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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News

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17 Receive Regents Diplomas

Published: Thursday, June 30, 2011 Seventeen students at The Family Foundation School received New York State Regents diplomas at ceremonies on June 25. According to FFS academic dean Gerald Janauer, 15 of the graduates have been admitted to 2- or 4-year colleges, including Villanova University. Two graduates remain undecided. Completing the FFS program takes at least 18 months, and many

FFS Show Choir Wins First

Published: Friday, May 20, 2011 The Family Foundation School, competing for the 18th consecutive year at the North American Music Festival in Hershey Park, PA, brought home the usual armload of trophies, including a First Place award for the Show Choir. The school's Women's Chorus and Mixed Chorus received Second Place awards, and the Men's Chorus received an Excellent. Senior student,

'Barefoot' Delights Spring Play Audiences

Published: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 The Family School Players took to the stage March 11 and 12 in crowd-pleasing performances of the romantic comedy "Barefoot in the Park." Drama Department head Dr. Sid Parham directed the Neil Simon classic that depicts newlyweds Paul and Corie Bratter, a buttoned-down lawyer and his free-spirited wife, adjusting to married life in a tiny Manhattan

Falcons End Season Ranked 14th in Class D

Published: Tuesday, March 8, 2011 The FFS Boys Basketball team ended the 2010-2011 season ranked 14th among Class D teams by the New York State Sportswriters Association, and share the OCIAA Division VI title with the Chapel Field Lions and the Livingston Manor Wildcats. It was the Wildcats that ended the season for the Falcons, overtaking them 70-61 in a hard-fought, fast-paced Section IX

New and Improved Dog Corps at FFS

Published: Thursday, January 20, 2011 Dog training, a popular extracurricular activity at FFS for the past five years, has been re-named Dog Corps and is now officially a class. FFS administrator Rita Argiros, Ph.D., heads up the class, which incorporates living skills and a dog-related curriculum that includes obedience training and responsible dog ownership (grooming, house-training, etc.) in