On 2005-10-02 09:39:00, Anonymous wrote:
"But there are plenty of emotional growth schools where a diploma IS worth something, where you can take AP courses, SAT prep etc. and get into fine colleges.
You conveniently omit about 80% of the truth."
Carlbrook School
Name: Carlbrook School
Type: Boarding Schools
Address: 3046 Carlbrook RD
Halifax, VA 24592
USA
Phone: (434) 476-2406
Website: Carlbrook School website
Ages: 15 - 18
Gender: Co-Ed
Description: Carlbrook serves the needs of bright, underachieving students who have historically challenged convention and questioned authority.
Enroll Info: All students are expected to successfully complete a wilderness experience prior to matriculation on the main campus. Students typically have a WISC-III FS-IQ of 105 or higher and most will have completed at least 1 year of high school prior to enrollment.
Student Profile: Spirited students experiencing difficulty in the mainstream. Academic difficulty are diminished self-esteem, impulsivity, increased irritability at home, shifts in peer alignment, experimentation with drugs or alcohol, non-participation in organized extracurricular activities, pervasive irresponsibility, social withdrawal, lack of organizational skills and general apathy
Academics: The school year will consist of five 9-week academic periods comprising three full semesters, to correspond with tri-annual graduations. As such, most students have the opportunity to complete up to two academic years of study over the course of their 15-month education at the school.
Activities: Basketball, soccer, softball, volleyball, badminton and other team sports. Individual sports such as cross-country running, hiking, biking, aerobics and weight training.Carlbrook students are currently involved with a wide variety of local and regional organizations, including the Halifax County Humane Society, Boston Commons Nursing Home, Feed the Community, and Habitat for Humanity
Campus: School facilities include the original mansion which houses the school library, computer lab and administrative offices, a new 13,000 square foot Commons building, a kitchen and dining facility, a small infirmary, eight modern classrooms with high-speed internet access, two physical and biological science labs, a seminar/workshop facility, and two dormitory buildings.
Family Involvement: The Carlbrook School is resolute in its commitment to involve parents in as many facets of the educational experience as possible.
Length of Stay: 15-month educational model
Philosophy: Honor is the foundation of self-perception and positive self-image.
Tuition/Costs: Monthly Tuition: $4,900
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$4900/mo and this place is UNACCREDITED. They have no status with any accreditation organization, not even the phony one (Northwest) used by WWASP and some others - NONE.
Tell me again how a kid can get a "diploma" from an unaccredited "school"...? Last I heard, this is called "fraud."
Ivy Ridge in NY was doing the same thing as Carlbrook - issuing "diplomas" without accreditation.
They were exposed when some "students" got rejected from colleges due to PHONY DIPLOMAS being submitted with their applications. Parents went to the Attorney General, Ivy Ridge was sued and agreed to repay over $1,000,000.00 in tuition and was ORDERED TO STOP ISSUING "DIPLOMAS" under false pretenses.
The same will happen to Carlbrook, but it takes time.
These places are TC's maquerading as "schools" so they are more palatable to prospective parents and can "justify" their incredible price tag.
If you parents are dumb enough to buy this package then you deserve what you get. Unfortunately your kids don't deserve what they're getting, but, hey, we already know you don't care about that.