Private Special Education Programs and Therapeutic Schools in Connecticut for Children with Special Needs. Forte Law Group, a special education and child advocacy law firm, has compiled an extensive list of private special education programs and therapeutic schools that are available to children with special needs in Connecticut.
The list of schools is provided in alphabetical order, as well as by county, with a hyperlink to the website of each school.
Alphabetically by school
Adelbrook Behavioral and Developmental Services – Cromwell and Manchester, CT www.adelbrook.org
American School for the Deaf – West Hartford, CTwww.asd-1817.org
Arch Bridge School at Wellspring – Bethlehem, CT www.wellspring.org
Ben Bronz Academy – West Hartford, CT www.benbronzacademy.org
Benhaven – Wallingford, CT www.behaven.org
B.E.S.T. Academy – Wallingford, CTwww.sesischools.com/locations/connecticut/best-academy
Boys & Girls Village – Milford, CT www.bgvillage.org
Carmel Academy – Greenwich, CT www.carmelacademy.com
CCMC School – New Britain, CT https://www.connecticutchildrens.org
Cedarhurst School – Hamden, CT www.cedarhurst.yale.edu
Chapel Haven – New Haven, CT www.chapelhaven.org
Community Child Guidance Clinic – Manchester, CT www.ccgcinc.org
Connecticut College Children’s Program – New London, CT www.conncoll.edu
Connecticut Junior Republic – Litchfield, CT www.ctjuniorrepublic.org
Eagle Hill School – Greenwich, CT https:/www.eaglehillschool.org
Eagle House Education Program – Hartford, CT www.thevillage.org
Elizabeth Ives School for Special Education – North Haven, CT https://www.elizabethivesschool.org
Foundation School – Milford and Orange, CT www.foundationschool.org
Forman School – Litchfield, CTwww.formanschool.org
Franklin Academy – East Haddam, CT www.fa-ct.org
Futures School – West Hartford, CT www.futures-ct.org
Gengras Center School – West Hartford, CT www.gengrascenter.org
Giant Steps School Connecticut School – Southport, CT www.giantstepsct.org
The Glenholme School – Washington, CT www.theglenhomeschool.org
Grove School – Madison, CT www.groveschool.org
High Road School of Wallingford: Primary & Middle School – Wallingford, CT sesischools.com/locations/connecticut/high-road-school-of-wallingford-primary-middle-school/
High Road School of Hartford High – Hartford, CT www.catapultlearning.com
High Road School of Hartford Primary – Hartford, CT www.catapultlearning.com
High Road School of New London – New London, CT www.catapultlearning.com
High Road School of Norwalk – Norwalk, CT www.catapultlearning.com
Hope Academy – Orange, CT www.hopeacademyct.com
IPP (The Institute of Professional Practice) – Stratford, CT www.ippi.org
Intensive Education Academy – West Hartford, CT www.ie-academy.org
The Learning Clinic – Brooklyn, CT – www.thelearningclinic.org
The Light House – Groton, CT www.lhcampus.com
LINKS Academy – New Canaan, Stamford and Riverside, CT – www.linksacademy.org
Lorraine D. Foster Day School – Hamden, CT www.ldfds.com
Manchester Memorial Hospital Clinical Day School – Manchester, CT www.echn.org/clinical-day-school
Meliora Academy – Meriden, CT www.melioraacademy.net
Milestones Behavioral Services (formerly Connecticut Center for Child Development) – Milford and Orange, CT www.mbs-inc.org
Natchaug Hospital Inpatient School – Mansfield, CT www.natchaug.org/programs-services/schools/departments-services/the-inpatient-school-program
Natchaug Hospital Journey School – Mansfield, CT www.natchaug.org/programs-services/schools/departments-services/the-journey-house-school
Natchaug Hospital School – Mansfield, Danielson, Enfield, Norwich, Old Saybrook, and Willimantic, CT www.natchaug.org/programs-services/schools
Northwest Village School / Northwest Village School – Plainville, CT www.wheelerclinic.org/your-student/northwest-village-school
Oak Hill School – Hartford, CT www.oakhillct.org
Options Educational Services – Hartford, CT www.capsef.org/Members/memberview.asp?programid=90
Oxford Academy – Westbrook, CT www.oxfordacademy.net
PACES (Positive Attitude Concerning Education and Socialization) – West Hartford, CT www.asd-1817.org/asd/paces
Pinnacle School – Stamford, CT www.pinnacle-ct.org
Raymond Hill School – New Britain, CT www.klingberg.org/programs-services/raymond-hill-school
Rushford Academy – Durham, CT www.rushford.org/programs-services/rushford-academy
Saint Catherine Academy – Fairfield, CT www.stcatherineacademy.org
SARAH, Inc. (KidSteps Family and Children’s Center) – Guilford, CT www.sarah-inc.org
Solterra Academy – New Britain, CT www.solterraacademy.com
The Southport School – Southport, CT www.southportschool.org
The Speech Academy – Easton, CT www.thespeechacademy.org
Spire School – Stamford, CT www.spireschool.org
St. Vincent’s Special Needs School Program – Trumbull, CT www.stvincentsspecialneeds.org
The Susan Wayne Center of Excellence – Thompson, CT www.jri.org/services/ct/educational-and-residential/susan-wayne-day-school
The Transition Academy of Mount Saint John – Deep River, CT www.mtstjohn.org
Touchstone School – Litchfield, CT www.nafict.org/services/educational-services/touchstone-school
Villa Maria Education Center – Stamford, CT www.villamariaedu.org
Waterford Country School – Waterford, CT www.waterfordcountryschool.org
The Webb School – Hartford, CT www.instituteofliving.org/programs-services/the-webb-school-programs
Westport Day School – Wilton, CT www.westportdayschool.org
Whitney Hall School – Hamden, CT www.childrenscenterhamden.org
Winston Preparatory School – Norwalk, CT www.winstonprep.edu
Woodhouse Academy – Milford, CT www.woodhouseacademy.com
Wooster School, Prospect Program – Danbury, CT www.woosterschool.org/page.cfm?p=559
Yale Child Study Center School – New Haven, CT www.medicine.yale.edu/childstudy
Alphabetically by County
Fairfield County
Carmel Academy – Greenwich, CT www.carmelacademy.com
Eagle Hill School – Greenwich, CT www.eaglehillschool.org
Giant Steps School Connecticut School – Southport, CT www.giantstepsct.org
High Road School of Norwalk – Norwalk, CT www.catapultlearning.com
LINKS Academy – New Canaan, Stamford and Riverside, CT – www.linksacademy.org
Pinnacle School – Stamford, CT www.pinnacle-ct.org
Saint Catherine Academy – Fairfield, CT www.stcatherineacademy.org
The Southport School – Southport, CT www.southportschool.org
The Speech Academy – Easton, CT www.thespeechacademy.org
Spire School – Stamford, CT www.spireschool.org
St. Vincent’s Special Needs School Program – Trumbull, CT www.stvincentsspecialneeds.org
Villa Maria Education Center – Stamford, CT www.villamariaedu.org
Westport Day School – Wilton, CT www.westportdayschool.org
Winston Preparatory School – Norwalk, CT www.winstonprep.edu
Hartford County
Adelbrook Behavioral and Developmental Services – Cromwell and Manchester, CT www.adelbrook.org
American School for the Deaf – West Hartford, CT www.asd-1817.org
Ben Bronz Academy – West Hartford, CT www.benbronzacademy.org
CCMC School – New Britain, CT https://www.connecticutchildrens.org/about-us/locations/hospital-central-connecticut/
Community Child Guidance Clinic – Manchester, CT www.ccgcinc.org
Eagle House Education Program – Hartford, CT www.thevillage.org
Futures School – West Hartford, CT www.futures-ct.org
Gengras Center School – West Hartford, CT www.gengrascenter.org
High Road School of Hartford High – Hartford, CT www.catapultlearning.com
High Road School of Hartford Primary – Hartford, CT www.catapultlearning.com
Intensive Education Academy – West Hartford, CT www.ie-academy.org
Manchester Memorial Hospital Clinical Day School – Manchester, CT www.echn.org/clinical-day-school
Natchaug Hospital School – Mansfield, Danielson, Enfield, Norwich, Old Saybrook, and Willimantic, CT www.natchaug.org/programs-services/schools
Northwest Village School / Northwest Village School – Plainville, CT www.wheelerclinic.org/your-student/northwest-village-school
Oak Hill School – Hartford, CT www.oakhillct.org
Options Educational Services – Hartford, CT www.capsef.org/Members/memberview.asp?programid=90
PACES (Positive Attitude Concerning Education and Socialization) – West Hartford, CT www.asd-1817.org/asd/paces
Raymond Hill School – New Britain, CT www.klingberg.org/programs-services/raymond-hill-school
Solterra Academy – New Britain, CT www.solterraacademy.com
The Webb School – Hartford, CT www.instituteofliving.org/programs-services/the-webb-school-programs
Litchfield County
Arch Bridge School at Wellspring – Bethlehem, CT www.wellspring.org
Connecticut Junior Republic – Litchfield, CT www.ctjuniorrepublic.org
The Glenholme School – Washington, CT www.theglenhomeschool.org
Touchstone School – Litchfield, CT www.nafict.org/services/educational-services/touchstone-school
Wooster School, Prospect Program – Danbury, CT www.woosterschool.org/page.cfm?p=559
Middlesex County
Refer to schools within the counties of Hartford, New Haven, and New London.
New Haven County
Benhaven – Wallingford, CT www.behaven.org
B.E.S.T. Academy – Wallingford, CT www.sesischools.com/locations/connecticut/best-academy/
Boys & Girls Village – Milford, CT www.bgvillage.org
Cedarhurst School – Hamden, CT www.cedarhurst.yale.edu
Chapel Haven – New Haven, CT www.chapelhaven.org
Elizabeth Ives School for Special Education – North Haven, CT https://www.elizabethivesschool.org
Foundation School – Milford and Orange, CT www.foundationschool.org
High Road School of Wallingford – Wallingford, CT www.catapultlearning.com
High Road Academy of Waterbury – Waterbury, CT www.catapultlearning.com
Hope Academy – Orange, CT www.hopeacademyct.com
IPP (The Institute of Professional Practice) – Stratford, CT www.ippi.org
Lorraine D. Foster Day School – Hamden, CT www.ldfds.com
Meliora Academy – Meriden, CT www.melioraacademy.net
Milestones Behavioral Services (formerly Connecticut Center for Child Development) – Milford and Orange, CT www.mbs-inc.org
Rushford Academy – Durham, CT www.rushford.org/programs-services/rushford-academy
Whitney Hall School – Hamden, CT www.childrenscenterhamden.org/services/whitney-hall-school-k-12/
Woodhouse Academy – Milford, CT www.woodhouseacademy.com
Yale Child Study Center School – New Haven, CT www.medicine.yale.edu/childstudy
New London County
Connecticut College Children’s Program – New London, CT www.conncoll.edu
Franklin Academy – East Haddam, CT www.fa-ct.org
Grove School – Madison, CT www.groveschool.org
High Road School of New London – New London, CT www.catapultlearning.com
The Light House – Groton, CT www.lhcampus.com
Natchaug Hospital School –Norwich and Old Saybrook, CT www.natchaug.org/programs-services/schools
Oxford Academy – Westbrook, CT www.oxfordacademy.net
SARAH, Inc. (KidSteps Family and Children’s Center) – Guilford, CT www.sarah-inc.org
The Transition Academy of Mount Saint John – Deep River, CT www.mtstjohn.org
Waterford Country School – Waterford, CT www.waterfordcountryschool.org
Tolland County
Refer to the counties of Windham, New London, Middlesex and Hartford.
Windham County
The Learning Clinic – Brooklyn, CT – www.thelearningclinic.org
Natchaug Hospital Inpatient School – Mansfield, CT www.natchaug.org/programs-services/schools/departments-services/the-inpatient-school-program
Natchaug Hospital Journey School – Mansfield, CT www.natchaug.org/programs-services/schools/departments-services/the-journey-house-school
Natchaug Hospital School – Mansfield, Danielson, and Willimantic, CT www.natchaug.org/programs-services/schools
The Susan Wayne Center of Excellence – Thompson, CT www.jri.org/services/ct/educational-and-residential/susan-wayne-day-school
Disclaimer: This list is intended for informational and educational purposes only. The reader should contact the school(s) for further information.