Searching for an alternative for struggling boys in Kentucky? Perhaps you will consider Heartland Boys Academy, a low-cost boarding school in Western Kentucky. Heartland is an alternative therapeutic boarding school serving boys from Kentucky.

Heartland Boys Academy accepts troubled boys from across America, including from Kentucky. It is a faith-based boarding school that employs adventure as a powerful therapeutic tool for turning around negatively motivated boys. We are an alternative school with a purpose to lead wayward teenagers to achieve their specific purpose, or destiny, in Christ.

Heartland exclusively enrolls troubled or struggling boys. Parents of these boys find it beneficial for their boy to grow in a new environment here at Heartland that is detached from negative influences back home in Kentucky. We display love and respect to disrespectful and unruly boys who are in need of a new life perspective including a foundational spiritual belief system. Our mentoring and encouragement brings about new thinking and motivations where there was once only ungodly motivations and failed family relationships.

Accredited Academics for Boys from Kentucky

Our commitment to a quality education is also a top priority. Heartland Boys Academy is a fully accredited high school that uses a model of independent study with personalized instruction. Students complete courses at their own speed, with weekly goals set by instructors based on the student’s program of study. Heartland also supports students to prepare for post-secondary goals by helping them prep for college testing.

Students from Kentucky, who come here achieve quick progress towards successful high school completion and beyond. Our partnership with Edgenuity produces an educational environment that spurs a desire to succeed, which gains momentum and encourages the boys to do their best. Edgenuity is certified by COGNIA, the highest accrediting body for schools in America.

While the Edgenuity program is intuitive and self-paced, our own certified on-campus teachers make sure that the boys keep up their coursework. They tutor, answer any questions, and give each student plenty of encouragement. Our teachers can see at a glance how well each student is progressing. Students who fail to keep up or are having difficulty with a certain topic are helped, but if they are dragging their feet as an act of rebellion, they may lose out on some on-campus privileges like free time until they understand it is better to get caught up.

Heartland’s Spiritual Focus

Spiritual life is the foundational characteristic of Heartland Boys Academy. We believe that ultimately Jesus Christ is the only answer for troubled teens from Kentucky. We are devoted to introducing every boy to a relationship with their Maker. We lead them toward their spiritual gifting and purpose in Christ.

Many Kentucky teens who come have dismissed their religious heritage or have never professed faith in Christ. Heartland offers an open environment for them to take ownership of their faith as they may never have done before. Godly character surrounds every aspect of life at Heartland Boys Academy.

Where Boys from Kentucky, Can Gain Leadership Training

Besides helping capable students get back on track academically and spiritually, we offer specific leadership training to unlock the potential in each child. We teach teens to serve and love each other. Mission trips and community service events offer real life experience and application of the leadership principles taught at Heartland.

Replacing the Negative with a Positive Peer Culture

Heartland acknowledges that teens and their parents in Kentucky, face enormous pressure from the culture. Boys are assaulted by a barrage of negative peer pressure. The Heartland model for change is called Positive Peer Culture (PPC), which believes that young people can learn self-worth, significance, dignity, and responsibility only as they devote themselves to the positive values of helping and caring for others.

Where Adventure Therapy is a Primary Tool

Adventure therapy is an important therapeutic tool of Heartland. We find that boys are more open to discussion and learning while participating in adventure activities, so we use those times to instill better thinking and to develop better communication skills. It also facilitates improvement in their ability to work in synch with others.

Adventure therapy is a form of experiential therapy that uses challenging adventure activities to aid the therapeutic transformation. It plays a key role in character development. Every boy is a part of our adventure program because of the valuable life skills that can be gained. We offer many kinds of adventure activities including camping, backpacking, rappelling, canoeing, swimming, hiking, hunting, and spelunking (cave exploration).

At therapeutic boarding school like Heartland, students enjoy being able to engage in various activities and new adventure experiences during their stay. Adventure therapy used at Heartland are where boys learn to listen, learn regulation skills, and push themselves to overcome challenging fun tasks. The obstacles the boys face through our adventure programming are meant to forge a more positive identity, build character, and create a sense of accomplishment. Students do not just participate in the activity; they reach for a goal and accomplish it. This is a therapy know as experiential learning.

Our team are trained to manage the adventure program in a safe and effective way for boys from Kentucky. The same guides who live with students all week, building rapport and making connections, are then able to instruct the boys during their adventure activities.

Heartland Boys Academy is a place of healing and hope for boys from Kentucky. We have been privileged to see hundreds of at-risk and troubled teens transformed into hard-working, respectable graduates. We help restore teens to their families; healthy, confident, and spiritually and academically on track. Call (888)300-2830 to learn more today, or contact us through our online inquiry form.

To discover how our Christ-centered adventure-based therapeutic boarding school program can lead your struggling boy toward life transformation. To discover more, please contact us today.