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Bay Cove Academy
October 2016 Newsletter
Bay Cove Academy156 Lawton Street
Brookline, MA 02446 617-739-1794
[email protected]/academy
Who As the new school year gets into full swing I would like to
once again take this opportunity to describe our program forthose of you who may not be familiar with Bay Cove
Academy. Bay Cove Academy is now entering its 36thschool year! We are a small, therapeutic school located in
the Coolidge Corner area of Brookline that specializes inworking with students ages 12-21 from the greater Boston
area whose academic, social and/or emotional needs exceedwhat the public schools can provide. We have a vigorous
academic program that is well integrated with the clinicalcomponent as well as our award winning career
development and transitional component. This newsletterwill briefly highlight the three components of the school, but,
for a more in-depth look, please visit our website atwww.baycove.org/academy
Judy Gelfand, M. Ed. Director
Dissection of a sheep's eye
Academics take frontand center in our small
classroomenvironment where
class size is betweensix to ten students
Field trip to a beekeeper
with a lead teacher andan assistant in every
class. Within thispersonalized settingstudents learn at their
own pace andreceive the attentionand instruction they
need to progress. Ourcomprehensive
curriculum offers avigorous course of study in all subject areas. Teachers arelicensed in their subject area and most have their Master's
degree. Bay Cove is proud of its highly trained andexperienced corps of teachers.
Drawing class in the park
Our clinical program
consists of three full time licensed independent social workerswho provide individual therapy to each of our students.Clinicians also lead therapy groups, work closely with
families, and act as case managers with regular communicationwith all external agencies and providers involved in the
student's life.
Social Thinking Group
This expert team offers not only emotional support to ourstudents but also acts as a resource for our staff. The clinicalcomponent is well integrated into all aspects of the school andworks hand in hand with both the teaching staff and the careerdevelopment staff to aid in the understanding and treatment of
the emotional make up of each of our students.
Our career development component is designed to helpstudents learn about the world of work through hands-on paid
internships at job sites in the community. They learn all aspectsof employment from how to get a job to how to keep a job to
even how to leave a job. They learn by doing, by holding a jobin their field of interest.
Student internship with graphic artist
Our goal is to guide students in their career development,helping them secure a job placement in an area that matchestheir interests as well as their abilities. In addition we help
students to prepare for their transition out of high school andinto the adult world. This looks differently for each of our
students, and because we have full time career counselors, weare able to tailor an individualized transition plan and closely
monitor progress.
Our overarching goal is to help students gain skills, build selfesteem and become confident and competent so as to enter the
adult world with hope for their future.
We also offer contracted, specialized services inthe area of transition. Our services include:
Comprehensive transition assessmentsTailored transition services such as career counselingand transition planning for young adults who havegraduated from high school or are out of schoolSocial pragmatic skill buildingIndependent living classes/coachingClinical Coaching/Therapy
For more information about any of our services, please call usat 617-739-1794 or by email [email protected]
Summer camping trip
Beach clean-up