admissions, working to enroll students who

Written B: Zach G., Group A Student Here at Keswick School, students work on sportsmanship to lift each other up. This past Wednesday, July 31, 2019, the students of Keswick School participated in the annual boat regatta and swim meet. Throughout the July summer session, students built wooden boats in shop class. Some students designed

In 2007, one of our students, David, successfully transitioned out of our program. From there, David went on to finish high school, attend college, and eventually join the military.  Across all of these life experiences, David regularly called TKS to keep in touch with staff and maintain the relationships that sustained and supported him while

Keswick School hosted Peabody School for the first soccer game of the spring season on Tuesday, March 26th. Peabody was only able to bring nine players, so TKS lent a few of our own. The students who volunteered to play with Peabody were Grant W, Conrad D, Ari G, Brenden D, William T, and Trip

By: Zach G., Group A Student This week TKS students and staff celebrated African American History month by doing a few activities. All the staff took the time out of their day to bring all the students to light on the struggles and breakthroughs of equal rights. Each classroom rotated through different activities. The activities

The TKS Boy Scout Troop recently took an overnight trip into the forests of the Blue Ridge mountains. Twelve students and four staff left TKS on Friday, spending two nights between the Cliffs House and the Robert Humphrey Cabin, both under the jurisdiction of the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club. The group participated in a court of honor

We are excited to announce that we have partnered with Amazon through their Amazonsmile program. This program allows you to choose a charity that will then receive 0.5% of the purchase amount on eligible items. If you click the link below, you will be directed to smile.amazon.com. Once you are logged into your account, amazon

The Inaugural Parent Retreat: Enhancing Development is an opportunity for the clinical team at TKS to impart knowledge and skills that are important for parents to have to nourish the development of their sons as they enter adolescence and adulthood. Participants will gain and practice specific strategies that support continued development on phone calls, family therapy and

Join us today in giving to our Annual Fund… Our Annual Fund is the School’s most important philanthropic priority. Annual Fund gifts are used, not for operating costs, but to enhance our programs and to help make TKS more accessible to families in need. Donations are unrestricted so that they can be applied to areas

Join us today in giving to our Annual Fund… Our Annual Fund is the School’s most important philanthropic priority. Annual Fund gifts are used, not for operating costs, but to enhance our programs and to help make TKS more accessible to families in need. Donations are unrestricted so that they can be applied to areas

It was a perfect fall day on Halloween this year. The boys went trick or treating around campus, went to a carnival put together by the Yellow House students, went on a hayride, did science experiments and more! We are so grateful to the parents who supported the community by sending candy, costumes and treats.

During the summer we have two bridge programs that run for the months of June and August. The bridge programs are packed with experiential activities that keep the boys active and engaged. The boys work collaboratively on engineering projects, design experiments and playing games. The bridge emphasizes time spent outdoors enjoying the sunny weather and

In the beginning of June we celebrated seven transitioning students and families as they finished their time at TKS. We had a beautiful ceremony on the front lawn honoring many school award recipients, hearing a former student speak, and congratulating the transitioning class of 2017. We are very proud of all of the boys’ accomplishments,

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It is with great pleasure that I am writing to you today to inform you of an important transformation in the life of Keswick School (TKS).  Over the last several years, senior TKS staff and leadership have worked with expert independent educational and financial advisors to review the School’s status and to think strategically about

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Keswick School Visits the Virginia Museum of Transportation   August 16, 2016 Five students participating in the TKS Bridge Program visited the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, Virginia. There they experienced what it was like to ride aboard a private jet, sit in the engineer’s chair of a diesel train

Please take a minute to look at some of the photos from our Transition Ceremony and Horse Show at the end of the year! We had so much fun celebrating with the parents.

We had a wonderful time June 2nd and 3rd with our families for our End of Year events. Stay tuned for a new photo album with highlights of the events held on campus. At our Transition Ceremony we recognized the achievements of the boys who transitioned from TKS and will be attending the following schools

Some of our Boy Scouts enjoyed Scouting Day 2016 up at Monticello. The boys took a journey to Thomas Jefferson’s iconic mountaintop home to earn a Monticello patch and enjoy special tours and activity stations! Scouts took a private house tour and explored Monticello’s Griffin Discovery Room and exhibits including Crossroads, Making Monticello and To Try All

I count myself lucky to have witnessed your school in action. When I was invited into Brenden’s Thursday afternoon Community Meeting, I had an expectation – yet, I couldn’t have been more surprised! Simply put, I was blown away. You’ve got a special place in Keswick School … truly unique. Having spent the balance of

Student Council Experiences Virginia State Government As part of their role as the student council, council members took a trip to Richmond, where they met with Delegate Rob Bell and viewed a session of the Virginia General Assembly.     Last week, eight members of the Keswick Student Council braved freezing temperatures to participate in the oldest

Happy Holidays from Barter, Bella, Bonnie and the Staff at Keswick School!

We want to thank our staff for the incredible work they do here with our students. We appreciate your effort, hard work, positive attitude and passion for helping others. Please watch our 2015-2016 Residential Appreciation Video.

We would like to appreciate Elk Hill School for providing our community with this enriching opportunity. We joined over 1,000 families, educators, specialists, and community members to listen to Temple Grandin share her story, information and insight for children with ASD.

The boys had a great time dressing up for Halloween this year. They were able to go trick or treating, take a loop around campus on a hayride, carve pumpkins, spend time in the gymnasium turned haunted house and more!

We were fortunate to have Michelle Garcia Winner speak to our parents during our Parent’s Weekend October 9-11th. The world renowned speaker helped break down her approach toward social learning through her Social Thinking program. Michelle explained Social Communication Profiles and how to treat students who fall into different categories of social communicators.  Many of our

We are excited to announce the arrival of “Little One” our newest furry friend on staff. She had adopted us as her new home and has been given her official stamp of approval from the local veterinarian at Georgetown Veterinary Hospital. The boys have setup a home for her outside the Support Center.

We are excited to announce that Jennifer Bailey, L.C.S.W. has joined the TKS Clinical Team! Jennifer is joining the TKS community having served in a similar role at the Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School in Chicago, Illinois. Jennifer completed her Masters in Clinical Social Work from the University of Chicago and obtained a B.A. in Psychology

We are proud to recognize our Transitioning Class of 2015. Each year it is bittersweet to say goodbye to the transitioning class in June. About one third of our boys will move on to their next schools. This year 10 boys have completed their time at TKS. We are so proud of these guys and

Each year in June we welcome back a former student to speak at our Transition Ceremony. This year we were touched by the  speech David Unfried gave to the students, staff and parents of TKS on June 5, 2015. {Speech below}   {Video} Good afternoon and congratulations to all the students that are graduating from this

As we prepare for our 2015 Transition Ceremony we have spent some time looking back at the speakers we had in previous years. In 2012, we had a unique opportunity to have one of our current students, Ed Dixon, be our speaker. Check out the video of his speech: Ed Dixon Speech