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Forman offers a teacher/coach model in which classroom teachers have the opportunity to work with students on the playing fields, thereby expanding the understanding and support that has proven to increase success and confidence in both areas. All Forman coaches are certified by the Positive Coaching
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The school was founded in 1930 by John and Julie Ripley Forman, with three students who hadn't had a history of academic success in a traditional setting. The school grew over the years into an alternative high school for students, and in recent years, with so many new programs for students, has seen
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Athletics at Forman are an integral part of community life. All students have the option to participate in either a competitive interscholastic league or recreational sport. Forman competes with schools in the Housatonic Valley Athletic League and the Hudson Valley Athletic League.
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Sports offered include alpine ski team, baseball, softball, basketball, crew, cross-country, dance, equestrian, football, golf, sailing, ice hockey, kayaking, lacrosse, recreational skiing, rock climbing, snowboarding, soccer, tennis, ultimate frisbee, volleyball, and wrestling.
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The Formans were committed to using the best resources to address the specific learning differences of their students, a tradition that has continued throughout the school's history. They turned to
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who had significant learning disabilities. This relationship led to Einstein joining the Forman School's Academic Board of Advisors in the early years. After John died Julie asked her brother
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showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate
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was appointed the next head of school and assumed the position on July 1, 2008. In July 2024, Amy Clemons started her tenure as Head of School.
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100% college acceptance. All accepted students present with developmental or language-based disabilities, most notably
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profile highlighting its success with dyslexic people. Additionally, Forman was featured in
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for its curriculum in the 1980s and its Costa Rican Rainforest Project in the 1990s.
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method of teaching reading phonics. They were also awarded a grant from the
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program (PG) exclusively for students with learning differences such as
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Boarding school, day school in Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
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to join the Board. Ripley served as secretary of the
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Litchfield
Coordinates
41°45′17″N 73°11′27″W / 41.7547°N 73.1909°W / 41.7547; -73.1909
Boarding school
day school
CEEB code
www.formanschool.org
boarding
day school
Litchfield, Connecticut
college preparatory
postgraduate
ADD
ADHD
dyslexia
dyslexia
executive function
Samuel Orton
Orton-Gillingham
Rockefeller Foundation
Princeton University
Albert Einstein
Dillon Ripley
Smithsonian Institution
Time magazine
The New York Times
Holderness School
St. Timothy's School
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