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New Library Location
We are excited to reveal our new Library! Valley Day Students now have several spaces within the library to read, explore, and learn. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ "She read books as one would breathe air, to fill up and live." ~ Annie Dillard
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New Picnic Table
Students are enjoying our new picnic table! Several students chose to eat lunch outside; we hope to utilize our new table for classwork, lunches and much, much more. Thank you Mr. K. for assembling the table!
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Hallway Obstacle Course
Ms. Erin's class enjoyed an obstacle course through the hallway. The students had to complete a "counting activity" to move onto the next obstacle. Fun (and learning) was had by all!
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ESY Barbecue
The ESY students enjoyed a barbecue lunch cooked by our own Ms. Wilkerson! The students were treated to hamburgers, hotdogs and a juice box to quench their thirst on the hot summer day.
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Snipes Farm Field Trip
Students visited Snipes Farm and Education Center in Morrisville, PA. They enjoyed the farm's orchard, gardens and animals. Snipes Farm envisions a world where everyone has access to healthy food, open space and the experience of farming. Students learned how to utilize the earth's natural resources during the visit.
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Angel on a Leash visit
The students of Valley Day School enjoyed their first visit from "Angel on a Leash". The therapy dog handler teams (Champions) will visit with students to provide unconditional love and a calming experience with the benefit of mental and physical stimulation.
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Traveling Mural
Our art and library classes collaborated on a mural project with schools all over the world. Valley Day School used the book "Radiant Child" and artist Jean-Michel Basquiat for inspiration for our mural. Pieces of the mural was sent to 10 different school, in turn, we received their pieces. The mural "pieced" together hangs proudly in our hall.
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Uniform Policy
Valley Day School takes pride in our staff and students! VDS students must be present in their uniforms daily. Our school uniform is khaki/tan pants and our blue uniform shirt (that can be purchased in the main office). Thank you in advance for your cooperation and support in helping our students represent their best selves.
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Meet the Valley Day Gentlemen's Group!
According to Darnell Alford, a Behavioral Support Professional at Valley Day School, "Gentlemen's Group of Valley Day is a mentoring program that shows our young men the characteristics of being a true gentleman and also helps prepare them for life's challenges after high school."
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Meet Our Clinical Support Team!
Within our trauma-informed environment, clinical and behavioral support is critical for the personal and academic growth of our students. We believe the root of many behavioral issues students face can be linked to traumatic experiences. Our behavioral and clinical support teams play an important role in fulfilling our mission by helping students identify past trauma and learning new strategies for growth and change.
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Meet Our Behavior Support Professionals!
Our staff behavioralists work directly with students to identify healthy behaviors and help students apply those behaviors in and out of school. When negative behavior occurs, our behavioralists will try to determine the causes of the behavior and work with the student, teachers, case managers, and family to determine a course of action to prevent further actions from occurring.
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Learn About Valley Day Leading Ladies!
Leading Ladies is a weekly group developed on the foundation of Education, Service and Mentorship. We LEARN about ourselves and how we are connecting and disconnecting with with others. We LEARN how to utilize conflict management skills. Finally, we LEARN how to maintain healthy friendships. As Leading Ladies, we SERVE our school and local community by collecting items and bringing them to local shelters.
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Brain Based Research
Brain science teaches us that behavior is not categorized by being good or bad; it is a question of being healthy or unhealthy.
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Trauma Informed Care
We treat the whole student while taking into account their past trauma and the resulting coping mechanisms while attempting to understand their behaviors.
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Cutting Edge Technology
We believe that the effective use of instructional technology is vital to teaching today's students.
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Clinical Support
Clinical and behavioral support is critical for the personal and academic growth of our students.
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Mission Statement
Valley Day School is a private, non-profit, state-funded, special education school licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education for students who are experiencing learning and/or adjustment difficulties.
Valley Day School serves children and young adults with behavioral, learning/developmental, and/or emotional problems, many of whom have serious learning difficulties and very challenging behaviors.
Valley Day School's educational program is based on our belief that each student possesses unique needs and strengths. An educational program that is individually prescribed for each student meets these needs. A multidisciplinary team approach coordinating knowledge and skills is used to assist students in reaching their greatest potential.
""Teaching Students the Tools for a Healthy Life""
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The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week & 365 days a year.
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Safe2Say Something (S2SS) is a youth violence prevention program run by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General. The program teaches young people and adults how to recognize warning signs and signals, especially on social media, from individuals who may be a threat to themselves or others and to "say something" BEFORE it is too late.
