The Harbour School At Annapolis

This school has been a lifesaver for my child. The teachers are kind and caring and allow students to progress at their own pace. They find what the students enjoy and build motivation from that. All students have an individual learning plan. My child has been encouraged to accelerate in some subjects, is able to work ahead, while given extra support in subjects they find more challenging. High school students receive vocational training in areas of interest and are given internship opportunities. The school fosters creativity, and is visually appealing, with artwork evrywhere and a therapy dog that walks around. It is unique in so many ways.

I have had the privilege to be an employee of The Harbour School for almost 10 years now. My son has attended Harbour for 5 years as well. I have read the reviews and some of the comments are just completely untrue. Everyone is entitled to their opinions but stating those opinions as facts is just wrong on so many levels. Our staff are highly qualified educators, each of the lead teachers has Special Ed. certification, every staff member hired has a minimum of a bachelors degree and we provide a tuition free masters program for our staff so they can receive certification in special education and not have student loans to worry about. Yes, we do decorate our halls with murals, they are not meant to please our leader but to help influence our village curriculum, turning classrooms into working villages on Fridays. THS is also a hands-off school. We do not accept students with aggression. Harbour also has a wonderful transition program. Students start that program in middle school so by the time high school comes, they are ready for their job skills area to begin and start job shadowing, volunteering and eventually leave Harbour with a paid position. Personally, I am thankful that I was able to find Harbour, build my career, have a safe place for my son to attend school, received an excellent education, and make friends.

In retrospective, the school has helped me deal with my disability and accepted me for it unlike public schools I attended, some teachers were caring, some were not encouraging into pushing us into pursuing something they’re teaching, they just simply did. The homework wasn’t challenging or demanding enough to figure it out other than math. It was easy to figure it out. While they did have a job skills program to help us how to hold a job, they didn’t prepare us at all for college. We had to figure it out all on our own. After graduating, there are no reunions whatsoever. However, I found my love for theatre and acting there doing plays. They dislike gossip and vulgar language. Ultimately, without the harbour school, I would have finally graduate from there with the tools they gave but I don’t miss the school that much because of the administration and rules and regulations we had to endure

This school is not made for children who are very social and highly intelligent. The children here are disrespectful and mean. The staff constantly changes, making the curriculum change a lot, leaving you confused as where you are in it. Graduation is not defenite, which intimidates me as I cannot leave school until some time I don’t know The director can’t take criticism or he will threaten with you getting kicked out. Bullying, swearing, and bad behavior is big here.Some kids scream in the hallways and the teachers do nothing.The school also feels cramped, making avoiding people who are mean impossible. They are too busy making “No phone” rules than making kids learn.

Some effective faculty and staff, but they seem to be at a loss on consistent practices for addressing the unique needs of learners and consistency with Maryland core curriculum/graduation requirements and prerequisite skills for success in college and professional environments. Alarmingly high turnover rate for faculty and administration, and Director is, as stated in multiple other reviews, domineering, unapologetic, rude, and unprofessional. Although full spectrum of clinical services offered, not sure who actually is consistently receiving these services or who monitors consistency and efficacy of services.