Boarding School for Troubled Teens in Arizona

Fenster School of Southern Arizona:
Fenster Boarding School is a co-educational boarding school for troubled high school teens located in Tucson, Arizona. Our 150-acre campus is nestled in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains, surrounded by the warmth and beauty of the Sonoran Desert. The desert environment sustains many varieties of plant and animal life unique to this region. The adjacent Santa Catalina Mountains tower over the Tucson valley, offering canyons, creeks and waterfalls to explore, as well as Mount Lemmon, the country's southern-most ski area. Students can hike, ski, ride horses, or swim - all in the same day.

The Fenster Boarding School grounds include stables, playing field, basketball courts, swimming pool, aerobics/spinning studio, ropes course with climbing tower and weight lifting. Near the rustic adobe buildings of the campus lay ancient Hohokam Indian archeological sites. Despite the desert environment, this site flourished as a Hohokam community centuries ago.

Our unique environment is both rural and urban. The proximity to downtown Tucson is an asset to our academic and social programs. A minimum of four weekend trips provides students the opportunity to sample the varied events Tucson offers. Theaters, shopping, sporting and cultural events are all a short drive from our campus.

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