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Tennyson Center for Children

2950 Tennyson St.
Denver, CO 80212
Grades/Ages
Ages 5-21
Student-Teacher Ratio
ASPEN classrooms capped at 8 students with two Youth Treatment Counselors, a master's-level clinician, and a licensed special education teacher
Accreditation
Cognia (formerly AdvancED) accredited

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Tennyson Center for Children is a national model of a school-based, therapeutic day treatment program for children who have experienced complex trauma. Our K-12 school welcomes kindergarten through 12th-grade students who have struggled in a public school setting and require higher support to meet their academic, social, emotional, and mental health needs.

We are a Cognia-accredited, licensed facility school monitored by the Colorado Department of Education, where students can earn high school credit and graduate. Classrooms are trauma-informed and staffed by licensed special education teachers and Youth Treatment Counselors, with a schoolwide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) framework and the ARC therapeutic model guiding our work. Our specialized ASPEN classrooms serve students who need more concentrated support, including those with intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, and complex mental health needs.

Students and their families receive therapeutic support throughout enrollment, including individual, group, and family therapy, plus occupational and speech-language services. We meet learners where they are, build a safe and consistent routine, and help each student develop the skills to return successfully to their home school and community.

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Individual, group, and family therapyOccupational therapySpeech-language therapyOn-site clinical and mental health supportemotional_behavioralcomplex_traumaautism_spectrumintellectual_disabilitylearning_disabilitymental_healthGrades K-12Cognia (formerly AdvancED) accreditedLicensed facility school monitored by the Colorado Department of Education

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  • Grades K-12
  • emotional_behavioral
  • complex_trauma
  • autism_spectrum
  • intellectual_disability

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