About Granite Academy
Granite Academy, a 501(c)(3) Massachusetts corporation, was founded in 1981. We moved to our Braintree Campus in 1990. We hold full approval from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as a Chapter 766-approved special needs school.
We serve middle and high school aged students in grades 5 - 12 who are referred to us from over 30 local school districts. Our students have mental health issues that complicate their learning. In addition to engaging in the Granite Academy clinical services, many of our students receive community based mental health care, privately or through the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health.
With an enrollment of 45 students, Granite Academy staff is able to remain intensively focused on the needs of each student. The individualized approach encompasses a cooperative effort of teachers, counselors, ancillary staff and specialists.
Our services include a fully graded and approved academic curriculum, MCAS preparation, vocation and college preparation, and individual counseling. Successfully completion of the academic program leads to a diploma issued by the student’s home school system.
A range of group counseling modules are designed to address the many risks that challenge our students, including the risks posed by their disabilities and emotional fragility. Additional school services include health and wellness education, physical education, expressive arts, parent support, and extracurricular activities.
Preparing our students for functional independence is a central focus of our work. We engage students in a Skills4Living® Curriculum that builds the skills students need to transition to independent living or college life. Skills4Living is woven in all of our services and is adapted for age, disability and independence readiness.
Recognized for our flexibility and complete dedication to meeting the needs of our students and the public school systems that support us, Granite Academy confidently enters its fourth decade of proud service to the educational and therapeutic needs of our students.
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