Trying to find an alternative for troubled boys in West Virginia? Perhaps you will look at Heartland Boys Academy, an affordable Christian boarding school in Western Kentucky. Heartland is an alternative therapeutic boarding school serving boys from West Virginia.

Heartland Boys Academy accepts underperforming boys from across the U.S., including from West Virginia. It is a faith-based boarding school that uses adventure as a powerful therapeutic tool for turning around difficult boys. We are an early intervention school with a mission to lead troubled teens to achieve their individual 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 West Virginia. 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 ungodly motivations and an impasse in the relationship with their parents.

Accredited Education for Boys from West Virginia

To provide a quality education is also our 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 pace, with weekly goals established by teaching staff 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 West Virginia, who come here 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 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 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 special outings until they understand it is better 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 youth from West Virginia. We are devoted to introducing every student to a relationship with their Maker. We help them find their spiritual gifting and purpose in Christ.

Many West Virginia teens who come have rebelled against their religious heritage or have never professed belief in Christ. Heartland offers a safe place for them to take ownership of their faith, perhaps for the first time. Godly character frames every aspect of life at Heartland Boys Academy.

Where Boys from West Virginia, Can Receive Leadership Training

Besides helping capable students learn to apply themselves academically and spiritually, we provide specific leadership training to unleash the potential in each student. We teach teens to serve and love other people. 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 acknowledges that teenagers and their families in West Virginia, face huge challenges from the culture. Teens are impacted 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 helping and caring for others.

Where Adventure Therapy is a Primary Tool

Adventure therapy is a primary therapeutic feature of Heartland. We understand that boys are more open to communicating and learning while participating in 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 in synch with others.

Adventure therapy is a type of experiential therapy that uses challenging adventure activities to aid the therapeutic healing process. It is meant to contribute to character development. Every student takes part 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 various activities and new adventure experiences during their stay. Adventure therapy activities 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 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 West Virginia. The same team members who live with students all week, building rapport and making connections, are then able to instruct the boys during their adventure activities.

Heartland Boys Academy is a place of healing and hope for boys from West Virginia. We have seen hundreds of at-risk and struggling teens transformed into hard-working, respectable young men. 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 guide your struggling boy toward life transformation. To find out more, please contact us today.