Mission

KESWICK SCHOOL WAS FOUNDED IN 1963 AS LITTLE KESWICK SCHOOL BY BOB AND LIBBY WILSON, TWO LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS WHO STARTED THE SCHOOL ON THEIR 25 ACRE FARM (LITTLE KESWICK FARM) OUTSIDE OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. INITIALLY A SUMMER CAMP FOR THEIR CHILDREN'S NEIGHBORHOOD FRIENDS, THE NEED FOR A SPECIALIZED SCHOOL WAS QUICKLY EVIDENT. IN 2016, THE SCHOOL MOVED FROM THE WILSON FAMILY OWNERSHIP TO AN INDEPENDENT NOT-FOR-PROFIT 501 (C) (3) AND CONTINUED TO BE RUN BY THE HEAD OF SCHOOL, WHO HAS BEEN IN THAT ROLE FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS. FOUNDED 60 YEARS AGO AS A PRIVATE, THERAPEUTIC, SPECIAL EDUCATION BOARDING SCHOOL FOR BOYS; THE SCHOOL CONTINUES THAT MISSION TODAY THROUGH FOSTERING NURTURING RELATIONSHIPS, INTENSIVE CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS, AND AN INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION FOR UP TO 36 BOYS IN A HIGHLY STRUCTURED AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT. THE STUDENT POPULATION IS COMPRISED OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE A COMPLEX SET OF SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, COGNITIVE, AND BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES WHO BENEFIT FROM THE