Chapel Haven School

1040 Whalley Avenue

New Haven, CT 06515

3 Reviews

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private

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Submitted by parent on April 01, 2024

Writing as a counterbalance to the negative reviews. My experience is based on realistic expectations and the expectations were met, sooner than I expected. The staff has been supportive, and actually care about the kids. This is a life skills school, not a college. However, there is a path to college for the student, giving them hope attaining a college education. I will admit the social-emotional support is lacking, I was aware of this when sending my son. I have an outside counselor, who the school is collaborating with in a meaningful way. When you take into consideration the school district we came from, who had a plan where my son would have been delegated to a life in the shadows, Chapel Haven is a beacon of light to parents in need.
Submitted by parent on April 20, 2023

Check the accreditation and talk to families of others that have been there. Our experience was the most traumatizing disappointment of our lives. Look at the reviews for people who have been there 3, 4, 10 years. Why? It isn't free to do this - it's expensive. The point is to create independence, not create a line on the income statement. There were almost zero staff with experience with autism. Many different kinds of issues, including some that could be considered potentially dangerous. Autism does not need to be cured - it needs to be supported. There are those there with profound issues that may otherwise face institutionalization - they are staying at what could be about $82,000 per year (on our info sheet anyway). The classes were little more than YouTube shorts with no deliverables, taught by very inexperienced teachers. In short, this seemed to be a Haven for rich families who need to have their adults elsewhere. Waste of money - ALOT of money. $42,000 of our retirement fund went to this school because they said they could help.
Submitted by student on July 08, 2013

This school dooesn't teach you anything it is a waste of money, Don't send your kids to Chapel Haven . There is too much drama there also