Royer-Greaves School for Blind

Learning, Achieving and Having Fun in a Supportive Environment

Every Royer-Greaves School for Blind student has his or her own abilities, needs, challenges and interests. Our teachers and staff meet them where they are, supporting them to achieve all that they can.

We serve students ages 5 to 21, keeping our student to teacher ratio small to provide individualized instruction and therapeutic supports. We know our students well, something especially important for those who do not always use language to communicate.

Much learning and fun happens outside the classroom in our music room and gymnasium and on our tree-shaded campus, which features a playground full of adaptive equipment that lets children with many different abilities play.

Our students are part of the community. We take frequent educational and fun trips to the post office, library, and local shops and restaurants as part of our community-based instructional program, giving students opportunities to practice skills they learn in the classroom,  including communication, orientation and mobility, and self-help skills.

The community is also part of our school, drawn to campus by our hand bell concerts and holiday performances.

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Components of our learning and therapeutic program include:

Academics

  • Specialized academic classes including math, reading, pre-Braille and Braille.
  • Life skills, including money and time management, cooking, self-help.
  • Vocational skills.

Therapeutic and support services

  • Music Therapy
  • Physical Education
  • Speech and Language Therapies
  • Orientation and Mobility
  • Physical Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Vision therapy

The Arts

  • Vocal and instrumental music performance
  • Visual arts and crafts

Dual Disability Program

Students with both hearing and visual disabilities enroll in this special program. Royer Greaves provides ongoing evaluation and recommendations for teaching techniques and learning strategies. Each student in the program receives individualized instruction, in addition to group learning, with an emphasis on developing communication.

Extended School Year

Royer-Greaves for the Blind offers an Extended School Year (ESY) for students. The ESY program enables students to continue learning and building skills in our supportive and structured environment without disruption.