The Mount, as an intentional community working and living with adolescents and young adults with special needs, offers both formal courses set within a structured timetable and an extended curriculum based in the 5 distinctive house communities where the students live during term time.

Each house provides a high standard of care, being well maintained and providing nutritious meals of largely organic food (as confirmed by positive reports from Commission for Social Care Inspection). The aim of the house setting is to provide an atmosphere where the potential of each student is recognised and fostered in a therapeutically, educationally and socially.

An extended curriculum (as distinct from the timetabled daily sessions) is developed to provide a meaningful context within which the students can learn and develop independence and social skills. They can also extend and reinforce their numeracy and literacy life skills. The extended curriculum is individually created and is built upon initial assessment, and subsequent co-worker observation.

Facilities for the House settings are excellent. Each House has adequate bath/shower/toilet facilities. There is a range of single and shared bedrooms (maximum 2 people per room), large living and dining spaces and excellent kitchen facilities. The students have access to a library, video/home movie resources, snooker table, table football, board games, newspapers and indoor sports area and equipment. The grounds offer space for outdoor activities (games, walks, gardening, cycling, and social interaction).

The varying nature of the different Houses and the ratio of co-workers to students provides scope for diverse and dynamic social relationships to develop within a secure atmosphere. The international range of co-workers allows for exposure to a wide variety of cultures and customs. The House co-ordinators have experience working in the fields of education, community living and nursing.