Specialized Boarding Schools by Specialty

Substance Abuse Boarding Schools

SunHawk Academy - Utah - Co-Ed, Ages 13-17

SunHawk Academy is a residential treatment program in a boarding school environment. SunHawk specializes in troubled teens experiencing emotional problems family issues and academic difficulties due to adolescent substance abuse.

ADHD

Cedars Academy - Delaware - Co-Ed, Ages 11-17

Stone Mountain School - North Carolina - Boys, Ages 11-16

This school in the Black Mountain region of North Carolina specializes in working with boys with behavioral and emotional issues. They are particularly effective in working with ADD/ADHD. They also have short-term summer programs, including one for children with autism or Asperger's.

Learning Differences

Academy at Swift River - Massachusetts - Co-Ed, Ages 14-17

Bromley Brook School - Vermont - Girls, Ages 14-17

Excel Academy - Texas - Co-Ed, Ages 14-18

A therapeutic boarding school with a strong academic program, Excel's graduating students often score in the top percentiles on SATs.

New Leaf Academy - Oregon - Girls, Ages 11-14

A therapeutic boarding school that offers a safe, nurturing environment for struggling middle school age girls. The program teaches positive self-expression, responsibility and helps troubled young girls and their families transition to a better place.

Boarding Schools with Licensed Substance Abuse Treatment Component

Aspen Ranch - Utah - Co-Ed, Ages 13-17

Christian based Program

Turn-About Ranch - Utah - Co-Ed, Ages 12-17

Overweight and Obesity

Academy of the Sierras - California - Co-Ed, Ages 13-17