Villa Maria School, Neighbor

Villa Maria is a private, co-educational day school serving students with learning disabilities in grades kindergarten through ninth. Students succeed here, because, often for the first time in their academic life, they are in a place where their learning differences are recognized, understood, and addressed in a caring and professional way. Often our students come from large classroom environments where they have felt lost and overwhelmed. As a result they have fallen behind, and may often feel inadequate, frustrated, “not as smart as the other kids.”

Villa Maria School<br> 161 Sky Meadow Drive<br> Stamford, CT 06903

At Villa Maria, they find a very different environment—and, as a result, very different feelings about themselves. They find small classes, averaging just four students. They find caring, understanding teachers, each a certified expert. They find a warm and nurturing environment.

Students come to Villa Maria, and immediately you can sense their relief. Finally, they are in a place where they can be themselves, where they are accepted, and where they can get the specialized help and attention they need.<br> In this smaller, more structured, highly individualized environment, they find themselves learning, participating, taking responsibility, growing socially—all the skills they’ll need to succeed and return to a mainstream setting.<br> It is a wondrous thing to watch. The confidence grows. The self-esteem rises. The smile returns and a child, finally, is able to be a child again.