Boarding Schools for Troubled Boys and Girls

The teen that has a problem in school, when he is fearful and angry, or may be in some difficulty is known as a struggling teen. They don’t pay attention to their studies like other activities, such as video games or sports. They became angry very soon or may be violent at times. What is the reason for that? The main reason is that they have not fully developed their coping skills. They don’t believe in tomorrow but believe in the present day and the present time. They don’t feel that what they can get hurt by their actions. Some teens are overly worried about their physical condition and they think they are too fat or some of them think they are too thin. There are various troubled teens, who are suffering from many diseases such as: alcoholism, drug dependency, smoking, ADD/ADHD, depression, ODD, HIV/AIDS, low self esteem and running away from home. They are also in the category of struggling teens. There are some schools for these struggling teen as boarding school, military school, residential school and Christian school which may be useful in their treatment.

The boarding school is the place where the teens are permanently live with their peers. Boarding schools provide a facility of living and educating together. The group of teacher monitors them permanently to all their student’s activities including reading, meal and for their clothing’s. The amount of time for living in the boarding school may be 1-12 years. The student spends their mostly time of childhood in the boarding school. The teens that have a problem of learning disabilities, emotional and behavior problem are treated here. The individual sight of every student makes them a perfect man. The teachers involve in all their activities and get help for promoting them.

Military schools are for those struggling teens that have a low school attendance, irrespective of parents and elders, typical behavior and emotional problem. Military school can provide the most effective way for making teenagers respectable, hard working and responsible person. The school is well structured and military based institution where the struggling teens are motivated for daily exercise and physical training. The military school also helps for those troubled teens that are regularly using drugs and alcohol.

There are some schools in which the environment and atmosphere of schools are home based. The home like environment gives the teens a better way of learning and helps with behavior modification. The residential schools are beneficial for those struggling teens that are facing problems like ADD/ADHD, mental disorders, depression and drug or chemical dependence. The teens are getting therapy in a group setting and from a therapist which greatly helps teens deal directly with their problems. Parents can also help the therapists to identify the actual problems their teens are dealing with or experiencing.

Christian schools are created for those Christian families with troubled teens that are not bible oriented and have bad behaviors including wearing poor clothing and rough language. Christian schools provide a Christ-centered, challenging academic program with instruction based on the Biblical view of God and the world. These schools teach, influence and encourage the teenagers to effectively integrate the biblical truth into their daily life. They are also motivated for accepting the culture of Christ.

Troubled Teens that Abundant Life Academy serves are basically good kids from good Christian families who have been hooked by a pervasive secular society, causing them to remain emotionally immature, unsatisfied, and in desperate need of redirection. 

“Today's troubled teens act as if they were 8, however they are demanding to be treated as if they were 30."   Craig Rogers , Executive Director

The answer to restoring a troubled teenager who is from a Christian family, a family who has raised this child with good morals and righteous living, is to "restore" the Christ-centered principles through a dynamic leadership approach. There is nothing wrong with this teen, only that he or she is spoiled, entitled, and ungrateful. This teen lacks any perspective derived from having to "long-suffer" or "preserve". These children have been provided everything; safety, security, and plentiful resources. The problem is that they have never had to work for it… everything has always been provided. These adolescents have no idea of the hard work or sacrifice that their parents have had to go through in order to give these provisions to their children. These kids live in the "now", ever thinking about themselves, dissatisfied, empty, and demanding more. These troubled teens think that the world revolves around them and that they deserve what they seek without contributing to effort.

Abundant Life Academy is an early-intervention school for good kids from good Christian families. The typical ALA student is a gifted teen, yet is academically unmotivated. He/she is also rejecting their parent's Christian values and is now attracted to the excitement of the secular traps. This student is beginning to connect with the wrong crowd and needs an early intervention, to re-establish the importance of spiritual and academic pursuits.