Rindge, NH 03461
Inspiring excitement for learning, living, and playing, the school promotes growth in academics as well as social, behavioral, and emotional intelligence. Hampshire Country School's 1700 acres of New Hampshire farmland and woods support the intentional integration of structured academic classes and experiential activities to nurture each boy's bright, active, and curious side. Hampshire Country School specializes in teaching 2e learners and has been successfully supporting boys who have been diagnosed with ASD 1, NLD, non-verbal learning disorders, ADHD, ADD, sensory integration difficulties, and similar diagnoses.
Since 1948, Hampshire Country School has been a unique and special place. It has been a haven for parents whose children needed someone to believe in them and to notice their strengths rather than their difficulties. It has been a school where students have come to believe in themselves, accomplished more than they thought possible, and formed lifelong attachments after thinking friends were something other people had. Hampshire Country School is a place for brilliant and quirky boys with both high intellectual potential and idiosyncrasies that may not have been well supported in traditional school settings. The school provides an unusual environment in which social and emotional challenges are less significant; students are relieved of the shame and fatigue they have endured while trying so hard to assimilate to other settings designed for neurotypical children.
We are not a treatment center, and we do not aim to "cure" our students. Instead, our supportive, devoted faculty help students better understand themselves, provide experiences, cultivate the confidence to love themselves as they are, and teach self-advocacy skills they can carry with them after they leave this special place. At Hampshire Country School, we offer more than simply "individualized education". We use the most modern literature on neurodivergence and constant observation to inform our approaches and create carefully curated curricula which aim to harness each boy's interests, highlight their strengths, and gently develop the skills they will need when they leave. WHO: High-ability, neurodiverse students who have not found success in traditional educational environments.
WHERE: Over 1700 rural acres in Southern New Hampshire
WHAT: A Place of Possibilities, which offers understanding, light-heartedness, and structure to educate students in a family-style, supportive, and calming learning community.
HOW: Through building relationships, experiencing community, preserving dignity, developing agency, and offering second chances.