Looking for an alternative for troubled boys in Minnesota? 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 Minnesota.

Heartland Boys Academy enrolls underperforming boys from across the U.S., including from Minnesota. It is non-denominational Christian boarding school that uses adventure as a powerful therapeutic method for turning around negatively motivated boys. We are an alternative school with a calling to lead wayward teens to fulfill their individual purpose, or destiny, in Christ.

Heartland exclusively works with troubled or struggling boys. Parents of these boys find it advantageous for their boy to experience a new environment here at Heartland that is detached from negative influences back home in Minnesota. We show love and respect to disrespectful and unruly boys who are in need of a better life perspective including a new spiritual focus in life. Our mentoring and encouragement is meant to bring about transformation where there was once only negative motivations and an impasse in the relationship with their parents.

Accredited Education for Teens from Minnesota

To provide a quality education is also our top priority. Heartland Boys Academy is a fully accredited high school that operates under a model of independent study with tutelage. Students complete courses at their own pace, with weekly objectives set by instructors based on the student’s program of study. Heartland also supports students to prepare for post-secondary goals by offering assistance with college testing.

Students from Minnesota, who attend Heartland achieve quick progress towards successful high school completion and beyond. Our partnership with Edgenuity produces an educational atmosphere that builds motivation to succeed, which gains momentum and encourages students 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 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 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 lose out on some on-campus privileges like fun times until they choose to get caught up.

Heartland’s Spiritual Focus

Spiritual life is the foundational component of Heartland Boys Academy. We believe that ultimately Jesus Christ is the only answer for troubled teenagers from Minnesota. We are dedicated to introducing every boy to a relationship with their Maker. We help them find their spiritual gifting and purpose in Christ.

Many Minnesota teenagers who attend have rebelled against their spiritual heritage or have never professed belief in Christ. Heartland offers a safe place for them to renew or gain their faith as they may never have done before. Godly character frames every aspect of life at Heartland Boys Academy.

Where Teens from Minnesota, Can Gain Leadership Training

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

Reversing the Negative with a Positive Peer Culture

Heartland recognizes that teens and their parents in Minnesota, face huge challenges from the culture. Boys are assaulted by a barrage of negative peer pressure. The Heartland plan for change is called Positive Peer Culture (PPC), which states that teens can learn self-worth, significance, dignity, and responsibility only as they embrace the positive values of serving and caring for others.

Where Adventure Therapy is Paramount

Adventure therapy is a key therapeutic tool of Heartland. We find that boys are more open to talking and learning while participating in adventure activities, so we use those times to instill better thinking and to improve their communication skills. It also facilitates improvement in their ability to work cooperatively 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 maturation. Every boy takes part in our adventure program because of the important values that can be learned. We offer many kinds of adventure activities including camping, backpacking, rappelling, canoeing, swimming, hiking, hunting, and spelunking (cave exploration).

At a therapeutic school 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 accomplish challenging fun tasks. The challenges students face through our adventure programming are designed 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 staff are trained to facilitate the adventure program in a safe and effective way for boys from Minnesota. The same team members who live with students all week, building rapport and making connections, are then able to instruct students during their adventure activities.

Heartland Boys Academy is a campus teeming with healing and hope for boys from Minnesota. We have seen many 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.

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