Trying to find an alternative for struggling boys in Massachusetts? Perhaps you will consider Heartland Boys Academy, an affordable Christian boarding school in Western Kentucky. Heartland is an adventure-based year-round boarding school serving boys from Massachusetts.

Heartland Boys Academy enrolls underperforming boys from across America, including from Massachusetts. It is non-denominational Christian boarding school that uses adventure as a powerful therapeutic tool for turning around troubled boys. We are an alternative school with a mission to lead troubled boys to realize their individual purpose, or destiny, in Christ.

Heartland exclusively serves troubled or struggling boys. Parents of these boys find it beneficial for their boy to experience a new environment here at Heartland that is away from negative influences back home in Massachusetts. We demonstrate love and respect to disrespectful and seemingly unlovable boys who are in need of a better life perspective including a new spiritual belief system. Our mentoring and encouragement brings about new thinking and motivations where there was once only negative motivations and an impasse in the relationship with their parents.

Accredited Academics for Teens from Massachusetts

Our commitment to a quality education is also a top priority. Heartland Boys Academy is a fully accredited private school that employs a program of independent study with tutelage. Students complete courses at their own pace, with weekly goals established by teaching staff based on the student’s chosen course work. Heartland also supports students to prepare for post-secondary goals by helping them prep for college testing.

Students from Massachusetts, who attend Heartland achieve quick progress towards successful high school completion and beyond. Our partnership with Edgenuity facilitates an educational environment that spurs motivation to succeed, which gains momentum and encourages the boys to reach their full potential. Edgenuity is certified by COGNIA, the highest accrediting body for schools in the United States.

While the Edgenuity program is intuitive and self-paced, our own certified classroom teachers make sure that the boys keep up their coursework. They tutor, answer any questions, and give each student plenty of encouragement. Our teachers are kept informed online how well each student is progressing. Students who lag behind or are having difficulty with a specific topic are helped, but if they are falling behind as an act of rebellion, they may jeopardize 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 cornerstone aspect of Heartland Boys Academy. We believe that ultimately Jesus Christ is the only answer for troubled teens from Massachusetts. We are devoted to introducing every boy to a relationship with their Maker. We help them find their spiritual gifting and destiny in Christ.

Many Massachusetts teenagers who enroll have dismissed their religious heritage or have never professed belief in Christ. Heartland offers an open environment for them to renew or gain their faith as they may never have done before. Godly character permeates every aspect of life at Heartland Boys Academy.

Where Teens from Massachusetts, Can Gain Leadership Training

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

Replacing the Bad Attitudes with a Positive Peer Culture

Heartland knows that teenagers and their families in Massachusetts, face huge challenges from the culture. Teens are assaulted by a barrage of negative peer pressure. The Heartland model for change is called Positive Peer Culture (PPC), which states that teens can learn self-worth, significance, dignity, and responsibility only as they become committed to the positive values of serving and caring for others.

Where Adventure Therapy is Paramount

Adventure therapy is a primary therapeutic feature of Heartland. We understand 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 type of experiential therapy that uses challenging adventure activities to aid the therapeutic healing process. It is meant to contribute to character maturation. Every boy is a part of our adventure program because of the important values that can be gained. We offer a number of adventure activities including camping, backpacking, rappelling, canoeing, swimming, hiking, hunting, and spelunking (cave exploration).

At an adventure therapy program like Heartland, students are allowed 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 learn how to do it themselves. This is a therapy know as experiential learning.

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

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

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