Beyond Four Walls

At the Otto Specht School, we work to discover each child's path to lifelong learning, offering a variety of educational programs designed to meet the needs of students with developmental delays, social and sensory sensitivities, and learning challenges.

We have looked beyond both typical and special educational models to provide an extraordinary education to those who need it most.

A kindergarten boy at Otto Specht School sits on a stone by a stream, wearing a yellow rain coat, boots, and hat.

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Early Childhood
Two high school boys at Otto Specht School working on a project in woodworking class.
Grades 1-12
A high school boy at Otto Specht School serving a coffee to someone with a smile on his face.
Transitional Life Skills
A boy and a male teacher are petting a horse while another horse looks on at Otto Specht School.
Stepping Stones

  • “As a parent I could speak about Otto Specht’s unique pedagogy and supportive environment which is unlike any other educational experience my son could have. But more important to me is that my son loves his school, he loves going and misses it when he isn’t there. And the teachers and faculty at Otto Specht love him. Really, what more could a parent ask?”

    — Roger Williams, Parent

  • “It is really able to adapt to each individual child in a way that I have never seen any other school do.”

    — Mary Holland, OSS Parent

  • My son loves his school; he loves going and misses it when he isn’t there. And the teachers and faculty at Otto Specht love him. Really, what more could a parent ask?

    — Roger Williams, parent

  • At Otto Specht, my son feels safe, and he feels loved. He feels this is his home and it has helped his self esteem in ways that nothing else could.

    — Yara Goldstein, parent

  • I never would have imagined this, but our child now looks forward to attending school. He respects his teachers and is making meaningful connections with his peers. And he’s learning. Every day, he comes home excited to share what he learned at school.

    — Melissa Petro, parent

Two boys at Otto Specht School, one in a blue jacket and one in a red jacket stand outside a fence where two cows are waiting for them. Behind the cows are apple trees.
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A classroom at Otto Specht School. The walls are a warm brown wood, and the desks have students names on the front on watercolor painted pieces of paper. The feet of the chairs and desks have tennis balls on them to prevent scratching the floor.
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A group of students and teachers at Otto Specht School are dancing around a may pole, weaving ribbons together. There are trees in bloom in the background with white flowers.
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