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Military Boarding School for Boys in Alabama
Lyman Ward Military Academy:
Located in Camp Hill, Tallapoosa County AL (part of the Alexander City Micropolitan Statistical Area), Lyman Ward Military Academy (LWMA) is a private boarding military school for boys that offers a college-preparatory diploma consisting of credits gained from our Junior Cadets (Grades 6-8) and Senior Cadets (Grades 9-12) programs. Cadets take the ACT, SAT, PSAT, PLAN, ASVAB, and Stanford Achievement Tests as appropriate to their grade level, and LWMA offers Advanced Placement (AP) classes in several academic disciplines.
Residential College Preparatory Military School Program for Boys (Grades 6-12):
Using the college-style Block/Quarter System, the normal student load for Senior School (Grades 9-12) consists of eight courses per year. Junior School (Grades 6-8) courses are taken for the full school year, with a usual class load of seven classes.
In keeping with the requirements of the State of Alabama and our own high standards, students are required to have four years of English, Math, History and Science. Further courses are offered as electives.
Grades 6-7:
Core subjects:
- English/Language Arts
- Reading
- Mathematics
- Life Science
- World Geography
Elective subjects:
- 4H
- Band
- Computing Concepts (Cool InfoTech Class)
- D.A.R.E.
- Elective Survey (Music, Art, Computers, Etc)
- Keyboarding
- Physical Education
- Study Skills
Grade 8:
Core subjects:
- English/Language Arts
- Reading
- Pre-Algebra or Algebra I
- Earth Science
- World History I
Elective subjects:
- Band
- Computing Concepts (Cool InfoTech Class)
- Microsoft Office
- Physical Education
- Visual Art
Grade 9:
Core subjects:
- English 9
- Algebra I or Geometry
- Physical Science
- World History II
Elective subjects:
- Computing I
- Computing Concepts (Cool InfoTech Class)
- Computer Programming
- Band
- Electronics
- Geography
- Health
- Humanities
- Journalism
- Language Independent Study
- Music Appreciation
- New Testament
- Old Testament
- Physical Education
- Psychology
- Spanish I
- Strength Training
- Visual Art
- LET I (U. S. Army Junior ROTC Leadership Course) 1
Grade 10:
Core subjects:
- English 10
- Geometry
- Biology
- U.S. History I
Elective subjects:
- Computing I & II
- Computing Concepts (Cool InfoTech Class)
- Computer Programming
- Band
- Electronics
- Geography
- Health
- Humanities
-Journalism
- Language Independent Study
- Music Appreciation
- New Testament
- Old Testament
- Physical Education
- Psychology
- Spanish I or II
- Strength Training
- Visual Art
- LET I or II (U. S. Army Junior ROTC Leadership Course) 1
Grade 11:
Core subjects:
- English 11
- Algebra II
- Chemistry
- U.S. History II
Elective subjects:
- ACT/SAT Prep
- Computing I & II
- Computing Concepts (Cool InfoTech Class)
- Computer Programming
- Band
- Digital Publishing
- Electronics
- Geography
- Health
- Humanities
- Journalism
- Language Independent Study
- Music Appreciation
- New Testament
- Old Testament
- Physical Education
- Psychology
- Spanish I or II
- Strength Training
- Visual Art
- LET I, II, or III (U. S. Army Junior ROTC Leadership Course) 1
Grade 12:
Core subjects:
- English 12
- Algebra II or Pre-Calculus or Business Math
- U.S. Government/U.S. Economics
- Anatomy/Physiology or Physics
Elective subjects:
- ACT/SAT Prep
- Computing I & II
- Computing Concepts (Cool InfoTech Class)
- Computer Programming
- Band
- Digital Publishing
- Electronics
- Geography
- Health
- Humanities
- Journalism
- Language Independent Study
- Music Appreciation
- New Testament
- Old Testament
- Physical Education
- Psychology
- Spanish II
- Strength Training
- Visual Art
- LET I, II, III, or IV (U. S. Army Junior ROTC Leadership Course) 1
Advanced Placement (AP) Courses:
- Calculus A/B
- Chemistry (Dry Lab)
- English Language and Composition
- English Literature and Composition
- Macroeconomics
- Microeconomics
- Physics
- Psychology
- Spanish
- Statistics
- United States History
- United States Government and Politics
- Dual Enrollment - World History
Address:
174 Ward Circle, Camp Hill, Tallapoosa County, Alabama 36850, USA
Turning Winds Academic Institute (TWAI)
Courses / Programs
Located in northwestern Montana, Turning Winds Academic Institute (TWAI) is an accredited, family-run, therapeutic boarding school for troubled teens (boys and girls) ages 13-18. We welcome students from Georgia, across the United States, & students from around the world (TWAI is authorized to issue 1-20's for international students).
In our beautiful, peaceful, and safe location, we combine the benefits of a therapeutic boarding school, a wilderness program, and a residential treatment center (RTC).
TWAI has been serving struggling teens and their families since 2002, with an exceptional degree of success.
We provide an extremely high standard of therapeutic treatment to our students, and offer help for the following presenting issues: poor academic performance, behavioral problems, addictions, low self-worth, spectrum disorders, ADD/ADHD, and attachment disorders among others.
With a passion for helping young people in crisis, our clinical, educational, and operations staff are among the best in the country.
We are a small program (40 students) which means that we are able to provide a truly unique and customized approach for every student.
Typically our on site student to staff ratio is 5:1. The average stay at our residential treatment center is 12 months.
Parent Testimonial:
"We feel reassured that our son Chad is in good hands being guided onto the right track...We are really beginning to get our son back again! We thank you from the bottom of our hearts."
Therapeutic Boarding School
For troubled teens ages 13-18
- Middle School Program
- High School Program
- Credit Recovery
- Accelerated Learning
- College Preparation/ AP Classes
- SAT/ACT Testing Center
- Anti-Bullying Program
We also provide a GED program, and college courses.
We create a customized program for each student that requires a minimum of 3 months. However, best results for lasting success are realized through 6+ months of treatment.
TWAI graduates average a 3.5 GPA. It is common for a student to complete 1.5 years of course work in 1 year.
For troubled teens ages 13-18
- Middle School Program
- High School Program
- Credit Recovery
- Accelerated Learning
- College Preparation/ AP Classes
- SAT/ACT Testing Center
- Anti-Bullying Program
We also provide a GED program, and college courses.
We create a customized program for each student that requires a minimum of 3 months. However, best results for lasting success are realized through 6+ months of treatment.
TWAI graduates average a 3.5 GPA. It is common for a student to complete 1.5 years of course work in 1 year.
Saving Youth Foundation, Mobile
Courses / Programs
Saving Youth Foundation (SYF) is a Christian boarding school in Mobile, Alabama. Run by former military men and women, we provide a safe home environment for troubled boys and girls ages 10-18 who have lost sight of a clear and positive future. We teach kids and teens who are struggling with anger management, depression, drug abuse, eating disorders, or conditions such as ADD, ADHD, ODD (Oppositional Defiance Disorder) among others.
SYF has an 80% pass/ fail rate with fully-accredited academics. We use the Accelerated Christian Education (A.C.E) in home school module. A student at SYF can receive a high school diploma. We are physically active with the kids and do things like running, marching and drills. The boys and girls facility are completely separated.
We are faith-based, designed to instill integrity, accountability, responsibility, and character while providing the teen girl or boy behavioral counseling and a quality education. In our residential and academic program, many will learn to reach for their highest potential while being given the tools and education to do so. We can accept tuition rates and low as $2,000 per month.
Boarding school for troubled boys & girls ages 10-18. We use the Accelerated Christian Education (A.C.E) in home school module.
Each student’s daily schedule provides time devoted to each of these areas:
- Devotionals
- Schoolwork/Homework
- Meals
- Work/Chores
- Physical Fitness
- Personal Hygiene
Each student’s daily schedule provides time devoted to each of these areas:
- Devotionals
- Schoolwork/Homework
- Meals
- Work/Chores
- Physical Fitness
- Personal Hygiene
Saint Bernard Preparatory School
Courses / Programs
Saint Bernard Preparatory School, located in Cullman (50 miles north of Birmingham), Alabama, is an accredited, co-ed, Catholic boarding and day school for grades 7-12. For over a century St. Bernard has been providing a quality education to generations of students. The success of the school operated by the Benedictine monks of St. Bernard Abbey is much more than the fine quality of classroom instruction.
The bonding between students and faculty, lasting friendships between classmates, extracurricular activities, and the lessons of life learned in a Christian setting, are an important part of the St. Bernard heritage. Saint Bernard Preparatory School is accredited by The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
St. Bernard offers students in Grades 7-12:
- A Catholic Christian education
- College preparatory curriculum
- 5 or 7-day boarding Supervised study hall
- An education accredited by The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
- A Catholic Christian education
- College preparatory curriculum
- 5 or 7-day boarding Supervised study hall
- An education accredited by The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
The Sagemont School
Courses / Programs
The Sagemont School in Weston, South Florida, is a private upper school offering programs to students from Grades 6 through 12. The Sagemont school is not a traditional boarding school, and does not offer on-campus residential facilities. Instead, through our homestay program, international students stay with a local American family for the school year.
Students of our international program come from a wide range of countries, including China, South Korea, Japan, Bahamas, South America, Croatia, Germany, Scandinavia and more.
The Sagemont School has well established contacts with quality Colleges and Universities in Florida and the south east region.
The Sagemont School is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) which validates our curriculum as college preparatory. Additionally, we are accredited by the Association of Independent Schools of South Florida (AISF) which identifies us as one of the premier private schools.
• Homestay Program with an American family
• Middle School Subjects include: English, Math, Science, Social Science, Writing & more..
• High School / College Preparatory curriculum focuses on the Florida Department of Education state requirements
• High School Honors Program
• Advanced Placement (AP) Courses
• ESL - English as a Second Language
• Middle School Subjects include: English, Math, Science, Social Science, Writing & more..
• High School / College Preparatory curriculum focuses on the Florida Department of Education state requirements
• High School Honors Program
• Advanced Placement (AP) Courses
• ESL - English as a Second Language
Indian Springs School
Courses / Programs
Indian Springs School (ISS), located 20 minutes from Birmingham, Alabama, is an accredited, independent, co-ed, college preparatory day and boarding school offering grades 8-12 Day & 9-12 Boarding. ISS is nationally and internationally known for its academic excellence. Our graduates have gained the skills, knowledge and personal strengths that enable them to do outstanding work at colleges all over the country.
ISS has been granted dual accreditation by SAIS (Southern Association of Independent Schools) & SACS (the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools).
Academic Courses:
- Day Programs (Grades 8-12)
- Boarding Programs (Grades 9-12)
Courses include:
- English
- Math
- History
- Foreign language
- Science
- Physical Education
- Music History
- Art History
- Advanced Placement Courses...
- Day Programs (Grades 8-12)
- Boarding Programs (Grades 9-12)
Courses include:
- English
- Math
- History
- Foreign language
- Science
- Physical Education
- Music History
- Art History
- Advanced Placement Courses...
Prayer Mountain Boys Academy, Pike County
Courses / Programs
Located in Pike County GA, 50 miles south of Atlanta, Prayer Mountain Boys Academy is a year-round, 15-month faith-based program for struggling / at-risk teen boys ages 13-17.Our Christian boarding school is specifically designed to help teen boys who are struggling with anger, defiance, minor substance abuse, and other destructive choices.
Our Christian boarding school for boys feels like a home. The beautiful 36-acre campus gives boys a peaceful and spacious setting in which to make lasting life change.
Our committed staff understand the situations facing these young men, many from personal experience, and they love the boys like family. We help them to grow in their relationships with themselves and with each other and, in time, to heal broken relationships with their parents and families.
15-month Christ-centered Boarding Program for at-risk individuals (ages 13-17)
Students who enter our program exhibit issues and behaviors such as:
- Low self-esteem
- Rebellion/Anger/Defiance
- Depression
- Suicidal thoughts
- Deceitfulness/Theft
- Manipulation
- Promiscuity/Gender confusion
- Drug experimentation
- Alcohol or prescription drug abuse
- Self-harm
Students who enter our program exhibit issues and behaviors such as:
- Low self-esteem
- Rebellion/Anger/Defiance
- Depression
- Suicidal thoughts
- Deceitfulness/Theft
- Manipulation
- Promiscuity/Gender confusion
- Drug experimentation
- Alcohol or prescription drug abuse
- Self-harm