Blue Ridge Educational Center

BREC provides a day educational program for a variety of students in grades 6-12, many of whom have experiences in the traditional public-school setting, home-school programs or alternative schools. Our average teacher-to-student ratio is 1:8 with a capacity for 15 students. The small school setting allows for individualized education opportunities in a low-stress, supportive environment. Students from public school programs may be placed at BREC by their respective public school IEP teams and funded by the Children’s Services Act operated by the local Community Policy and Management Team CPMT) and the
Family Assessment and Planning Team (FAPT). BREC works with local school divisions and IEP teams to
develop and implement individual student IEPs with a goal to return to the public-school setting or other less restrictive environment.

Our mission is to help emotionally and intellectually challenged students develop the
academic, emotional, and life skills they need to be successful in the world. Working in close
partnerships with schools, we find creative solutions to complex student needs in a safe, community-based, educational environment, addressing each individual through a comprehensive whole-person approach.