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Kennedy Day School

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.

Educational plans outline coordinated service components that may include Adapted Physical Education, Assistive Technology, Audiology, Aumentative Communication, Family Resource Services, Music Therapy, Nursing/Health Services, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Psychology, Reading Therapy, Speech/Language Therapy, Feeding Team Evaluation, Vision Services, and Vocational Education.

The Kennedy Day School is located in the Franciscan Hospital for Children. The facility is fully accessible and offers 13 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.

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.

For more information, or to arrange a tour of the school, contact Bonnie Paulino at 617-254-3800, ext. 6160 or email Bonnie using the form below.