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Christian Boarding School for Troubled Kids in Mobile, AL
Saving Youth Foundation, Mobile:
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. We can accept tuition rates and low as $2,000 per month.
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Academic Programs:
SYF has an 80% pass/ fail rate with fully-accredited academics. We use the Accelerated Christian Education (A.C.E) in home school module, which not only teaches academics, but also teaching the fundamentals of building character. 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.
Each student’s daily schedule provides time devoted to each of these areas:
- Devotionals
- Schoolwork/Homework
- Meals
- Work/Chores
- Physical Fitness
- Personal Hygiene
Core Values:
SYF instills the following values into our students:
- Education- It is important that our youth understand that without a proper education they will not be able to survive in today's society. Therefore education is a true value in life.
- Character- To become stronger inwardly with a better since of integrity.
- Spiritual Development- Everyone should be aware of their spiritual being and not allow themselves to be influence by the wrong spiritual entity. By becoming more spiritual they are more able to be guided by their God.
- Discipline- Understanding that there are consequences for every action. Therefore they must practice discipline themselves, before acting or speaking.
- Leadership- We work hard at teaching our youth the importance of leadership. The right leadership helps them to be more aware of those steering them in the wrong direction.
- Sportsmanship- It is important that youth learn to work together thus building a great relationship in a sportsman’s like manner.
For further information on our residential programs for difficult teenagers, please email us via our Contact Us page.
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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 from Alabama and across the United States.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.
Baylor School, Chattanooga
Courses / Programs
Located on the outskirts of Chattanooga (2 hours from Nashville), Tennessee, Baylor School is a co-educational private boarding school offering Grades 9-12. Boarding schools are well known for their academic excellence and Baylor is no exception. In addition to small class sizes, a diverse curriculum, and individual attention from teachers and advisers, our boarding students enjoy the distinct advantage of having an "extended family" that includes some of the greatest teachers in the country and students from around the world.
Baylor School’s vision, forged by 120 years of history, embraces the idea that we do not inherit the earth from our ancestors as much as we borrow it from our children.
Our focus is on the future and the realization of each student’s singular potential while we conserve the extraordinary resources that make Baylor such a fabulous place to learn
This 24-hour community allows our residential life faculty to seize every teachable moment whether in the classroom, around the dinner table, or in the dorm.
Co-Educational, Private Boarding School (Grades 9-12)
Subjects areas include:
- Computer Science
- English
- Fine Arts
- Foreign Language
- Mathematics
- Science
- Social Studies
- Athletics
- Fitness & conditioning
- Drama
- Art
- Music
- Photography...
Subjects areas include:
- Computer Science
- English
- Fine Arts
- Foreign Language
- Mathematics
- Science
- Social Studies
- Athletics
- Fitness & conditioning
- Drama
- Art
- Music
- Photography...
St. Stanislaus College Preparatory
Courses / Programs
St. Stanislaus College Preparatory, founded in 1854, is a private Catholic school located on the Mississippi Gulf Coast 50 miles east of New Orleans, Louisiana. Operated by the Brothers of the Sacred Heart, the school specializes in building character and helping young men in Grades 7-12 develop to their full potential and become happy, self-confident, well-educated adults.
St. Stanislaus is one of the largest Catholic resident high schools for boys in the United States. Over the years, students from 52 countries and 42 states have profited from the rich education and character building offered by St. Stanislaus.
This diversity promotes a heightened awareness of each student's value and provides opportunities for appreciation of other cultures and for lasting friendships with students from other countries. 98 percent of our senior class will go on to study at the college level.
Residential / Boarding School for Boys (Grades 7-12)
- Math, Science, English, Religion, Social Studies, Foreign Language, ESL, Computer Education, Business and Fine Arts, Honors and AP Courses
- Besides our full-time ESL student opportunity, we offer a 4 week ESL Camp for international students. Activities include ESL courses, water sports, and weekend cultural field trips
- Math, Science, English, Religion, Social Studies, Foreign Language, ESL, Computer Education, Business and Fine Arts, Honors and AP Courses
- Besides our full-time ESL student opportunity, we offer a 4 week ESL Camp for international students. Activities include ESL courses, water sports, and weekend cultural field trips
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
Teen Challenge Columbus Girls Academy
Courses / Programs
Teen Challenge Columbus Girls Academy is a Christian therapeutic boarding school for teen girls ages 12-17 years. Our academy is located in Seale in Russell County, Alabama, approximately 10 miles south-west of Phenix City AL, 15 miles south-west of Columbus, Georgia and 118 miles south-west of Atlanta, GA. We are an affordable therapeutic option with first-class facilities and academics for girls with life-controlling problems such as low self-esteem, depression, eating disorders, rebellion, defiance, deceitfulness, manipulation, and promiscuity.
Established over 45 years ago, Teen Challenge Columbus Girls Academy is a registered non-public school with the State of Alabama Department of Education.
We offer a disciplined and structured environment that emphasizes character development, spiritual growth and personal responsibility. Our therapeutic program for grils is designed to develop the whole person in four main areas: spiritual, social, academic and physical.
Therapeutic boarding school program for teen girls ages 12-17 years:
- Award winning Switched on Schoolhouse (SOS) Christian Education Curriculum offered by Alpha Omega Publications
- SOS is a comprehensive, Bible-based curriculum that offers computer-based learning for grades K-12
- SOS offers 5 core subjects & a variety of electives that compliment learning tools & enhances the teacher's ability to customize lessons to meet students' individual learning needs
- Therapeutic activities
- Award winning Switched on Schoolhouse (SOS) Christian Education Curriculum offered by Alpha Omega Publications
- SOS is a comprehensive, Bible-based curriculum that offers computer-based learning for grades K-12
- SOS offers 5 core subjects & a variety of electives that compliment learning tools & enhances the teacher's ability to customize lessons to meet students' individual learning needs
- Therapeutic activities