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Continuing the Legacy of Green Chimneys Founder Samuel B. Ross
March 1, 2018
Green Chimneys Names APPA CEO Bob Vetere as New Board President
October 11, 2018
Remembering Longtime Donor and Volunteer Vivian Donnelley
October 9, 2018Celebrating Horses and Humans Working Together
October 8, 2018
Mindfulness Initiative Helps Students Build Key Skills
September 17, 2018
Sensory Tools Can Help Children Transition Back to School
August 28, 2018
Team Spirit Takes All During Raptor Week
August 21, 2018
Green Chimneys Teacher Shares Year-End Thoughts and Pride
August 17, 2018
Sensory Support for Students with Special Needs
July 9, 2018Students with Special Needs Boost Culture of Kindness
May 29, 2018
Green Chimneys Sustains Significant Damage to Wildlife Center
May 22, 2018
Wild Ducklings Receive Head Start at Green Chimneys
May 4, 2018
The Gyrfalcon: A True Flight of Fancy
April 27, 2018
Scavenger Hunt Meets Farm Exploration for Green Chimneys Student
March 30, 2018
Green Chimneys Community Shines at Annual Talent Show
February 16, 2018
Horseshoes Meet Vocational Education at Green Chimneys
January 25, 2018Challenging Young Minds at Green Chimneys School
January 18, 2018Reinforcing Positive Behavior to Help Students Build Core Skills
November 5, 2017
Harnessing the Best of Green Chimneys
October 27, 2017
Sharing Expertise in Residential Education
October 23, 2017
Green Chimneys Students Prepare to Conquer the Forest
October 11, 2017
Green Chimneys Celebrates Runaway Youth Prevention
October 5, 2017
Green Chimneys Welcomes Scottish Highland Calf
September 12, 2017
The Green Chimneys School Garden Teaches as It Blooms
August 17, 2017
Green Chimneys Becomes Temporary Home for Family’s Beloved Horse
August 8, 2017
Green Chimneys Earns PATH Intl. Reaccreditation
June 28, 2017
Celebrating 100th Shelter Dog to “Graduate” from Green Chimneys
June 7, 2017American Chestnuts Planted at Green Chimneys Clearpool Campus
May 10, 2017
One Family’s Journey to Green Chimneys
May 8, 2017
Honoring Green Chimneys Founders Myra and Samuel B. Ross, Jr
April 17, 2017
New Green Chimneys Executive Director Officially Takes the Reins
April 3, 2017
Green Chimneys Community Thanks Outgoing Executive Director Joseph Whalen
March 29, 2017
Green Chimneys Receives Third Grant from the Petco Foundation for Dog Interaction Program
February 23, 2017
Green Chimneys Students Shine at Annual Talent Show
February 13, 2017Green Chimneys Student Releases Rehabilitated Hawk
February 2, 2017Rescue Parrot Nestles Into New Life at Green Chimneys
January 5, 2017
Secret Santa Fulfills Wish List for Green Chimneys Equines
January 3, 2017More than Chores: Weekly Sessions on the Farm Help Foster a Child’s Interests While Supporting Therapeutic Growth
November 30, 2016Green Chimneys Farm and Institute Director Honored by PATH Intl
November 29, 2016
Expressing Gratitude at Thanksgiving: A Speech-Language Activity for Children
November 21, 2016
3 Ways Camels Make For Unusual and Awesome Therapy Partners
November 9, 2016Fresh From Snow Hill Farm
November 1, 2016
Green Chimneys Farm Welcomes Abandoned Pig
October 31, 2016
Green Chimneys School: A Parent’s Perspective by Fay Casatuta
October 28, 2016
Green Chimneys: Honoring History, Looking Ahead
October 12, 2016Animal Enrichment and Well-Being
November 5, 2015Events Calendar
Trauma-Informed Classroom Strategies
8:45am - 2:00pm
The Leir Retreat Center, Inc.220 Branchville Road
Ridgefield, CT 06877
Annual Parent Retreat
9:00am - 4:30pm
Green Chimneys Clearpool Campus33 Clearpool Road
Carmel, NY 10512
Conquer the Forest Trail Run
8:45 am & 9:30 am race times
Clearpool CampusThe Trauma-Informed Lens: Taking Care of Ourselves and the Children
9:00am - 2:00pm
The Leir Retreat Center, Inc.220 Branchville Road
Ridgefield, CT 06877
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Clearpool Campus
33 Clearpool Road
Carmel, NY 10512
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Brewster Campus
400 Doansburg Road
Brewster, NY 10509
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Chinchilla
The Green Chimneys wildlife classroom is home to an adorable pair of chinchilla brothers who are often the first animals students want to hold. The brothers are inquisitive and playful but also very shy so students must be calm, and allow the chinchillas to come to them. The students love to build tunnels and play areas for the chinchillas and watch them in their favorite activities: taking dust baths (an instinctive act to clean their fur) and eating raisins. Considered to be the softest animal in the world, the chinchilla is a rodent native to the Andes Mountains of South America, and is a relative of the porcupine and guinea pig.