Teen Boarding Schools - Private Boarding Schools
Ages 13-18
Although most parents first see signs of issues at ages 11-12 if their kids are headed down a self-destructive path, the age group of 13-18 is when it generally reaches a crisis. The largest percentage of teens in residential programs are in the 16-17 year old range. Parents find that when a child reaches this age group, problems that were manageable can become completely unmanageable. The strategies parents have tried again and again seem fruitless, and frustrated parents can be at a loss of how to help their child. As high school graduation approaches, parents may begin to fear for their child's future. Will he graduate from high school? Will she be capable of doing well in college? Will he be able to keep a job with such a bad attitude? Will she get deeper into trouble hanging out with bad influences and experimenting with alcohol?
Many parents may have the feeling that "time is running out" to find a solution and give their child a chance for a decent, productive life. It isn't too late. However, if a problem has been allowed to progress for many years, often the best intervention is one that is full time--one that allows the child to catch up academically and pushes the teen to face his or her poor decisions and atttitude. In a residential program adolescents focus on the self-defeating behaviors and attitudes that have held them back or damaged their relationships and progress into responsible adulthood. The protected, secure environment of a therapeutic boarding school offers them a safe place to make up for what often feels like "lost time."
Featured Program
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Programs for this Age Group
Wellspring Academies: These are the only boarding schools that help overweight and obese teens get healthy while continuing their academic work. Don't wait for summer to help your teen get fit!
Bromley Brook School: 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.
Copper Canyon Academy: A therapeutic boarding school for girls in Arizona, CCA guides young women to greater self-respect and improved academic performace.
Mount Bachelor Academy: A therapeutic boarding school in Oregon, MBA specializes in students with academic, emotional, and behavioral issues.
Oakley School: Oakley is a leading college preparatory boarding school that provides a whole education to students as they learn to combine reason with emotion and freedom with responsibility.
SunHawk Academy: A dynamic therapeutic program in St. George Utah that specializes in teens with issues such as depression, ODD, substance abuse, and academic failure.
Turn-About Ranch: A working ranch in Escalante, Utah, Turn-About helps students understand the consequences their behavior and develop a responsible, effective way of approaching peer and family relationships. Emphasizes traditional values and a strong work ethic.
Aspen Ranch: Teenagers learn values such as cooperation, responsibility for behavior, and the need to take personal responsibility while improving their academic habits.
SUWS: A short-term wilderness program that emphasizes responsibility for behavior and the values of cooperation and positive interaction with peers.
Achievement Academy: A short-term wilderness program set in Utah with a proven program for transforming defiant, hostile teens.
Adirondack Leadership Expeditions:A wilderness expeditions for teens ages 14-18 located in the beautiful Adirondack mountains.
