Seeking out an alternative for troubled boys in Utah? Perhaps you will consider Heartland Boys Academy, a low-cost boarding school in Western Kentucky. Heartland is an adventure-based therapeutic boarding school serving boys from Utah.

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

Heartland exclusively works with 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 Utah. We display 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 brings about new thinking and motivations where there was once only negative motivations and an impasse in the relationship with their parents.

Accredited Education for Teens from Utah

Our commitment to a quality education is also a top priority. Heartland Boys Academy is a fully accredited high school that operates under a model of independent study with tutelage. Students work through courses at their own pace, with weekly goals set by instructors based on the student’s chosen course work. Heartland also supports students to work toward post-secondary goals by offering assistance with college testing.

Students from Utah, who come here achieve phenomenal progress towards successful high school completion and beyond. Our partnership with Edgenuity facilitates an educational atmosphere that spurs a desire 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 America.

While the Edgenuity program is intuitive and self-paced, our own certified on-campus 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 doing. Students who lag behind or are having difficulty with a specific topic are helped, but if they are failing as an act of rebellion, they may jeopardize some on-campus privileges like special outings until they understand it is better 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 youth from Utah. We are committed to introducing every teen to a relationship with their Maker. We help them find their spiritual gifting and purpose in Christ.

Many Utah teens who come have dismissed their religious 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 permeates everything we do at Heartland Boys Academy.

Where Teens from Utah, Can Gain Leadership Training

In addition to 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 other people. Mission trips and community service events give real life experience and application of the leadership principles taught at Heartland.

Changing the Bad Attitudes with a Positive Peer Culture

Heartland recognizes that adolescents and their families in Utah, face huge challenges from the culture. Teens are surrounded by a barrage of negative peer pressure. The Heartland plan for change is called Positive Peer Culture (PPC), which states that young people can develop self-worth, significance, dignity, and responsibility only as they devote themselves to the positive values of helping and caring for others.

Where Adventure Therapy is a Primary Tool

Adventure therapy is a key therapeutic feature of Heartland. We understand that boys are more open to talking and learning while participating in adventure activities, so we use those times to instill positive thinking and to develop better communication skills. It also facilitates improvement in their ability to work in synch with others.

Adventure therapy is a form of experiential therapy that uses challenging adventure activities to aid the therapeutic healing process. It is meant to contribute to character maturation. Every teen takes part in our adventure program because of the valuable life skills 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 time here. Adventure therapy used at Heartland are where boys learn to listen, learn regulation skills, and push themselves to accomplish challenging fun tasks. The challenges the boys 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 learn how to do it themselves. This is called experiential learning.

Our staff are trained to facilitate the adventure program in a safe and effective way for boys from Utah. The same guides 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 place of healing and hope for boys from Utah. We have been privileged to see many at-risk and struggling 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.

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