The Vanguard School (Pennsylvania)

The Vanguard School is an approved private school in Malvern, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The school is located 22 miles northwest of Philadelphia on the campus of Valley Forge Educational Services.The Vanguard School is an Approved Private School providing programs for and licensed to accept students, 4–21 years of age, with a Pennsylvania Department of Special Education exceptionality of autism, speech-language disorders, emotional disturbance and/or other health impairment (OHI).The Pennsylvania Department of Education has authorized The Vanguard School to receive funding from school districts and the state to provide an appropriate education to students with disabilities. The School serves students from more than 56 school districts from 9 counties.Every Vanguard School student has an individualized education program (IEP) created in concert with the home school district and parents to provide each student with appropriate services and therapies to meet his or her individual needs.About the SchoolThe Vanguard School has four program levels: PreK/K, K-1, Elementary School, Middle School, and High School. The school provides on-site related services (i.e., occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech and language therapy), enrichment, counseling, and social skills development, tailored to the needs of each child and integrated into the school day. Services and programs offered include guidance counseling, adaptive physical education, psychological services, nursing services, behavioral consultation and programming, and reading therapy.