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Middle School Collaborative
Writing Assignment
– the Pros and Cons of Lafayette School

PROS                                                                    
THERAPISTS AT SCHOOL                                        
SMALL CLASS SIZE                                                 

HORSE THERAPY                                                   
INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPY                           
INDIVIDUALIZED CURRICULUM
1:1 TIME WITH TEACHERS
CAN WORK AT YOUR OWN PACE
YEAR ROUND SCHOOL
FIELD TRIPS
PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH STAFF

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TREATED LIKE A PERSON NOT A NUMBER
DAILY POINTS SHEETS
THERAPISTS  
TEACHING STYLE MATCHES MY LEARNING STYLE
COMMUNITY MEETINGS
CONS 
NOT AS MANY FRIENDS
NO TEAM SPORTS
NO GYM ON SITE
NO MUSIC PROGRAM

Thoughts from a student who completed the Lafayette School Program and transitioned back into their home school:

March
2014

“Dear Everyone,

First of all, I want to thank you all.  You stood by me
through my roughest times and supported me during my good.  You filled my days with
laughter, friendship, and fun.  The days were never boring.  I will forever be
grateful for that.

Some of you were here before me and some after I came.  That
doesn’t matter to me.  I will miss each and every one of you.  You all left an impact
on my life in some way.  I will be different in a good way, because I met all of
you.

I came here, freshly out of residential treatment looking for a place to continue
with my care.  This place did exactly that.  I am better in every way (even though I
have much improvement to go) because of Lafayette staff and students both are what make this
place so special to me.  I will never forget the fun time that I spent here but also the
hard that made me stronger.

I know I didn’t get to know all of you very well, but that is
okay.  All of you left an impression on me from the moment I met you.

This letter is probably sappy, but that is how I truly feel.  Thank you all for everything.  I will miss you and think of you often.”  A, 17

Other quotes from former
students:

“I’m sure that my future will be bright.”  T, 18

“The reward system is very fair.”   M, 13

“The prizes for educational games make the games worth playing.”  N, 13

“Respect builds trust.” S, 15

“When you have safety you have progress; when you have progress you have respect; when you have respect, you have safety.  Safety, progress and respect are like a chain reaction.” M, 13

“No matter what level you are, you are respected by others.” N, 13

“Trust equals honesty.”  I, 19

“Fairness is very important.  Staff is fair.  You can trust the staff.”  J, 12

“When I first came to Lafayette, there were two boys: one was nice and the other was trying to get me in trouble, so I trusted the one who was nice.  Later on, it turned out I was friends with both boys.”  R, 13

“When I first came to Lafayette, I was looking for someone to trust.  I didn’t know who I could trust, but soon I found out and I could trust a lot of people.”  J, 15

“No kids here are bad, but some have behavior that keeps them from making progress.”  S, 15

“It’s good to listen, but sometimes hard to.”  B, 15


What Our Parents Are Saying

“Thank you for all you do for our son and our family, he has grown so much and we are extremely grateful for the progress he has made!!”

“If it wasn’t for Lafayette School, I don’t know where our
son would be or what he would be doing”

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