Boot Camps for Kids in Michigan

Unfortunately, sometimes even the most diligent of parents can end up with a troubled teenage child. Boot camps can help instill in a child self discipline, a sense of honor and respect for his fellow man. These programs emphasize learning how to work as team and being able to cooperate with other people.

  1. Midcourse Correction Challenge Camp

    • Located at Covenant Hills Camp in Otisville, Michigan, the Challenge Camp Weekend is an intense, 46-hour training for children ages 11 to 17 that has daily calisthenics, teamwork initiatives, work projects and high-adventure rope courses. The program is two nights with 24-hour supervision by camp counselors. They provide six meals that start with Friday dinner and end with Sunday lunch. There is even a two-hour parenting help session on Sunday prior to the child's graduation from the program. As of September 5, 2010, the cost is $425 per camper per weekend. A signed permission slip and medical form for the child is required to be turned in five days before camp starts.

      Midcourse Correction

      7015 Fieldcrest

      Suite 150

      Brighton , MI 48116-8547

      810-227-0243

      E-Mail: [email protected]

      midcoursecorrection.org

    Michigan Youth Challenge Academy

    • The Michigan Youth Challenge Academy is located at Fort Custer in Augusta, Michigan. This boot camp is run by the Michigan National Guard and is for male and female high school dropouts from the ages of 16 to 18. There is no cost to the cadet or family for participating in the program to attend MYC Academy, nor is there any military obligation for being in the program.

      MYC Academy - Michigan Youth ChalleNGe Academy

      Attn: Admissions & Graduate Affairs Office

      5500 Armstrong Drive, Bldg. 13

      Battle Creek, MI 49016-1099

      michigan.gov/dmva

      ngycp.org

    Highfields Residential Care Stabilization Program

    • The Highfields Residential boot camp is more intensive, and is appropriate only for those young men who have gotten themselves into serious trouble with the law and need a chance to turn their lives around. This camp is open all year round and has an onsite security team. The program can run from 14 days to 90 days, depending on the child's needs. Eligible campers are boys aged 12 through 17, who have not been referred due to arson or criminal sexual conduct and have not been diagnosed as psychotic. This camp is a combination of education, counseling sessions, work activities, physical activities and adventure activities via the Highfields Breakthrough Program.

      Highfields, Inc.

      5123 Old Plank Road

      P.O. Box 98

      Onondaga, MI 49264

      517-628-2287

      highfields.org

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