Summer to Rediscover Success

For over 70 years, Wediko’s Summer Program has served thousands of children and teens.

The intensive therapeutic setting provides an opportunity for children to challenge themselves in social, emotional, and academic areas.

Please visit What You Will Do at Wediko for more details about our treatment model.

“Thanks to Wediko’s amazing staff, our son’s hard work and our family’s commitment to make it better, we are a family again. Now we have tools, plans, and hope!”

— Parent of a Summer Student

Summer Program features

45-day residential school for up to 150 boys and girls, ages 6-18
450-acre, wooded campus, with well-equipped, modern facilities (View Slideshow)
Variety of activities, including academics, arts, team sports, water sports
Daily group therapy, experiential education, and family therapy
Collaborative relationships with the family, sending school, and community agencies

Challenging and high-risk behaviors

Social skills deficits
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders (ADD & ADHD)
Depression & Bi-polar Disorders
Asperger’s Disorder
Loss and trauma
Behavior problems
Learning disabilities
Anxiety
Atypical development
Attachment disorders including Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)

Measures of success

Our success is measured by the success of our alumni. Teachers and parents often report the following changes in their students and children:

Improved ability to make and keep friends
Increased capacity for accurate self-observation & emotion regulation
Greater understanding of the impact of actions on others
Increased problem-solving skills & improved ability to compromise
Enhanced capacity to follow other’s expectations & to pursue goals

Our staff

One of our greatest strengths is the diversity and experience of our staff. We are psychologists, social workers, teachers, nurses, musicians, artists, and more.

College & graduate students receive intensive training before children arrive.
Over 130 staff are employed each summer, providing a 1:2 staff/student ratio.
Program directors, with up to 40 years of Wediko experience, live on site and work directly with children and their clinical teams.
Nurses, psychologists, social workers, special education teachers, and a consulting psychiatrist provide highly skilled care.

To learn more