The Grove School

  • Founded: 1934
  • Address: 175 Copse Road, Madison - Connecticut, United States (Map)
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You don’t get to Grove by being an A student who everyone loves and who has experienced nothing but success.

The Grove School works well for another type of adolescent—one who has experienced some failure, frustration, or isolation. Grove students are good kids who have suffered tough times and made some poor decisions. It’s impossible to guarantee your child will do well at Grove, but you can get a strong indication by visiting our campus and talking to our staff.

In fact, the Grove School requires families and students to visit campus before applying. By visiting campus you’ll better understand who we are and what we do. More importantly, you’ll get a sense for the types of adolescents who succeed at Grove. Many of them have diagnoses like a mood disorder, anxiety disorder, depression, ADD, ADHD, OCD, learning disability, borderline personality trait, or other similar diagnoses.

The Grove School conducts a thorough admissions process to make certain you and the school are a good match. When making acceptance decisions, we consider your child’s interest in becoming part of our school community and embracing our emphasis on growth and change. We also look for families who are committed to being a positive, active force in their child’s treatment.

Our Process

Grove School operates with a rolling admissions process. The majority of our admissions begin in September; however we continue to evaluate applications as spaces become open throughout the year. Our Admissions staff works diligently to expedite the admissions process when all paperwork is submitted by applicants in a timely manner.

STEP A: Complete Online Application

Complete admissions application online. For additional questions and inquiries about whether or not your child is an appropriate fit for Grove, please contact our admissions department

STEP B: Submit Supporting Paperwork

In order to better determine admissions eligibility, we require the following information:

  • Most current IEP from your school system, if applicable
  • Current transcript showing grades and earned credits
  • Current psychological and educational testing
  • Neuropsychological testing, if applicable
  • Letter and summary from current providers and/or signed releases to communicate with our admissions team
  • Discharge summary from hospitalizations or prior programs, if applicable
  • Medication history, if applicable.

STEP C: Application Review & Interview

An interview with the school staff is an important part of getting to know the child and their family and assessing their appropriateness for our program.

We require that the family and the prospective student will visit our program. This interview is an informal process in which the family and the Grove School staff can get to know one another. A tour will be provided by a student so that the family and child can get a student’s perspective of daily life.

There is a $200.00 application fee that is due with the submission of the application and paperwork.

STEP D: Acceptance Process

The parent, child, and referring parties are informed by letter of acceptance. All accepted students will enter on a three-month probationary period during which they will be continually evaluated by their treatment team. We reserve the right to terminate this placement at any time if the student exhibits behavior contrary to admissions criteria or that which is indicated in the referral materials or in the best judgment and discretion of the school.

Final decisions on admissions are made by the Admissions Committee, which consists of the Director of Admissions, President and CEO, Executive Director, Medical Director, Principal, and other appropriate administrative staff. Included in the decision is the prospective student’s interest and motivation to become a part of the Grove community with its emphasis on growth and change.

Another important factor in our therapeutic boarding school admissions assessment of the family’s commitment and willingness to be a positive force in their child’s treatment.

Admissions Criteria

As with all residential education facilities, our admissions requirements are continually changing to meet the needs of the children being presented to us for admission. Presently Grove School accepts males and females ages 12 – 18.

We will accept students who present the following issues:

  • ADD/ADHD
  • Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities
  • Attachment Disorders
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Borderline Personality Disorder
  • Eating Disorders
  • Learning Disabilities – mild to moderate
  • Mood Disorders
  • Adjustment Disorders
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  • ODD
  • Relational Problems
  • Tourette’s Syndrome
  • Truancy and School Phobia
  • Identity Issues
  • Emotional Dysregulation

The Grove School does not accept children who are:

  • Delinquent
  • Chronic runaways
  • Actively Psychotic
  • Excessively disruptive
  • Violent
  • Dependent Substance Abusers
  • Actively Suicidal or Severely Self-injurious
  • Sex Offenders
  • Fire Setters
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