Gersh Academy's Hauppauge center, the "I Am I Can" middle school and high school, provides educational and vocational…More training for children with spectrum disorders. Its philosophy is a student will do well if they can, not if they want to. Classes are tailored to individual students' needs and interests. Courses of study include New York State Regents diploma, Advanced Regents diploma, college-bound courses and vocational training. Gersh Academy also offers a life skills program that teaches hands-on cooking, gardening and shopping through a school store with the objective of teaching children to be fully independent.</p> <p> </p>

Forest Brook Elementary School is attended by approximately 500 students in grades kindergarten -  5th grade.…More Principal Christopher Michael goal is to encourage students to become independent thinkers and learners who examine the world around them.</p> <p>The school's curriculum is based around the Forest Brook Kids of Character Program that teaches six pillars of character education: trustworthiness, respect, responsbility, fairness, caring and citizenship.</p>

The Opportunity Pre-School (TOPS) is an early intervention and pre-school service center for children, including…More those with special needs. It's an approved New York State language-based school founded in 1984. Special education teachers work with speech and language pathologists, physical therapists and psychologists to help children develop necessary skills to their age level. In addition, enrichment programming includes gym time, music classes, art classes, "Handwriting without Tears" and social skill groups.</p> <p>TOPS also offers both home-based and center-based services including an occupational and physical therapy suite with sensory integration.</p>

Hauppauge Middle School provides an education for students in grades six through eight living in Hauppauge…More and nearby areas of Smithtown. It promotes an educational philosophy based around the "R"s of learning: relationship, rigor and relevency. The school also requires its students to form bonds with the community based on a RICE framework: Respect, Impulse Control, Compassion and Equity.</p> <p>Hauppauge Middle School is a team-teaching school that follows a nine-period schedule. It offers a student assistance program, comprehensive counseling center, intramurals for sixth-grade students and competitive interscholastic teams for seventh- and eighth-graders.</p> <p> </p>

Bretton Woods Elementary school provides an education for students in grades kindergarten - fifth, under the…More direction of Principal Matt Giordano. The school's mission is to develop students to their fullest potential within a safe, nuturing environment. Bretton Woods has its own library media center to encourage reading and academic research.</p> <p>Enrichment activities offered include second language classes, band, orchestra, chorus, student government organizations, in addition to before and after school activities that vary on a yearly basis.</p> <p> </p>

Hauppauge High School educates students in grades 9-12. Principal Christine O'Connor oversees the students and their…More work, with the school's annual graduating class at approximately 400 students. It offers a wide array of academic courses, extracurricular clubs, athletic programs and volunteer opportunities to its students.</p> <p>In 2010, 94 percent of its students graduated with New York State Regents diplomas or Regents Diplomas with Advanced Designation. Approximately 96 percent of its 2010 graduates moved on to enroll in higher education.</p>

The Hauppauge branch of the Montessori Learning Center offers morning and afternoon half-day programs with an open…More enrollment.</p> <p>Its programs are based around Dr. Maria Montessori's teaching philosophies. Classes are  "vertical grouped," where children ages two to five years are placed in the same classroom to develop fine and gross motor skills, focused attention and concentration through hands-on activities that engage the five senses.</p> <p>The school accepts students with hearing impairments, spectrum disorders and other challenges.</p>