TERI Campus Digital Magazine August 2014 | Page 8

COUNTRY TheCampus SCHOOL Inside TERI CAMPUS OF LIFE “ TERI’s Country School serves students who EVERY STUDENT HAS THE RIGHT TO A VALUABLE AND REWARDING EDUCATION. ” Shane Peterson-Hamilton Director of The Country School have mild to moderate disabilities affecting learning, behavior, and social skills. The Country School offers children and young adults aged 8-22 an alternative path to their final destination - a small school setting and safe haven where they can learn what they need to know in order to live a life filled with endless possibilities. Instruction is tied to state standards with a focus on strategies and skills that help students achieve both academically and socially. The Country School is a diploma granting educational institution licensed by the State of California and also serves students receiving certificates of completion. Teachers work together with classroom aides, a speech and language pathologist, an occupational therapist and behaviour specialist to provide a seamless and integrated program in a teacher to student ratio of 1:9, 1:3, or 1:1 based on individual need.