History
Mr. Patey advocated the concept of Milieu therapy, and in the 1970s the school published an in-house journal called the Journal of Residential Therapy.
In the 1970s the school had a co-ed student population. Students lived at the school year-round and stayed in tents in a summer camp called Camp Timbertop for most of the summer. Many of these students were supported by Massachusetts special education grants. Massachusetts funding for special education under Chapter 750 became more restricted in 1972 under Chapter 766, and as a result the student population declined. In 1996 the school population decreased to the current desired size of about 25 boys creating a healthy, tighter community for the students.
Temple Grandin and Noel Murphy are famous alumni.
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