Pre-Teen Therapeutic Boarding Schools

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Featured Pre-Teen Therapeutic Boarding Schools

My Fathers Arrows

Florida

Trauma-Informed Home and School for Children from Difficult or Failed Adoption or Foster Care Situations Who Need Therapeutic Support and...   > > Continued

Type(s): Boys, Coed, College Prep, Girls, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen, Religious

River View Christian Academy

River View Christian Academy helps girls, ages 12-17, who are struggling academically due to negative influences or behavior. It is...   > > Continued

Type(s): College Prep, Girls, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen, Religious

Stillwater Academy

Highly Specialized Therapy and Schooling with In-Person Licensed Teachers | A Residential Treatment Center for Troubled TeenagersStillwater Academy provides a...   > > Continued

Type(s): Boys, Coed, Girls, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Sunset Bay Academy

California

Where Affordable, Faith-Based Therapy Helps Teens Begin a New Direction. Sunset Bay Academy is a Christian-based residential boarding school and therapeutic...   > > Continued

Type(s): Boys, Coed, Girls, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen, Religious

Thrive Girls Ranch and Home

Thrive Girls Ranch & Home is a year-round Christian boarding school for difficult and misbehaving girls, ages 12-17, and is...   > > Continued

Type(s): Girls, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen, Religious

Vive Adolescent Treatment

Who It HelpsAdolescents ages 12–17 in a mental health crisisWhat It ProvidesShort-term psychiatric stabilization and treatmentWhat It Is NotA long-term...   > > Continued

Type(s): Boys, Coed, Girls, Licensed, Pre-Teen

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Other Pre-Teen Therapeutic Boarding Schools

Adelbrook

Connecticut

Meeting the developmental and behavioral challenges of children, young adults and families through a range of professional, educational, residential and...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen, Religious

Alabama Institute for Deaf and…

Alabama

The Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (AIDB) is the world’s most comprehensive education, rehabilitation and service program serving individuals...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Allendale Association

Illinois

The Allendale Association is a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to excellence and innovation in the care, education, treatment and advocacy...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Bachman Academy

Tennessee

Located in Southeast Tennessee, Bachman Academy is a day and boarding school for middle and high school students, with diagnosed...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Bancroft Neuro Health

New Jersey

An intensive program for children and adolescents facing severe behaviors that have interrupted family life, education, community recreation and socialization,...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Bayfield Homes

Bayfield's history of success is based on commitment and common sense. We are recognized as an organization providing best practices...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Benedictine School for Exceptional Children

Maryland

The Benedictine School is a non-graded, twelve-month residential and day school for males and females, ages 5-21, grades K-12 with...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Boston Higashi

Massachusetts

Our Mission is to help children and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder learn to reach their full potential through...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Brattleboro Retreat

Vermont

The Brattleboro Retreat offers high-quality inpatient psychiatric and addiction treatment as well as on-campus educational services designed to help your...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Camphill Special School

Pennsylvania

Camphill Special School is a Waldorf school accredited by AWSNA and the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Camphill Special School

Pennsylvania

Serving children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, Camphill Special School is a licensed and approved private school that offers individualized...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Center for Discovery, The

New York

Our school program educates children ages 5-18 with complex disabilities including medical frailties and Autism Spectrum Disorders. The Center is...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Children’s Center of Hamden, The

Connecticut

For children who struggle with serious emotional, behavioral, psychological and social issues, The Children’s Center of Hamden is one of...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Children’s Hope Alliance

North Carolina

Children’s Hope Alliance is the combination of Barium Springs and Grandfather Home for Children joining forces to serve children and...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Pre-Teen

Children’s Program/MIPH

South Carolina

The Children’s Residential Program provides individualized, comprehensive, family centered treatment for children with emotional behavior problems who have been unsuccessful...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Pre-Teen

Cinnamon Hills

Cinnamon Hills Youth Crisis Center is among the foremost behavioral health centers specially servicing teenagers who are in a state...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Cookson Hills Christian School –…

Oklahoma

For many kids, Cookson Hills is their childhood home. For others it’s a temporary home for about two years. All...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Pre-Teen, Religious

Copperhills Youth Center

Our team of physicians, nurses, teachers, licensed therapists and mental health associates will develop a treatment plan designed specifically for...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Cornerstones of Care

Missouri

Cornerstones of Care is dedicated to helping children and families achieve health, happiness, competence, and self-sufficiency. Across our family of...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Crotched Mountain

New Hampshire

Located on an idyllic 1,400-acre campus in Greenfield, New Hampshire, Crotched Mountain School is a fully accredited PK-12 residential and...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch

North Dakota

Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch is a Christian ministry that provides a place to heal for children, ages 10-18, who...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen, Religious

Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch

North Dakota

Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch is a Christian residential treatment and educational center for children and their families. We help...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen, Religious

Evergreen Center

Massachusetts

The Evergreen Center was founded in 1982 by Dr. Robert F. Littleton, Jr. to provide day and residential treatment services...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

F.L. Chamberlain School

Massachusetts

Welcome to Chamberlain International School, a co-educational therapeutic boarding and day school, serving students ages 11-22 from Massachusetts, across the...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Pre-Teen

Falcon Ridge Ranch

We are a place where hope is restored, emotional wounds are healed, and troubled girls get back what was lost....   > > Continued

Type(s): College Prep, Girls, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Gateway Woods

Indiana

Gateway Woods School is a fully accredited, Christian school on our residential campus. It is designed for students from grades...   > > Continued

Type(s): High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen, Religious

Genesee Lake School

Wisconsin

Genesee Lake School is a nationally recognized school dedicated to improving the lives of children, adolescents, and young adults with...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Glenwood (Autism School)

Alabama

Glenwood leads the state of Alabama in providing behavioral health care and educational services for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

High Frontier, The

The High Frontier is a residential treatment center and boarding school that serves a co-educational student population between the ages...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Hope Harbor

Minnesota

Hope Harbor is a privately funded 501 C3 non profit organization operating as a Christian ministry, committed to serving teens...   > > Continued

Type(s): Boys, Coed, Girls, Licensed, Pre-Teen, Religious

Idaho Youth Ranch

When Idaho youth need our help, we assess their challenges, their circumstances, their needs, and their support system in order...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Pre-Teen

Intermountain Children’s Home

Montana

Intermountain Children's Home provides professional, integrated, intermediate residential care adapted for the individual needs of each child. The focus is first...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Kids Peace – Bowdon Campus

Georgia

KidsPeace is a private charity that has been helping kids in crisis since 1882. The 60-bed Georgia facility offers Room,...   > > Continued

Type(s): Boys, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

King’s Daughter School

Tennessee

The King’s Daughters’ School is a residential school for individuals ages 7 to late adulthood with developmental disabilities. KDS offers...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, College Prep, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

La Amistad

Florida

La Amistad Behavioral Health Services has two campuses located in Maitland and Winter Park, FL. Both offer a serene, homelike...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Lake Mary Center

Lakemary provides psychiatric residential treatment and specialized education for children from across the United States on our beautiful 32-acre campus...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Pre-Teen

Lakemary Center

Lakemary provides psychiatric residential treatment and specialized education for children from across the United States on our beautiful 32-acre campus...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Learning Clinic, The

Connecticut

The Learning Clinic provides strong academic instruction combined with a full range of clinical on-campus services. Each student receives personalized...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen, Wilderness Program

Logan River Academy

The staff of our school strongly believes in the importance of a truly therapeutic and nurturing treatment environment. They are...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Luther Hall RTC

North Dakota

Guided by God's love and grace, Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota brings healing, help and hope.[state-info]   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen, Religious

Marsh Foundation

The Marsh Foundation offers on-campus group homes for males and females ages 10 – 17. A specialized residential program provides...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Matheny School

New Jersey

Matheny is a special hospital for children and adults with medically complex developmental disabilities . . . a special education...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

May Center for Child Development

Massachusetts

May Institute is a nonprofit organization that provides educational, rehabilitative, and behavioral healthcare services to children and adults with autism.[state-info]   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Melmark

Pennsylvania

Melmark offers a full range of integrated programs and services for children with autism spectrum disorders, intellectual disabilities, brain injuries,...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Menninger Residential Treatment Program

One of the nation's leading inpatient psychiatric hospitals, we are dedicated to treating individuals with complex mental illness, including severe...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Meridell Achievement Center

Meridell Achievement Center is a Residential Treatment Center (RTC). We specialize in psychiatry and neuropsychiatry for children and adolescents (11-17).All...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Mid-Pacific Institute

Mid-Pacific is a school with a rich history of innovation focused on what our students are learning and how they...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, College Prep, High School, Junior High School, Pre-Teen

Midwest Center for Youth and…

Indiana

Midwest Center for Youth and Families opened its doors in 1997. Since then, we have been providing high quality care...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Northwest Children’s Home

Northwest Children’s Home is a private, non-profit residential treatment center for abused, neglected and abandoned children and youth in need...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Oaklawn, the Children’s Campus

Indiana

Oaklawn, The Children’s Campus provides residential programs for youth. Programs range from locked-secure and staff-secure to a group home, diagnostic...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Paradise School – Catholic

Pennsylvania

Paradise School provides emotional and behavioral support to school age children. In partnership with Lincoln Intermediate Unit 12, the school...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, Junior High School, Pre-Teen, Religious

S.A.I.L. at Ferncliff Manor

New York

SAIL at Ferncliff Manor provides quality, innovative educational programming for the residential children at Ferncliff Manor. In addition, the school...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Saint Francis Center at Salina

Our Residential Treatment Facility offers an interdisciplinary team of experienced and professional clinicians, counselors, program coordinators, and support staff to...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

San Marcos Treatment Center

Founded and in continuous operation since 1940, San Marcos Treatment Center has maintained its core belief in the value of...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Secret Harbor School

Washington

Secret Harbor doesn’t serve every child. Secret Harbor focuses its mission, resources and energy on a small number of young...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Pre-Teen

Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School

Illinois

Over the years, the Orthogenic School has become the standard in residential treatment. Our School offers a strong academic program,...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Spaulding Youth Center

New Hampshire

Spaulding Youth Center is a leading provider of educational, residential, therapeutic and foster care programs and services for children and...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Spring Mountain Treatment Center

Spring Mountain Treatment Center specializes in providing inpatient psychiatric services for adolescents, ages 12 – 17. Adolescents,like adults, may experience...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Springbrook

New York

Springbrook is a place where learning never ends, challenges are conquered and dependence is transformed into independence. We are a...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Pre-Teen, Religious

Stetson High School

Massachusetts

Stetson School is a nationally accredited, fully licensed, Chapter 766-approved Residential Treatment Program for boys, ages 9-22, who can benefit...   > > Continued

Type(s): Boys, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Stewart Home School

Kentucky

Since 1893, Stewart Home & School has been a community dedicated to the education of students with intellectual disabilities.  The...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Pre-Teen

Sunrise Girl’s Home/Academy

In keeping with our commitment to balance, Sunrise is the only teen girls’ residential treatment program that offers all three...   > > Continued

Type(s): Girls, High School, Junior High School, Pre-Teen

Sunrise School

California

Sunrise School offers comprehensive special education day school programs for students, ages 5 through 21, with moderate to severe global...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Pre-Teen

The Summit School

New York

Since 1968, The Summit School has been giving children with learning and adjustment challenges the attention they need to develop...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Timber Ridge School

Virginia

Timber Ridge School (Timber Ridge School) transforms the lives of emotionally disturbed and behaviorally disordered adolescent boys between the ages...   > > Continued

Type(s): Boys, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Uinta Academy

Uinta Academy is the nation’s leading multi-dimensional residential treatment center for adolescent girls. We specialize with girls who struggle with...   > > Continued

Type(s): Girls, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

United Methodist Children’s Home –…

Arkansas

The program cares for children and adolescents, ages 6 to 17, in a planned living and learning atmosphere in a...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen, Religious

Villa Maria

Maryland

Villa Maria Schools provide educational and clinical services for children with significant emotional, behavioral, and learning challenges.[state-info]   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen, Religious

Villa Santa Maria

New Mexico

The Villa Santa Maria was originally founded in 1955 as an orphanage by the Reverend Monsignor Bernard M. Burns who...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Wildwood School

New York

From the child struggling in school with a complex learning disability; to the adolescent with autism trying to navigate his...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Willow Springs Center

Our first step is to focus on the individual as a whole — developing self-esteem, repairing relationships, improving communication skills,...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

Woods Services Mollie Woods Program

Pennsylvania

Woods is a leading advocacy and service organization for people with exceptional challenges, disabilities and complex needs.We were founded a...   > > Continued

Type(s): Coed, High School, Junior High School, Licensed, Pre-Teen

We work with many programs beyond these. Call us today (888)964-3654.

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Pre-teen boarding schools designed for children who require additional academic support and mentoring offer a structured environment that focuses on holistic development. These institutions typically cater to students who face challenges in traditional schooling environments, providing them with tailored educational programs that address their specific needs. The curriculum is often supplemented with personalized tutoring, smaller class sizes, and specialized teaching methods that enhance learning and comprehension. This approach ensures that each student receives the attention and support necessary to thrive academically. Beyond academics, these schools also place a strong emphasis on personal and social development. Mentoring programs are a core component, pairing students with mentors who guide them through personal challenges and academic decisions. These mentors, often educators or professionals trained in child development, work closely with students to build their confidence, resilience, and social skills. The aim is to create a supportive community that fosters emotional growth and stability, helping students to develop healthy relationships and a positive self-image. The campus life at pre-teen boarding schools is designed to be engaging and supportive, with a variety of extracurricular activities that cater to diverse interests. Sports, arts, music, and club activities are integral, providing students with opportunities to explore new interests and talents. This well-rounded approach helps students to discover their passions and build a sense of belonging and accomplishment. With comprehensive support structures in place, these schools strive to equip students with the skills and attitudes needed to succeed in their future educational and personal endeavors.

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The best therapeutic programs and schools provide treatment for troubled teens. Should you need help finding programs for troubled teens for a troubled teenager, please let us know. This site includes a list of best therapeutic boarding schools, best residential treatment programs for teens, best wilderness programs, outdoor therapeutic and adventure therapy programs, and programs working with troubled teens. Therapeutic schools combine academic education with intensive therapy, counseling, and other therapeutic activities to help students address and overcome their challenges. Christian therapeutic boarding schools focus on religion as a therapeutic model. These schools typically have a team of mental health professionals, including therapists, counselors, and psychiatrists, who work with students to develop individualized treatment plans for troubled teens. Therapeutic boarding schools may also be known as emotional growth schools, residential treatment centers (RTC), or troubled teen schools.

Disclaimer: Some programs mentioned herein may not be clinically licensed to provide therapeutic services, though their therapists usually are. Always seek treatment by a licensed mental health professional.

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