Harmony Heights Residential and Day School
Address
60 Walnut Avenue

East Norwich
,
Nassau County, New York
11732
Coordinates40°50′27″N 73°32′05″W / 40.840795°N 73.534606°W / 40.840795; -73.534606
Information
School typeFederally funded, Private school
Religious affiliation(s)Nonsectarian
Established1974 (1974)
FounderDonald Lafayette
StatusOpen
CEEB code334382
NCES School ID02046939[1]
PresidentDenis Garbo[2]
DirectorKathryn Nastri |7
PrincipalTatiana Pejkovic |7
Faculty11.6 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades8-12[1]
GenderAll Female[1]
Age range13-21
Enrollment74[1]
Average class size12
Student to teacher ratio6.4[1]
Hours in school day6.2[1]
SloganHope Happens at Harmony
AccreditationMiddle States Association
Websitewww.harmonyheights.org

Harmony Heights Residential and Day School is a therapeutic school for girls diagnosed with emotional issues[3] in East Norwich, New York, United States.

Harmony Heights is a New York Department of Education-approved program and offers a New York State Regents diploma program in a therapeutic special educational setting.[4] Founded in 1974,[5] Harmony has assisted thousands of girls throughout the New York Metropolitan area (including Long Island, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx, Staten Island, Westchester County, and Upstate New York)[6] in getting the help they need to heal and recover from serious emotional problems (such as severe anxiety, depression, trauma, and PTSD) that have interfered with or prevented them from benefiting from or attending traditional public schools.[7] Harmony provides therapeutic and educational support systems, which include small class sizes;[8] one-on-one, group, and family counseling; parent supports;[9] Equine and Garden therapies,[10] and Therapy Dogs. Harmony has rolling admission and students may transfer in at any time of year.[11]

The school was formerly the Mabel G. Fox School.[12]

Harmony Heights School has 75 students, ages 13 to 21, diagnosed with emotional difficulties.[13]

Tuition is regularly paid for by the school district where the student lives.[14]

Harmony Heights School has a residential program.[15] Students enroll in either the day program or the residential program.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Harmony Heights School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved Oct 16, 2011.
  2. ↑ "About Harmony - Board of Directors". Archived from the original on November 13, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  3. ↑ "MISSION & HISTORY". Harmony Heights Residential and Day School. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  4. ↑ "CURRICULUM". Harmony Heights Residential and Day School. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  5. ↑ "MISSION & HISTORY". Harmony Heights Residential and Day School. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  6. ↑ "OUR STUDENTS". Harmony Heights Residential and Day School. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  7. ↑ "MISSION & HISTORY". Harmony Heights Residential and Day School. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  8. ↑ "CURRICULUM". Harmony Heights Residential and Day School. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  9. ↑ "PARENT SUPPORT GROUP". Harmony Heights Residential and Day School. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  10. ↑ "ACTIVITIES". Harmony Heights Residential and Day School. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  11. ↑ "ADMISSIONS". Harmony Heights Residential and Day School. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  12. ↑ "Mystery Picture Meghan Fitzpatrick Knows Oyster Bay" Archived 2008-11-22 at the Wayback Machine, Oyster Bay Enterprise-Pilot, May 21, 2004.
  13. ↑ "OUR STUDENTS". Harmony Heights Residential and Day School. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  14. ↑ "ADMISSIONS". Harmony Heights Residential and Day School. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  15. ↑ "RESIDENCE". Harmony Heights Residential and Day School. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
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