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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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Dress code
As the warmer weather is upon us, students are now permitted to wear shorts. Shorts will need to be solid khaki in color and follow the same rules of appropriateness that we have in place throughout the school year per our dress code. Shorts must come to at least the knee (when standing), no athletic or ripped shorts are permitted. On days when students earn the right to "free-dress", students must follow dress code rules.
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Happiness Week
VDS recently celebrated "Happiness Week". It was a week long celebration of Happiness; students decorated their homeroom doors, spoke of what made them happy, did crafts and baked. The week concluded with the students having fun in our obstacle bounce house. What makes YOU happy?
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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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Snipes Farm & Education Center
Snipes Farm & Education Center gave students a lesson on healthy eating. Farmer Mel taught the students how to prepare fresh blueberry salsa and fresh yogurt parfaits.
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"I Have A Dream"
Part of our Lower School Gentlemen's Club recited Martin Luther King Jr.'s, "I Have A Dream" Speech in an assembly to celebrate Black History Month. Please click on above link ("I Have A Dream") to enjoy video.
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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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Santa Visit
We had a special visitor before winter break! The students were treated to cookies and chocolate milk while playing "pin the red nose on the reindeer". Santa did visit each class with gifts for all. We hoped you enjoyed your Winter Break.
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Gentlemen's Club
The Gentlemen's Group delivered handmade holiday cards designed by Valley Day School Students to the residents of Ann's Choice. The residents were overjoyed with the gift of kindness and holiday spirit.
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Halloween
Students and staff enjoyed a candy parade for Halloween. We saw Spiderman, a doctor and even Maleficent was seen in our halls. MUCH fun was had by all!
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Fall Fling
Students enjoyed decorating cookies, face painting, games, craft and much, much more during Valley Day School's Fall Fling.
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2022-2023 School Year
We cannot believe it's been over 6 weeks since we've started the school year! The weather has been absolutely gorgeous for these young students to enjoy!
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New Uniform Policy
As we look ahead to the 2022-2023 School Year, the Valley Day School uniform will change. The new uniform will consist of Khaki colored pants and a VDS navy blue collared shirt. The shirts will be available for purchase as the new school years begins. 2022-2023 will be a transition year, where students may still wear the light blue shirts and black pants. 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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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.
