The Arch Bridge School at Wellspring Named as a School of Excellence

BETHLEHEM, Conn. - June 4, 2015 - PRLog -- The Arch Bridge School at Wellspring, a leader in therapeutic education, has been honored as a 2015-2016 National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET) School of Excellence.

Bestowed upon only a few select qualified licensed schools in the state of Connecticut, the School of Excellence award is NASET's highest level of recognition and is presented to schools that meet rigorous professional criteria and have demonstrated exceptional dedication, commitment and achievement in the field of special education.

"The Arch Bridge School works to provide the highest level of academic support to students suffering severe emotional and educational issues,” said Ralph Scafariello, Director of Education at The Arch Bridge School at Wellspring. “It is an honor to be selected as a School of Excellence, thanks to the hard work and dedication of our staff members. This distinction comes at an exciting time as we are completing the addition of a new Arts and Athletics Center on campus, which will allow us to even better serve the students in our care.”

The Arch Bridge School at Wellspring serves children in grades 1-12 and has earned multiple commendations from the State of Connecticut's Department of Education. The school offers academics and college preparatory courses, allowing students to meet their unique academic objectives while in our day school or residential treatment programs. The Arch Bridge School has a long history of success in serving youth with emotional and psychological issues along with learning vulnerabilities.

At Wellspring and The Arch Bridge School youth develop the skills and resources they need to return to a public school setting, return to home, or enroll in college. For more information about Wellspring and The Arch Bridge School, visit www.wellspring.org.

About Wellspring and The Arch Bridge School

Since its beginning in 1977, Wellspring has progressively expanded its services to provide residential treatment services in a private school environment for children and adolescent girls on the main campus, residential treatment for adult woman on their own private campus; extensive outpatient services at two locations and therapeutic special education services for residential and day students on the main campus at their NEASC accredited Arch Bridge School.

Wellspring is a multi-service mental health agency and educational center, licensed by the State of Connecticut and accredited by The Joint Commission. Wellspring’s excellent reputation for quality care, comprehensive mental health treatment and special education services has accompanied its growth. Wellspring is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Learn more at www.wellspring.org.

About NASET

The National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET) is a national membership organization dedicated to rendering all possible support and assistance to those preparing for or teaching in the field of special education. NASET was founded to promote the profession of special education teachers and to provide a national forum for their ideas.

The mission of The National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET) is to render all possible support and assistance to professionals who teach children with special needs. NASET seeks to promote standards of excellence and innovation in special education research, practice, and policy in order to foster exceptional teaching for exceptional children. Learn more at www.naset.org.