The Frost School, established in 1976, is a school and therapeutic day program that serves emotionally troubled and autistic children and adolescents and their families. Our 12-month school program serves students in grades 1 to 12 who need a supportive and structured environment, combining academic instruction, daily counseling, and weekly family counseling meetings. We use the Therapeutic Community to promote positive behavior, to encourage appropriate social interactions, and to foster empathy in our students.

The Frost School is approved as a Special Education School by the Maryland State Department of Education and serves students from Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Classes are small and students receive instruction based on their IEP (Individualized Education Program). In February 2003 the Frost School joined the Sheppard Pratt Health System family of services.

The Frost School has two new additions. The Lodge Program serves middle and high school students with emotional difficulties in a model that differs from the therepeutic community employed by the other Frost School programs. For information, please contact Scott Sidlowski at 301-933-6019. The Oakmont Program serves adolescents with autism and Asperger's Syndrome who are expected to earn a high school diploma, but require more structure than what is provided by the Frost School therapeutic community. For more information, please contact Marjan Naghavi at 443-841-5839.

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