Looking for an alternative for troubled boys in Missouri? Perhaps you will look at Heartland Boys Academy, an affordable Christian boarding school in Western Kentucky. Heartland is an adventure-based year-round boarding school serving boys from Missouri.

Heartland Boys Academy accepts underperforming boys from across America, including from Missouri. It is non-denominational Christian boarding school that employs adventure as a powerful therapeutic method for turning around troubled boys. We are an early intervention school with a calling to lead wayward teens to fulfill their specific purpose, or destiny, in Christ.

Heartland exclusively enrolls troubled or struggling boys. Parents of these boys find it constructive for their boy to grow in a new environment here at Heartland that is detached from negative influences back home in Missouri. We demonstrate love and respect to disrespectful and difficult boys who are in need of a better life perspective including a new spiritual belief system. Our mentoring and encouragement is meant to bring about transformation where there was once only negative motivations and failed family relationships.

Accredited School for Boys from Missouri

Our commitment to a quality education is also a top priority. Heartland Boys Academy is a fully accredited private school that operates under a model of independent study with tutelage. Students work through courses at their own speed, with weekly objectives set by teaching staff 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 Missouri, who come here 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 helps students to do their best. 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 can see at a glance how well each student is doing. Students who fail to keep up or are not understanding a certain topic are helped, but if they are dragging their feet as an act of rebellion, they may jeopardize some on-campus privileges like special outings until they choose to get caught up.

Heartland’s Spiritual Focus

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

Many Missouri teenagers who come have dismissed their spiritual heritage or have never professed belief in Christ. Heartland offers an open environment for them to renew or gain their faith, perhaps for the first time. Godly character permeates every aspect of life at Heartland Boys Academy.

Where Boys from Missouri, Can Receive Leadership Training

In addition to helping capable students get back on track academically and spiritually, we provide specific leadership training to unleash the potential in each boy. We teach teens to serve and love others. Mission trips and community service events provide real life experience and application of the leadership principles demonstrated at Heartland.

Replacing the Bad Attitudes with a Positive Peer Culture

Heartland knows that adolescents and their families in Missouri, face enormous pressure 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 asserts that teens can learn self-worth, significance, dignity, and responsibility only as they devote themselves to the positive values of serving and caring for others.

Where Adventure Therapy is a Primary Tool

Adventure therapy is a primary 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 improve their communication skills. It also helps improve 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 transformation. It is meant to contribute to character maturation. Every boy participates in 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 a therapeutic school like Heartland, students enjoy being able to engage in many activities and new adventure experiences during their time here. Adventure therapy used at Heartland are where boys learn to listen, learn regulation skills, and push themselves to overcome challenging fun tasks. The challenges students face through our adventure programming are meant to forge a more positive identity, build character, and develop 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 manage the adventure program in a safe and effective way for boys from Missouri. The same team members who live with students all week, building rapport and making connections, are then able to mentor the boys during their adventure activities.

Heartland Boys Academy is a place of healing and hope for boys from Missouri. We have been privileged to see many at-risk and struggling teens 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 contact us through our online inquiry form.

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