Therapeutic Boarding School Designed to Help Troubled or Struggling Teens
Is your teenager struggling? Are you looking for qualified, compassionate support, continued education, and a safe harbor for your teen away from peers and other influences at home and school? We invite you to learn more about Shelterwood. We understand how to transform a vision for a new life and new positive thinking in your child into reality.
Shelterwood is a licensed therapeutic boarding school. We believe that every interaction with teenagers in our care is a therapeutic opportunity that helps them change their behaviors and motivations from the inside out. Shelterwood provides individual, group, and family therapy along with an accredited school for at-risk youth. Unlike traditional boarding schools, we are uniquely equipped to treat struggling adolescents that may be spiraling out of control and showing signs of:
- Low self-esteem, depression or suicidal thoughts
- Abuse, anger, oppositional defiance or anxiety
- Drug use, alcohol use or other risky behaviors
- Academic challenges, learning difficulties or school suspensions
- Low motivation, manipulation, or poor peer choices
- Family conflict and discord
- Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Excellence in Academics
Shelterwood is designed to provide excellence in academics right along with life-changing therapy. Our program for teens is a year-long journey which fosters dynamic growth through small class sizes, one-to-one mentoring, small group discussions, recreational activities, and day-to-day living in community. Built on our love for Jesus, we walk alongside hurting teens and help them reconnect with their families and build healthier lives.
Shelterwood is a fully accredited, co-ed, treatment-oriented, boarding school for troubled teens designed to help boys and girls that are failing at school, at home, or within the community. We offer a structured environment to families of troubled teens, one where the teens receive expert guidance and counseling support while pursuing their high school diploma and developing healthy peer and family relationships. We strive to treat the whole child and the whole family therapeutically, educationally and spiritually.
Our therapeutic boarding school is ideally suited to ensure teenagers receive a topnotch accredited education while they are pursuing a new life and rebuilding positive goals and important familial bonds. From our science and computer labs to our gymnasium, swimming pool and dorm lounges, our students have an opportunity to explore and expand their various talents in a nurturing environment. Research has proven that youth that attend Shelterwood improve significantly in terms of behavior, family relations, social values, and school grades. Our caring, attentive, multifaceted approach has a lasting impact that goes well beyond what traditional boarding schools for troubled boys and boys can provide.
Shelterwood was founded in 1980 when it became clear that parents wanted a program that recognized their spiritual values and beliefs. Our ministry has grown in leaps and bounds through the years, as we have remained committed to the relationship model of care for troubled and hurting teens.
We invite you to explore our website and see for yourself what sets Shelterwood apart from other boarding schools, treatment centers, military schools, boot camps, wilderness programs and even other Christian boarding schools. To find out more, contact us directly or begin the application process online. We are here to help teens and their families realize their visions for a stronger, healthier and brighter future.
