Year-round learning and success

The key goal of Wediko’s residential school is to create a supportive academic and social environment with ample opportunities for learning and growth.

The Wediko School serves students with complex learning and psychological profiles. Students are referred by schools and clinicians from across the country.

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

“For the first time in years, I feel like our family life is 'normal.' I’m not just enduring days anymore; I find myself actually ENJOYING them! That is truly miraculous in light of where we were before Wediko.”

— Parent of a student

 

Wediko School features

  • Year-round residential school for up to 50 boys, ages 11 to 18 (licensed 6 to 21)
  • Capacity for day students
  • Collaborative relationships with the family, sending school, and community agencies
  • Committed to returning the student to his home and community as soon as possible
  • 450-acre, wooded campus, with well-equipped, modern facilities (View Slideshow)
  • Academics, daily group therapy, experiential education, and family therapy are components of each student’s experience

Challenging & high-risk behaviors

  • Social skills deficits
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders (ADD & ADHD)
  • Depression & Bi-polar Disorders
  • Asperger’s Disorder
  • Loss and trauma
  • Behavioral 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 and emotional regulation
  • Greater understanding of how actions impact others
  • Increased problem-solving skills & improved ability to compromise with others
  • Enhanced capacity to follow others' expectations & to pursue goals

Our staff

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

  • Program directors, with up to 20 years of Wediko experience, work directly with children and their clinical teams.
  • Nurses, psychologists, social workers, special education teachers, and a consulting psychiatrist provide highly skilled care.
  • Bachelor and graduate level students are recruited from top universities across the country.

Wediko School is a proud member of:

NATSAPISPA 

Additional information

Contact our staff today for more information.