Kennedy Day School
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Kennedy Day School offers a unique combination of integrated special education, therapeutic and health services to students, ages 3 to 22, with multiple, intensive special needs and challenges. Individual student needs in areas such as communication, mobility, motor control, vision, hearing, cognition and/or fragile health are addressed by each student’s interdisciplinary team.
From preschool to high school, small and supportive class groupings offer remedial and compensatory instructional strategies and integrate a full array of specialized services. Individualized Educational Program (IEP) plans for each student are developed through cooperative planning with the student’s family and sending school district to address the unique needs of the learner.
Programs
Educational plans outline coordinated service components that may include
- Academics
- Adapted Physical Education
- Assistive Technology
- Audiology
- Augmentative Communication
- Family Resource Services
- Feeding Team Evaluation
- Music Therapy
- Nursing/Health Services
- Occupational Therapy
- Pet Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Psychology
- Reading Services
- Recreation
- Speech/Language Therapy
- Vision Services
- Vocational Education
The Facility
The Kennedy Day School is located on the campus of the Franciscan Hospital for Children. The facility is fully accessible and offers fourteen self-contained classrooms, a health care room, numerous therapy and specialty rooms, a gymnasium, ball field, playgrounds, sensory-motor area, therapy pool, library, a fully accessible student kitchen, dining rooms, vocational skills areas and curriculum center. Construction of an addition to the building has begun, click here to find out more.
With more than 40 years of experience and a reputation for excellence and innovation, Kennedy Day School fosters the development of meaningful skills and positive self-concept in a caring and supportive learning environment.
Contact Us
For more information, or to arrange a tour of the school, contact Bonnie Paulino at 617-254-3800, ext. 6160 or email Bonnie directly at mailto:bpaulino@fhfc.org.