Job Description

For well over 50 years Farr Academy, a small therapeutic day school in Cambridge, has been educating bright middle and high school students who are challenged by academic and social/emotional issues. Students may present with ADHD, specific learning disabilities, difficulties with executive functioning, a deficit in reading or math skills; others may be academically advanced and thrive on academic challenges. They may present with a range of mental health concerns that impact their ability to successfully function in the learning environment. A rigorous academic program is taught by Teachers who care and understand how to reach students who have not experienced school success, through sound teaching strategies and an ability to create a safe learning space.



Often students who enroll at Farr Academy are unable to appropriately manage their feelings and may express themselves through negative actions, outbursts, or become withdrawn or socially provocative. At Farr Academy, staff focus on building relationships with students that foster trust and the effective teaching of skills and strategies that encourage students to believe in themselves, their ability to learn and to successfully negotiate the many challenges they face.