The Cambridge School

While many highly trained teachers work hard to meet the needs of their students, they are inconsistently supported by administrators, the majority of which are related to the owners of the school, and are not qualified or trained in school leader or administrative positions. Decisions are highly reactionary, including expulsion of students. Considering the school’s price tag it should have higher quality materials and technology provided for the students; almost all supplies including Chromebooks must be purchased by families. Short staffing causes curriculum to be inconsistently implemented. There is no school nurse, though medication is held and distributed throughout the day. Former staff and teachers are shunned and dealt with in a hostile manner.

Cambridge School is a remarkable school designed to help children with dyslexia and other language based learning disorders succeed in life. The school places an emphasis on kindness and character education in addition to having cutting edge educational programs for students with dyslexia. The staff is more highly educated than any other K-8 school I have ever experienced. All staff members are trained in Wilson, even if they teach gym. The performing arts program is top notch. The staff tries to identify strengths in each child and then encourages the kids to excel in that area, building their self esteem and self confidence. For such a small school, they have a remarkable array of enrichment programs. Students can learn to play instruments, take singing lessons, join a variety of clubs or play sports. Everyone at Cambridge seems to smile a lot. The kids love their school and their teachers. It is the only school I know of where the kids cry on the last day because they are sad that the year is over. My child has made unbelievable progress, especially given the severity of her disability. She can read at grade level and her writing skills continue to improve on a daily basis. If you are looking for a school that can address your child's dyslexia in a warm, caring environment, look no further. You won't find a better school for dyslexic children anyplace!

The Cambridge School has been a godsend for our youngest daughter. We found the school after two terrifying years in public schools. Our daughter is dyslexic and by the third grade, she still wasn’t reading at all. We enrolled her in the Cambridge School upon a recommendation from a summer school teacher. We haven’t regretted our decision for one moment. The teachers at Cambridge are amazing and the curriculum is structured to support students with language-based differences.Our daughter is currently a sophomore at the Cambridge High School. Her freshman year was our best year yet. The high school curriculum is both innovative and supportive, and the faculty is passionate, experienced, and caring. The small class sizes really allow the teachers to focus on each student’s strengths and challenges. Our daughter is currently working at grade-level in math. Her vocabulary and reading comprehension are on par with the eleventh grade, and she is a strong, skilled and independent writer. We are in awe at how far she has progressed since the third grade. We cannot recommend the Cambridge School highly enough!

Not only does Cambridge School meet our daughters’ needs academically, it provides them with opportunities for social growth through extra curricular activities making it a true school experience. They have made wonderful friends as they continue to build their self-esteem, artistic talents, and athletic abilities.

Our son went to The Cambridge School for 6th, 7th and 8th grades. He had such a positive experience there. The teachers and staff are so committed. The students are kind to each other. We could not have been more grateful for the experience. With the supports the school has in place, I, the exhausted parent, was able to gradually withdraw myself completely from the homework/assignment process and provide our child much needed full independence and accountability with his work. In particular the Hockman writing program taught at Cambridge School has proven invaluable for our son. From Cambridge School our child went to a private learning different boarding school in the northeast where he has been thriving, both socially and academically, on the honor roll each term. The Cambridge School experience, for us, was the important turning point that our child needed. We will forever be grateful to the school.