Named twice by the US Department of Education as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, The Ivymount School and Programs is a non-profit school and outreach center providing quality educational programs and therapeutic services to students with special needs from 4 to 21 years of age.  Since its founding in 1961, Ivymount has helped more than 8,000 young people, from throughout the Washington metropolitan area to lead independent and fulfilling lives as productive members of their communities.  Ivymount has been chosen by respected researchers and practitioners as a training and research site, and currently has over a dozen collaborative partnerships with leading organizations in the Washington DC area – including: Children’s National Medical Center, Georgetown University Hospital Pediatrics and The Smithsonian Institution.


Ivymount’s mission is to enable students to achieve their highest level of development; to support families in their efforts to make intelligent, thoughtful choices for their children; and to be leaders in the community and in the field of special education so that our expertise is widely accessible.