 Welcome
About Our School
Programs
Classroom Experience
Administration
and Faculty
Admissions
Rye
Hospital Center
23 Purdy Avenue
Rye, NY 10580
(914) 967-2530
Email:
wdsinfo@optonline.net
Fax: 914-921-000 |
Our Mission
The Westfield Day School is dedicated to helping students overcome personal obstacles and academic difficulties by designing individual programs for success. Those students previously identified as underachievers, or those who have failed or are in danger of failing in traditional public or private schools, can benefit from the special attention and unique program advantages at the Westfield Day School. Students who are of at least average intelligence, who may be diagnosed with conditions such a ADHD, learning disabilities, or social-emotional problems or who are otherwise classified for special education purpose in the public school system, are eligible for admission.
The Westfield Day School -
Classroom Experience
Integrated Support Experience
The school’s philosophy is based on the idea that underachievement is a syndrome, a complex set of interacting factors that
are, in part, psychological, educational, social-emotional, familial, behavioral, developmental, or biological. A youngster's abilities, limitations, interests, learning style, and educational and personal history must all be taken into account when developing a plan to remedy underachievement. The Westfield Day School offers a psycho-educational program that combines an active clinical program with specialized educational instruction. Regular communication is established among the faculty, students, and parents to shape the process: it is a fully integrated support experience.
Corrective Educational Environment
Classes are kept small, with no more than five students per teacher. Students who are easily distracted, who are on medication or who have developed maladaptive school or social behaviors may require a constant adult presence or involvement throughout the day. This helps the student keep on track, and also creates an ideal environment for fostering personal growth and social development. Support is also extended to the parents individually and during “parent night.” This is the corrective educational environment, the hallmark of the small,
tutorial therapeutic Westfield program.
Comprehensive Educational Program
After careful review of the total application and prior evaluations, all students are assessed for curriculum and supportive planning purposes. This dual assessment process culminates in the creation of the Comprehensive Educational
Program (CEP). Objectives are designed to address the educational, psychological, and behavioral concerns: the plan is refined throughout the academic year. Each student's CEP is developed to keep him
or her on track for graduation according to New York State Education Department guidelines.
As humanists and committed
professionals, we ensure that our students become motivated
to learn and be engaged in the process. Thus, they become literate
and informed, and able
to think for themselves.
Students become:
- Motivated
and engaged if:
- the program is authentic and relevant to their
dreams and sensibilities
- Literate
and informed if:
- they
follow the well-structured curriculum presented in a literate
cultural narrative and find success in the process
- when
we ask questions, we listen to the students’ answers without being
judgmental. We provide a positive academic environment for these young
people, so that they can begin to see themselves in positive, healthy,
life-affirming ways. School life and school success are daily, almost
minute-by-minute measurement devices, through the ways self-concept
is formed, defined and redefined.
When
children are successful in school, the adults important in their
lives respond with praise and reinforcement, showing love and affirmation.
It is our job as concerned professionals to create, and recreate
— on an individual, daily basis — an environment that allows success
to flourish for each youth.
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