About Gifford

Welcome to The Gifford School 
Gifford is a non-profit, coeducational, therapeutic day school in Weston, Massachusetts. Established in 1964 (originally in Cambridge), we serve approximately 100 students from within a 50 mile radius. Gifford balances educational and clinical approaches to foster students' talents and strengths and address their individual needs. We offer:

  • Small class sizes grouped by academic functional level and taught by appropriately licensed teachers
  • A broad umbrella of clinical services to address complex social and emotional presentations
  • Language-based instruction that incorporates visual, auditory and hands-on learning based on the Massachusetts Frameworks
  • Transition planning for high school students including postsecondary planning, vocational programming, community volunteer opportunities and life skills development
  • A summer program to prevent substantial regression in social, emotional and academic learning