Trying to find an alternative for struggling boys in North Dakota? Perhaps you will consider Heartland Boys Academy, an affordable Christian boarding school in Western Kentucky. Heartland is an alternative therapeutic boarding school serving boys from North Dakota.

Heartland Boys Academy accepts troubled boys from across the U.S., including from North Dakota. It is an evangelical boarding school that uses adventure as a powerful therapeutic method for turning around troubled boys. We are an alternative school with a purpose to lead wayward boys to fulfill their specific purpose, or destiny, in Christ.

Heartland exclusively works with 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 separate from negative influences back home in North Dakota. We show love and respect to disrespectful and unruly boys who are in need of a new life perspective including a foundational 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 School for Adolescents from North Dakota

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

Students from North Dakota, who attend Heartland achieve quick progress towards successful high school completion and beyond. Our partnership with Edgenuity facilitates an educational atmosphere that builds a desire to succeed, which gains momentum and helps students 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 classroom teachers make sure that our students 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 doing. Students who fail to keep up or are not understanding a certain topic are helped, but if they are falling behind as an act of rebellion, they may lose out on some on-campus privileges like free time until they choose 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 struggling teenagers from North Dakota. We are devoted to introducing every teen to a relationship with their Maker. We help them find their spiritual gifting and destiny in Christ.

Many North Dakota teens who attend have moved away from their spiritual heritage or have never professed belief in Christ. Heartland offers an open environment for them to take ownership of their faith, perhaps for the first time. Godly character permeates everything we do at Heartland Boys Academy.

Where Adolescents from North Dakota, Can Receive Leadership Training

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

Changing the Negative with a Positive Peer Culture

Heartland recognizes that teenagers and their parents in North Dakota, 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 asserts that young people can develop 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 feature of Heartland. We understand that boys are more open to discussion and learning while enjoying adventure activities, so we use those times to instill positive thinking and to improve their communication skills. It also helps improve their ability to work cooperatively 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 learned. 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 various activities and new adventure experiences during their time here. Adventure therapy activities at Heartland are where boys learn to listen, learn regulation skills, and push themselves to accomplish challenging fun tasks. The obstacles 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 North Dakota. The same guides who live with students all week, building rapport and making connections, are then able to teach students during their adventure activities.

Heartland Boys Academy is a place of healing and hope for boys from North Dakota. We have seen many at-risk and struggling boys 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 learn more, please call or inquire online today.