Boarding Schools for Troubled Teenage Boys

Sending your troubled teenage son to a boarding school can be a wise decision. Boarding schools help redirect negative behaviors while providing academic, social and emotional support. Most have programs rich in art and athletics, providing your troubled son with opportunities he may have previously been denied or refused to participate in.

  1. Southeastern Military Academy

    • Southeastern Military Academy is located in Florida and is a Tier 1 school with the U.S. Army. The program is a highly structured, 12 month program focusing on seven core values -- loyalty, duty, respect, self sacrifice, honor, integrity and personal courage.

      Your son will follow a strict, military-like schedule, waking up at 5:45 a.m. for school and physical training. He will receive therapy for anger management, to strengthen relationship building skills and master problem solving. Visitation and a required family program will allow you to grow along with your son, helping make his new attitude and behaviors permanent.

      Southeastern Military Academy

      638 SW Biltmore Street

      Port St. Lucie, FL 34983

      877-502-5832

      sema.us.com

    Stone Mountain School

    • Stone Mountain School is a boarding school for boys ages 11 to 17 located in North Carolina. The school program specializes in helping boys with learning disabilities and ADHD achieve academic success. Stone Mountain School uses a stage system to teach social and communication skills, along with self-esteem and regulation of behaviors.

      A child psychologist will oversee your child's medication regimen, if applicable. A normal day at the school begins at 6:30 a.m. for showers and chores. Your son will participate in school, meet with other students and a therapist, and enjoy a variety of outdoor activities, such as camping and fishing.

      Stone Mountain School

      126 Camp Elliot Road

      Black Mountain, NC 28711

      888-631-5994

      stonemountainschool.com

    Turning D Ranch

    • Turning D Ranch is a boarding ranch for boys ages 12 to 18 located in Montana. The ranch program focuses on helping teen boys with substance abuse, self-esteem issues and other negative behaviors.

      Therapy is a key component to the Turning D Ranch program. Your son will focus on the mental and emotional issues that keep him from performing at his best, both academically and socially. Individual and group therapy are provided on a daily basis. Turning D Ranch provides academics on campus, through independent study from your son's home school or by enrolling your son in the local public school.

      Turning D Ranch LLC

      P.O. Box 2092

      Thompson Falls, MT 59873

      866-581-9121

      turningdranch.com

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