Therapeutic Boarding Schools
Academy at Swift River - Cummington, MA - Co-educational - Ages 14-17.5
The Academy at Swift River (ASR) is a college preparatory therapeutic boarding school that strives to help teens get back on track by restoring relationships, rediscovering academic success, and preparing them to meet the challenges of adolescence and young adulthood. ASR students benefit from a truly integrated team approach that allows for collaborative relationships between therapists, academic advisors and residential staff, this approach also gives students support, supervision and feedback in all areas of life at ASR. While students are engaged in the academic experience, they enjoy a full offering of athletic and extra-curricular activities, all while progressing in their growth through the unique Life Phase model based on the researched Stages of Change theory.
Aspen Ranch - Loa, Utah - Co-educational - Ages 13-17
Aspen Ranch uses its nationally renown equine therapy program as one of its tools to help young people. The Ranch combines an academic structure with an intensive therapeutic milieu to create positive change emotionally as well as academically. The strong work ethic inherent on the Ranch is fundamental to adolescents cultivating the characteristics of responsibility, discipline, respect, and teamwork.
Bromley Brook School - Manchester Center, Vermont - Girls - Ages 13-17
Bromley Brook boarding school for girls educates young women to be tomorrow's leaders. Our mission is to teach each girl to recognize her own individual needs and to use her self-awareness to achieve more than she thought possible. At Bromley Brook, our faculty is hand-selected for their professional expertise and their boundless enthusiasm for working with girls. Beginning with the admissions process, this faculty collaborates with the student, her family, and referring professionals to create an Assessment-Based Individualized Learning Plan. What makes Bromley Brook School different from other girls' boarding schools? Our emphasis on assessment. Our comprehensive, research-based assessment allows us to create a truly individualized approach to your daughter's education and personal growth.
Cedars Academy - Bridgeville, Delaware - Co-educational - Ages 10-17
The Cedars Academy is a co-educational private preparatory school for students ages 10-18 who demonstrate a need for enhanced academic and social skill development. Our philosophy is that our students can develop stronger academic skills, and will benefit from a more secure and well-developed self-esteem. The program at Cedars is based upon our understanding of the comprehensive nature of the learning problems characteristic of the student we enroll, many who have been classified as having learning disabilities or ADHD. These students tend to encounter difficulties in the classroom, with peers, and among the family because they process and perceive information differently than others. Traditional educational methods have put these students in a situation where failure is guaranteed. We offer a structured education in an intimate academic environment with small class sizes and individual attention. The academic curriculum at Cedars is designed to prepare students for a college-bound course throughout their studies.
Copper Canyon Academy - Rimrock, Arizona - Girls - Ages 13-17
Copper Canyon, located in Rimrock, Arizona, is a boarding school for girls ages 13-17 that are in need of a structured therapeutic environment. The program offers a warm, nurturing environment that promotes emotional and academic growth for every student.
Excel Academy - Conroe, Texas - Co-educational - Ages 13-20
Excel Academy combines academic intensity with a strong culture of personal responsibility to serve emotionally or behaviorally challenged teenagers. Located in a 25-acre rural setting one hour north of Houston, the majority of the academy's graduating seniors have produced first-rate SAT scores and English percentiles in the 90's. Excel's academic curriculum offers a wide selection of classes that include honors and college preparatory courses. Excel Academy has a compelling history of success with students who have had previous treatment failures.
Mount Bachelor Academy - Bend, Oregon - Co-educational - Ages 13-18
Located outside of Bend, Oregon, just east of the majestic Cascade Mountains, MBA offers a 14-16 month therapeutic boarding school program. The curriculum is designed for adolescents who may have behavioral, emotional, or motivational problems, or learning disabilities. MBA has been providing a well-rounded curriculum integrating therapeutic counseling with intellectual, social, and physical growth in a boarding school environment since 1988.
New Leaf Academy - Bend, Oregon - Hendersonville, North Carolina - Girls - Ages 11-14
New Leaf is a therapeutic boarding school that offers a safe, nurturing environment for struggling middle school age girls. At the time of admission, our students are over 10 and under 14 years of age. Our 18-21 month program teaches positive self-expression, responsibility and helps troubled young girls and their families transition to a better place.
Oakley School - Oakley, Utah - Co-educational - Ages 14-17
Oakley School is a college preparatory boarding school located near Park City, Utah. Oakley boarding school maintains high academic standards in a context that nurtures thoughtfulness, emotional vitality, social responsibility, and physical health. Together, students and staff create the Oakley experience: commitment to excellence, preparation for the future, and an exceptional education.
SunHawk Academy - St. George, Utah - Co-educational - Ages 13-17
SunHawk Academy's long-term residential program combines an intense clinical intervention with an accredited academic program. SunHawk treats struggling teens 13-17 with behavioral and substance abuse problems. During our program, students progress through levels as they achieve specific academic and behavioral goals. Personal growth of students is encouraged through extensive therapeutic activities, which are under the direction of qualified clinical staff. The "Life Skills Training" component of the program gives each child extensive exposure to real life experiences that are necessary to succeed in today's society.
Turn-About Ranch - Escalante, Utah - Co-educational - Ages 12-18
Turn-About Ranch is a short-term, high-impact therapy program that emphasizes family values and relationships. This co-ed program is located on a cattle ranch in Escalante, Utah and accepts students between the ages of 12 to 18. Licensed as a residential treatment center, Turn-About Ranch has 30 students on campus and offers education and treatment with a Christian-based philosophy.
NorthStar Center - Bend, Oregon - Co-educational - Ages 18-24
A young-adult transitional-living program specializing in assisting struggling students with high school completion, college-prep and college-level courses. Located in the small college and resort community of Bend, Oregon, all students receive personal academic assistance, individual and group counseling, character building wilderness experience and ongoing support in becoming a responsible young adult. Achieving progressive independence to self-reliance is a major focus for all students. The program length is one year.
Stone Mountain School - Black Mountain, North Carolina - Boys - Ages 11-16
A therapeutic boarding school for boys located in the mountain setting of a 100-acre campus in western North Carolina. We specialize in attention deficit disorder and learning disabilities. Stone Mountain School offers numerous outdoor activities that have both a recreation and therapeutic benefit. The beautiful yet rustic surrounding serves as an experiential classroom where the natural and logical consequences of daily living are clear and understood. The program offers group therapy and academics through an adventure-based experiential model. Stone Mountain School creates a caring yet highly structured community by limiting the living and academic group size. Staff teaches and mentor basic living skills while implementing the Level System of Personal Development that is at the core of assisting young men toward responsible, self-managing behavior.
