The Greenwood School

The Greenwood School is a private school located in Putney, Vermont. The school employs 96 people and generates $50 million in annual revenue. The Greenwood School specializes in serving students in grades 6-12 who have language-based learning differences such as dyslexia, executive function weaknesses, and ADHD. The school provides a customized college preparatory curriculum designed to engage students intellectually and creatively inspire them. The Greenwood School also uses assistive technology and a school-wide Executive Function skills program to accelerate and enhance learning. Dyslexic students receive tutoring from expert reading teachers trained in Orton-Gillingham, Lindamood Bell, and Wilson Language. The school also offers a computer-based Targeted Cognitive Intervention course to strengthen brain networks that support reading. The Greenwood School's approach emphasizes student-driven inquiry-based projects, recognizing the power of drawing on a student's inherent curiosity and need to move. While sequential, direct instruction is the norm, different modalities are also incorporated to create a robust learning environment. The Greenwood School can be contacted through their website at greenwood.org.