Forman School

Forman School
Address
12 Norfolk Road Litchfield, Connecticut USA
Information
Type	boarding school, day school
Established	1930
Faculty	60
Grades	9-12, + post-graduate
Enrollment	218
Color(s)	Green & White
Mascot	Lions
Website	FormanSchool.org

The Forman School is a co-educational boarding and day school in Litchfield, Connecticut, USA offering a college preparatory program in grades 9 to 12 and a postgraduate program (PG) exclusively for students with learning differences such as ADD/ADHD and dyslexia. Forman School offers a 4-week summer program in July for students with learning differences.

The school was founded in 1930 by John and Julie Ripley Forman, with three students who hadn't had a history of academic success in a traditional setting. The school grew over the years into a gateway to college for learning disabled students, and in recent years has seen 100% college acceptance. All accepted students are bright with language-based disabilities, most notably dyslexia, attention deficit disorders (ADHD), and executive function disorders.

The Formans were committed to utilizing the best available resources and latest research-driven techniques to address the specific learning differences of their students, a tradition that has continued throughout the school’s history. They turned to Dr. Samuel Orton, a pioneer in reading methodologies and a mentor of John Forman, to determine how to teach the fundamentals of reading. The Formans established the Remedial English Department and employed the Orton-Gillingham method of teaching reading phonics. They were also awarded a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation to conduct research in teaching reading.

As a graduate of Princeton University, one of John Forman’s contacts was Professor Albert Einstein, who had faced reading challenges of his own as a student. This relationship led to Dr. Einstein joining the Forman School’s Academic Board of Advisors and his input to the school’s groundbreaking curriculum.

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