Dearborn Academy – A Program of Schools for Children

A Premiere Therapeutic Day School

Serving Grades 3–12

With a Rigorous Academic Program

Supporting Social-Emotional Development

For College and Career

At Dearborn Academy, our students experience what it means to feel seen and valued for who they are. They take the lead role in determining their future, knowing that they will receive consistent and expert help to achieve their dreams.

A Warm, Caring Environment

At Dearborn Academy, we understand students’ needs — academic and emotional — and we respect the individuality of each.

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Staff in Dearborn Academy’s Elementary/Middle School are expert in helping younger students (Grades 3-8) achieve success.

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The Dearborn Academy High School values the importance of developing relationships. When students feel seen and understood, they flourish.

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Dearborn Academy is currently accepting referrals.

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“You’ll never know the comfort I have had over the past two years, knowing that the place where my son spends the majority of his day is an environment which promotes the same moral attitudes I work so hard on at home.”

“We have dealt with 10+ years of school-related anxiety and stress (crying at drop off, refusing to go into school, perseverating on her day and “mistakes” all afternoon/night), but now… our daughter comes home from school laughing about all the fun she had in classes/with peers and wakes up excited.”

“My child graduated from Dearborn Academy in 2019 … In his last school he was afraid to return there because of daily bullying and ridicule by other classroom students. Dearborn provided a safe place, with appropriate mental health and learning/teaching experts. The report card started to look good, he passed MCAS, he wanted to go to school, he wanted to learn new things.”

Caregiver Support Now Includes Cariloop

By Rebecca Altepeter, Head of School

Dearborn Academy works to communicate with, partner with and support caregivers in multiple ways. We recently added Cariloop to this support system.

Caregivers Persevere for Their Children

By Sheilah Gauch, M.Ed, LICSW, Principal and Clinical Director

Caregivers are the gatekeepers of and primary support for their children’s health. When working to help children, make sure their caregivers are well-supported. They need understanding, care and access to resources to help their children develop and heal.

DESE Final Report

Dearborn receives all positive feedback for DESE Program Reviews.

STEM/STEAM at Dearborn Academy

Dearborn Academy’s biology students have been learning about DNA and RNA structures, and how they work together to make proteins that are essential for us to function.

Thinking of Concepts in New Ways

By Rebecca Altepeter, Head of School

We often use the circle format to think about concepts in new ways or introduce new academic material. Stephanie Chase created a problem-solving themed circle for her students in Grades 4-6.

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