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Schools for Children, Inc.

Schools for Children, Inc. is a Massachusetts nonprofit organization that creates and manages exceptional schools and educational programs.

06/08/2026

Check out our June newsletter at schoolsforchildreninc.org/news

05/08/2026

📋 Dearborn STEP evaluates student needs and addresses critical learning and behavioral challenges through family collaboration/supports, psychiatric consultation or treatment, individual and group counseling, and individualized student-centered curriculum.

🗺️ Dearborn STEP is located in Newton and serves a diverse student body in Grades 5 – 12 from districts all across Massachusetts.

Learn more at www.dearbornstep.org.

04/17/2026

Afterschool professionals play a crucial role in determining the quality of afterschool programs, which help reduce risk factors and positively influence youth outcomes. Programs led by skilled professionals contribute to improved social-emotional skills, better school attendance, and enhanced academic performance.

SFC's Winn Brook Extended Learning Program in Belmont recently started a leadership-based pilot with Playworks, challenging 3rd graders to lead games and develop conflict resolution skills on the playground.

04/01/2026

Dearborn Academy offers services, programming and rigorous coursework to prepare students for the transition to college. Check out our latest e-News to learn more: www.schoolsforchildreninc.org/news/

03/09/2026

Please check out the article linked below on the importance of resilience in education, written by Anne Norris, Lesley Ellis School's Middle School Director, published in the National Association of Independent Schools' "Independent Ideas".

https://www.nais.org/resource-center/independent-ideas/march-2026/the-problem-when-learning-is-made-too-easy

03/05/2026

Dearborn Academy, operated by Schools for Children, is one of New England’s premier state-approved, special education day schools for students in Grades 3 to 12. Students receive specialized help learning skills needed to overcome challenges that often are the result of anxiety, depression, OCD, executive functioning, language-based, and/or other learning difficulties.

Dearborn provides a comprehensive academic program that, in addition to the core subjects, includes woodworking, jewelry and small metalworks, art, theater, and music. Specialized instruction includes Wilson Reading, speech and language, and occupational therapy. Its therapeutic services combine weekly therapy, clinicians who are embedded in the classroom, and multiple family supports.

Learn more about Dearborn Academy at and www.dearbornacademy.org

Learn more about Schools for Children at www.schoolsforchildreninc.org

02/26/2026

"It was helpful for our son to have a 1:1 dedicated clinician and access to support staff any time they were needed. The staff took a strong interest in figuring out how best to help out our son - he felt supported while he was at STEP. Everyone we met in the program was knowledgeable and kind. We built trust with the team and felt very comfortable sending our son to STEP every day, even when days were hard. This is huge for families like ours that have been through a lot." - Parent of Dearborn STEP Student

🏫 Dearborn STEP (Short Term Educational Placement), a program of Schools for Children, is a 40-day assessment program for students in grades 5-12 experiencing social-emotional or mental health challenges, recent hospital step-down, learning disabilities, or school refusal.

📋 Dearborn STEP evaluates student needs and addresses critical learning and behavioral challenges through family collaboration/supports, psychiatric consultation or treatment, individual and group counseling, and individualized student-centered curriculum.

🗺️ Dearborn STEP is located in Newton and serves a diverse student body in Grades 5 – 12 from districts all across Massachusetts.

Learn more at www.dearbornstep.org.

01/28/2026

“Woodworking, metal and jewelry shops, studio arts, pottery, ceramics, fiber arts, computer lab, and even a music studio, a set of offerings greatly enhanced by the MCMA grants over the years, help build hands-on skills that carry over into other subjects and help put academics into a real-life context,” said Rebecca Altepeter, Dearborn’s Head of School.

At Seaport Academy, the vocational curriculum offers students a gateway into the trades. Seaport students recently completed dragon heads made from wrought iron, using tools that they made by hand at Prospect Hill Forge Blacksmith Shop.

A shout-out to the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association for their longstanding, generous support of our vocational programs!

Read more in our latest e-News at schoolsforchildreninc.org/news.

01/21/2026

Big summers start here! ☀️

Lesley Ellis Summer Camp welcomes campers from PS to Grade 8 for Day Camp, Middle School overnight trips, and Specialty Camps, including Model UN, Global Citizenship, Chess, Music Theater, and more.

Spots are filling fast—don’t miss out! Register today at https://lesleyellis.org/auxiliary-programs/summer-camp-2026/

01/02/2026

What sets SFC’s therapeutic schools apart from other therapeutic schools? Dearborn Academy, Dearborn STEP, and Seaport Academy each prioritize:

-Developing trusting relationships with families, with very high caregiver satisfaction

- Providing resources and guidance to assist students and families as they move forward, whether to college or elsewhere

- Working collaboratively with school districts

Learn more about our schools! Sign up for the Schools for Children newsletter today: www.schoolsforchildreninc.org/enews.

Address

8 Winchester Place, Suite 202
Winchester, MA
01890

Telephone

+17816412424

Website

http://www.schoolsforchildreninc.org/

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