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It’s a Girl: Farm Welcomes Foal

May 15, 2019

Structure and Support in a NYS-Approved Special Education School

The therapeutic special education program incorporates academic, behavioral and emotional support in a comprehensive learning environment to help each child achieve new skills and confidence, and return to their home school district with the best chance of success.

Green Chimneys School offers:

Enriched academic curriculum meeting New York State standards

Experiential learning environment

Innovative nature-based approach

Focus on individual needs and abilities

On-site clinical services and therapeutic support

High staff-to-student ratio

Certified special education professionals

Two Campuses

Green Chimneys School Brewster Campus serves day and residential students in grades K–12. The Clearpool Campus in Carmel, NY provides smaller classes and a more intimate environment for day students in grades 4–8.

Brook Lyn the Sheep

Found abandoned in a box with her brother in Brooklyn, NY, this sheep was rescued as a newborn. After she was stabilized by a wildlife rehabilitator, she was driven up to Green Chimneys Farm where the children hand fed her with bottles of warm milk. The responsibility of becoming a caretaker for a little animal like Brook Lyn gives students a chance to recognize their own ability to make a contribution. Many of the children have been “taken care” of all of their lives by caring parents, concerned teachers and mental health staff, but stepping up and holding a bottle for this little orphan lamb transforms them from service receivers to service providers.