Quote below is from Tyler's mom

When I listened to Tyler's graduation speech, swimming up between the waves of parental pride and triumph was a cathartic 啊哈! 时刻. When he described himself and other students as 'the seeds of knowledge' 和 teachers and staff as 'the water that helps us grow' I suddenly realized that Stanbridge is not a bubble, it is more of a greenhouse. It offers protection to our kids from harsh environments that may harm them and prevent them from growing and achieving their potential.
​   By providing this protective environment in which they are allowed to establish educational, 社会, 情感的“根”," they can then began to sprout, 拓展, 和花. They are not cut off from the "real world.”而不是, they are allowed to grow in a way that honors their individual strengths and talents; with 护理ful attention to their particular challenges.
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Tyl嗯一个.G. is Class of 2022 Stanbridge graduate who first came to our school as an upper elementary student in 2014. Like many of our students, Tyler's experiences at schools prior to Stanbridge were not positive—ignored and unmotivated, he was frequently bullied because of his learning differences.

Tyler quickly took a shine to Stanbridge once he enrolled, and grew to be an outgoing, 积极的学生, who quickly bonded with his classmates here whom he recognized had been through similar experiences at their previous schools. By the time he reached the eighth grade, Tyler proved to be a natural leader both in the classroom and on the experiential trips. His peers chose him to represent the eighth grade​ graduates as their class speaker at our 2018 commencement ceremony, and below is 泰勒的故事, 用他自己的话来说, taken from the text of his speech:
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“一年, 365天, 52周, 12个月, 四分之一, 时间的流逝, but this is not the first year I’ve been here, 这是我的第四个. Let me put into context my situation and what I’ve been through.

“在我以前的学校, 我感觉被分开了, 不请自来的, and ignored; sometimes I was even bullied for my learning differences. I had many more problems with the conditions I have today, so it was hard for me. Some people did help me, but I felt utterly overwhelmed. My Mom and I knew that I needed somewhere to feel welcomed, so, after about almost a year of looking, 我们找到了斯坦福. As soon as I walked in, I saw that things were far less hectic and more welcoming. Every student had a story similar to mine. I bonded with most of the kids. 所以在2014年，我加入了.

"The teachers are wonderful, 和ir radiant presence brings a smile to every kid no matter their attitude or walks, I plan on staying here as long as possible because everyone here is me—the kid who was ignored, 抛弃, 甚至被欺负. This school helped heal my trauma, because its friendly environment reinforced positivity. It did not condemn negativity for when I was, to put it lightly, a little off the path.

"Stanbridge has counselors for when we are sad, and privacy for when we are mad. Trauma for many of the children at this school has also been reduced and or eliminated. We are the seeds of knowledge, 和 teachers here are the water, helping us grow. They reach our mind with knowledge and information on how our world works, 他们触动了我们的心, 用爱, 护理, 和理解.

"This is why this school has so many returning students. 我们爱这个地方, 然而, when we feel like we are prepared for the world, 或者我们毕业了, 我们离开. I’d hate to leave Stanbridge, but, eventually, at some point, we all have to. 但是你知道吗?? Some former students have actually loved our school so much, they are working here!
Stanbridge does not give you ten thousand pages of homework to do in a day (my personal favorite). Stanbridge helps you to become a confident person, 所以我们, 作为一个社区, overcome issues with 护理 instead of apathetic rationality.

"It is truly the place to be since kids with learning differences similar to ours, or those who still have challenges 社会izing, 会说话的, or enacting their emotions need a school like Stanbridge. 我爱这所学校! They don’t ignore us; they don’t discriminate; they for sure are not ableist, 和y—no, we-是一个完整的社区! 我们是斯坦福大学!"