On-campus School for Residents

Carpenter Place Institutes an On-Campus School for Residents

The mission of Carpenter Place is to provide for the spiritual, physical, emotional, and social growth of children and their families. That statement is based on the Luke 2:52 passage describing Jesus’ growth in “wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man”. That mission statement also speaks to the commitment of the staff and Board of Trustees to minister to the whole person in our dealings with young people.

As we seek to constantly improve our service, the area of education is one that we have researched and planned and prayed about for the last couple of years.

The consensus is that the best plan for educating these young women is to address each girl’s individual abilities, experiences and needs. We strong believe that an on-campus school is the key to meeting those needs and will provide these benefits:

• The individualized instruction will create an environment where each girl can work and improve to her academic potential.

• A flexible schedule will allow for therapies and other appointments during the day with minimal disruption to course work.

• The on-campus school will also help us work individually with each girl and any behavioral issues that arise, giving staff the opportunity to intervene and keep the resident focused.

• The curriculum will log credits for the high school students so that they can return home with a transcript and continue their schooling.

• In a case where a girl is functioning well and interested in extra-curricular activities at our neighborhood public school, the decision could be made to allow her to remain or enroll there.

This education model will be an accredited school using on-line instruction. A full-time teach will be employed to manage the activities of the school day, keep the girls focused on the tasks at hand and work with volunteers to provide activities that enhance the educational experience. This project is an ambitious undertaking, but we anticipate that the rewards will be tremendous as the girls have opporunity to build their self-confidence and experience successes rather than failures in education We ask for your prayers for the staff as we work through instituting this new piece of our program.