Boot Camps And Military Schools
Boot camps are military-style, semi-penal institutions that use discipline, military exercises, and rigorous physical training to "break" a defiant adolescent and supposedly return home a "good soldier" who will obey authority, follow rules, and improve behavior at home and school.
There is no therapy, no psychological intervention to address underlying emotional or behavioral problems that may have been developing over many years. The theory is that a swift "kick in the pants" will turn around a child who has probably been acting out for years. There is more than one type of boot camp. Some are state-run substitutes for juvenile jail. Some are privately run "get tough" camps where the "guards" enforce strict rules.
Some of them are there for no other reason than to challenge the student to follow the rules or break them, force physical exertion (forced long runs and obstacle courses), and generally shake up the child's perception of reality. Of course, this isn't reality. Most of us do not live in a boot camp or military atmosphere in the real world. These boot camps were created as a short-term alternative to military boarding schools. The idea is that you break the child's will (spirit?) and teach them that they are not the center of the universe.
Christian Boarding Schools
Some schools are sponsored by or backed by a particular religious organization. Many of these schools will not take a teen if they are diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder, or if the child is destructive, or angry. Many parents looking for placements have teens that are out of control and not fitting into a regular classroom. This being the case a school that won't take defiant children, is probably not going to work.
There are some Christian Boarding Schools that will take defiant teens however. We do work with a few that will. We do work with a Christian all girls boarding school, and it is very reasonably priced. They will take girls that don't want to be there, or that are defiant. The curriculum is usually accredited, and acceptable when the teen returns home.
Schools
Tipton Academy is an all boy's boarding school located in Tipton Kansas.
Tipton Academy employs Positive Peer Culture as their focused program approach.
This discipline has a long and successful history. Tipton Academy incorporates the basic components from this discipline.
Meadowlark Academy is an all girls boarding school that has been open for 4 years.
Meadowlark Academy is proud to offer services for troubled teen girls.
We believe that a program that combines structure, skill building, guided decision.