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New Perspectives - May,
2002 Issue #93
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Crotched Mountain School
Greenfield, NH
603-547-3311 ext. 494
admissions@cmf.org
The Crotched Mountain School is co-educational, serving children
and young adults (ages 5-22) with one or more developmental and acquired disabilities. These include, but are not limited to anxiety
disorder, ADD, Asperger’s Syndrome, autism, brain injury, cerebral palsy, eating disorders, deafness, emotional disorders, medically
fragile conditions, mental retardation, neurological impairments, personality disorder, PDD, seizure disorder, speech and language
impairments, spina bifida, spinal cord injury and or visual impairment. Severe behavioral issues are handled on a case-by-case basis.
Crotched Mountain School offers children the chance to learn and grow at their own pace, and at their own level, from mastery of daily
living skills through their high school diploma. Each child’s educational program is individualized, and support is available from
multiple therapy and medical professionals. Parents and guardians are intimately involved in planning their child’s educational, social
and developmental goals.
The educational program features a K-12 curriculum that addresses all learning levels and learning styles. The staff to student is
low in both the educational and residential parts of the program. Staff includes teachers, therapists and health professionals who
have “many years of experience working with special needs children.” The campus includes a Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility
for children with medical needs, modern student residences, a health center, media center and aquatics center featuring a therapy
pool. Crotched Mountain School is licensed by the State of New Hampshire and agencies in many other states, and is CARF and NEASC
accredited.
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