Seeking out an alternative for struggling boys in New Mexico? Perhaps you will look at Heartland Boys Academy, an affordable Christian boarding school in Western Kentucky. Heartland is an adventure-based therapeutic boarding school serving boys from New Mexico.

Heartland Boys Academy enrolls troubled boys from across the U.S., including from New Mexico. It is an evangelical boarding school that uses adventure as a powerful therapeutic method for turning around difficult boys. We are an early intervention school with a purpose to lead troubled boys 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 grow in a new environment here at Heartland that is separate from negative influences back home in New Mexico. We display love and respect to disrespectful and difficult 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 new thinking and motivations where there was once only ungodly motivations and failed family relationships.

Accredited Academics for Teens from New Mexico

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

Students from New Mexico, who attend Heartland achieve phenomenal progress towards successful high school completion and beyond. Our partnership with Edgenuity produces an educational atmosphere that builds a desire 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 classroom teachers make sure that the boys reach goals with 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 lag behind or are not understanding 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 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 New Mexico. We are dedicated to introducing every teen to a relationship with their Maker. We lead them toward their spiritual gifting and destiny in Christ.

Many New Mexico teens who come have moved away from their spiritual heritage or have never professed faith in Christ. Heartland offers a safe place 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 Teens from New Mexico, Can Receive Leadership Training

Besides helping capable students learn to apply themselves academically and spiritually, we present specific leadership training to unleash the potential in each child. We teach teens to serve and love others. Mission trips and community service events provide real life experience and application of the leadership principles taught at Heartland.

Reversing the Negative with a Positive Peer Culture

Heartland acknowledges that teenagers and their families in New Mexico, face enormous pressure from the culture. Teens are surrounded by a barrage of negative peer pressure. The Heartland model for change is called Positive Peer Culture (PPC), which asserts that teens can develop 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 a Primary Tool

Adventure therapy is a primary therapeutic tool of Heartland. We understand that boys are more open to talking and learning while enjoying adventure tasks, so we use those times to instill better thinking and to develop better 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 plays a key role in character maturation. Every teen participates in our adventure program because of the valuable life skills that can be gained. We offer a number 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 numerous 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 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 staff are trained to manage the adventure program in a safe and effective way for boys from New Mexico. The same team members who live with students all week, building rapport and making connections, are then able to teach the boys during their adventure activities.

Heartland Boys Academy is a campus teeming with healing and hope for boys from New Mexico. We have been privileged to see hundreds of at-risk and troubled boys transformed into hard-working, respectable graduates. We help restore boys 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 call or inquire online today.