Harmony Heights School

Private school in East Norwich, Nassau County, New York

Harmony Heights Residential and Day School

Address

60 Walnut Avenue

East Norwich

Nassau County, New York

11732

Coordinates| 40°50′27″N 73°32′05″W﻿ / ﻿40.840795°N 73.534606°W﻿ / 40.840795; -73.534606
Information
School type| Federally funded, Private school
Religious affiliation(s)| Nonsectarian
Established| 1974 (1974)
Founder| Donald Lafayette
Status| Open
CEEB code| 334382
NCES School ID| 02046939[1]
President| Denis Garbo[2]
Director| Kathryn Nastri |7
Principal| Tatiana Pejkovic |7
Faculty| 11.6 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades| 8-12[1]
Gender| All Female[1]
Age range| 13-21
Enrollment| 74[1]
Average class size| 12
Student to teacher ratio| 6.4[1]
Hours in school day| 6.2[1]
Slogan| Hope Happens at Harmony
Accreditation| Middle States Association
Website| www.harmonyheights.org

Harmony Heights Residential and Day School is a therapeutic school for girls diagnosed with emotional issues[3] in East Norwich, New York, United States.

Harmony Heights is a New York Department of Education-approved program and offers a New York State Regents diploma program in a therapeutic special educational setting.[4] Founded in 1974,[5] Harmony has assisted thousands of girls throughout the New York Metropolitan area (including Long Island, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx, Staten Island, Westchester County, and Upstate New York)[6] in getting the help they need to heal and recover from serious emotional problems (such as severe anxiety, depression, trauma, and PTSD) that have interfered with or prevented them from benefiting from or attending traditional public schools.[7] Harmony provides therapeutic and educational support systems, which include small class sizes;[8] one-on-one, group, and family counseling; parent supports;[9] Equine and Garden therapies,[10] and Therapy Dogs. Harmony has rolling admission and students may transfer in at any time of year.[11]

The school was formerly the Mabel G. Fox School.[12]

Harmony Heights School has 75 students, ages 13 to 21, diagnosed with emotional difficulties.[13]

Tuition is regularly paid for by the school district where the student lives.[14]

Harmony Heights School has a residential program.[15] Students enroll in either the day program or the residential program.

## References[16][edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f g "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Harmony Heights School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved Oct 16, 2011.
2. ^ "About Harmony - Board of Directors". Archived from the original on November 13, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
3. ^ "MISSION & HISTORY". Harmony Heights Residential and Day School. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
4. ^ "CURRICULUM". Harmony Heights Residential and Day School. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
5. ^ "MISSION & HISTORY". Harmony Heights Residential and Day School. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
6. ^ "OUR STUDENTS". Harmony Heights Residential and Day School. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
7. ^ "MISSION & HISTORY". Harmony Heights Residential and Day School. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
8. ^ "CURRICULUM". Harmony Heights Residential and Day School. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
9. ^ "PARENT SUPPORT GROUP". Harmony Heights Residential and Day School. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
10. ^ "ACTIVITIES". Harmony Heights Residential and Day School. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
11. ^ "ADMISSIONS". Harmony Heights Residential and Day School. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
12. ^ "Mystery Picture Meghan Fitzpatrick Knows Oyster Bay" Archived 2008-11-22 at the Wayback Machine, Oyster Bay Enterprise-Pilot, May 21, 2004.
13. ^ "OUR STUDENTS". Harmony Heights Residential and Day School. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
14. ^ "ADMISSIONS". Harmony Heights Residential and Day School. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
15. ^ "RESIDENCE". Harmony Heights Residential and Day School. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
16. ^ "BOARD OF DIRECTORS & STAFF". Harmony Heights Residential and Day School. Retrieved 2020-02-15.

## External links[edit]

* Official site