Academy at Swift River

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Academy at Swift River
Address
Map
151 South St

Cummington
,
Hampshire
,
Massachusetts
01026

United States
Information
Established1997
FounderTim Brace
Closed2013
HeadmasterBrett Carey, followed by Rudy Bentz[1]
Age range14 to 18
Enrollment65
Tuition$5000 (2005)[2]

Academy at Swift River in 2016

The Academy at Swift River, also known as ASR, was a

coeducational therapeutic boarding school for teenagers, located in Plainfield and Cummington, Massachusetts. Established in 1997 and closed in 2013, it was a part of the Aspen Education Group, which in turn is owned by Bain Capital
's CRC health group.

The school's student population was described as "bright but

high school grades 9 to 12.[3] Total enrollment was about 55 students.[4]

The school was the focus of the 2005 book What It Takes To Pull Me Through: Why Teenagers Get in Trouble and How Four of Them Got Out by journalist David Marcus.[citation needed]

History

In July 2013, Aspen Education Group announced that it would close the school later that summer.[5]

Staff

The original headmaster of the Academy at Swift River was Brett Carey who transferred there from Mount Bachelor Academy.[citation needed] Afterwards, Rudy Bentz was headmaster of Academy at Swift River,[3] he had formerly worked at CEDU high school in running springs,[6]

References

  1. ISBN 9780618772025
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  2. ISBN 9780618772025
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  3. ^ a b Curriculum Archived 2009-01-03 at the Wayback Machine, Academy at Swift River website, accessed April 7, 2009
  4. ^ Program Facts Archived 2008-12-31 at the Wayback Machine, Academy at Swift River website, accessed April 7, 2009
  5. ^ Ryan, Fran (July 24, 2013). "Academy at Swift River, therapeutic school for teens, to close at summer's end". Daily Hampshire Gazette.
  6. ISBN 9780618772025
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