A private New York State registered boarding school.
  • Who We Are

    Who We Are

    The Family Foundation School is a private, therapeutic boarding school for teens at risk, serving grades 9 through 12...

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  • Decisions, Decisions

    Decisions, Decisions

    The decisions involved in selecting the right boarding school are never easy...

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  • Academics

    Academics

    We offer high school math through calculus, earth science, biology, chemistry, and physics...

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  • Counseling

    Counseling

    Therapeutic counseling is one of three essential components of The Family Foundation School program...

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  • Extracurricular

    Extracurricular

    In addition to providing the exercise all teens need, competitive athletics teach self discipline...

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  • Parent Resources

    Parent Resources

    Parents and families of teenagers are often at a loss when it comes to understanding a teen's problem behavior...

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Parents who want to investigate the standards for schools like ours or to compare us to other schools should investigate the following websites.

Parents who feel they may want to hire an educational consultant might start their search at the following website.

Persons wanting to know about 12-step drug (N.A.) and alcohol (A.A.) recovery programs should investigate the following websites.

Families wanting help might try either of these websites.

To read about the crisis prevention and intervention techniques used at The Family Foundation School go to the following website.

Reflections On Who We Are

Healing Hurting Families

Published: Monday, February 6, 2012 Hurting the ones they love (namely, their families) is something many troubled teens can't help but do. Especially defiant teens. Our work in restoring healthy family relationships involves pointing out to students how

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Takes One to Help One

Published: Friday, February 3, 2012 Peer support, which is fundamental to 12-Step recovery programs, is also an integral part of the therapeutic environment of FFS. Recently, a student who's been having trouble completing his class assignments because of poor

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