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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 threat 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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OUR MISSIONThe mission of the Valley Day School is to teach students the tools they need to lead a healthy life.
We pursue this mission by incorporating evidence-based best-practices throughout our organization so that VDS-enrolled students receive FAPE and IEP-fulfilling education in a safe, structured, and supportive trauma-informed learning community.
Each day we blend, trauma-informed care, an understanding of neuroeducation, combined with cutting-edge educational technology, to provide students with the skills, tools, strategies, and experiences they will need in order to make healthy choices and to lead healthy lives both within and outside school.
We provide VDS students with a secure environment --- where they can feel physically, socially, and emotionally safe while learning to understand their own experiences and how to productively change the way they respond to such experiences.
