Christian boarding schools for boys and girls - a therapeutic wilderness program and academy for troubled teen boys and girls, located in Georgia.

Christian boarding school foundersA Therapeutic Christian Boarding School for Boys and Girls who are Struggling

“I will give you Shepherds after my own heart, who will lead you with knowledge and understanding.” Jeremiah 3:15

We know your child…we really do. Through 20 years working with difficult and rebellious teenagers, we know what you are going through. Your home has become a nightmare. Your child is angry, running with the wrong crowd, perhaps dabbling in drugs, alcohol or sex, and in trouble at school. You’ve been told your teen has an addiction or disorder. He/she has been in counseling, but that doesn’t seem to be helping. And now you don’t know what to do. Nothing is working, so a new plan needs to be put in place. That’s what our program is all about. Many parents attribute our program to saving their teen’s life and getting them back on track motivationally, academically and spiritually. — Trace and Beth Embry, Founders

Christian Boarding School and Wilderness Program

Unapologetically Christian, because without a change of heart, there is no REAL change.

SHA's wilderness program and school is a hybrid between a therapeutic wilderness program and a Christian boarding school. It includes wilderness therapy to teach struggling teens about God, life and teamwork, while offering a fully accredited school. It features equine therapy, group and individual counseling, and teamwork exercises.

We’ve combined the best of other therapeutic programs into one program that both includes the wilderness aspect and a first class education. And, of course, the pivotal factor is that we teach the kids to look to God for their strength and for answers for their life.

The constant stimulation of God’s love and truth through our staff is meant to mentor a child’s appetites to hunger for more wholesome activities. Although our Christ-centered approach to education operates as any other modern school, the intentionally primitive living conditions relieve kids of the many negative cultural influences that are bombarding them from every direction today. Peer pressure is turned inside out as kids are taught to think critically about the important issues of life. Faulty thinking patterns are exposed for what they are.

Kids learn to discern and distinguish the difference between intelligence, knowledge, and wisdom; and how they all apply to life and reality. Kids get another chance at childhood, while learning how to properly approach and address the critical issues of adulthood. Peace and sanity return to the family as parents also learn through our retreats and constant contact.

What Our Past Residents Say...

"Growing up, I was a problem child, always getting in trouble with not only my parents, but with the law. I lived for the parties, the drugs, the alcohol, and the sex. But, since coming to Shepherd's Hill Academy, I have found God and a new way of living."
- Boarding school graduate from Florida

"I made TRUE friends and I put the emphasis on 'true.' Friends that will hold me accountable and tell me not what I want to hear, but what I NEED to hear. I also had counselors who taught me how to be a more Godly man, and teachers who were understanding and extremely helpful... More of this testimonial >>

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Georgia school accreditationequine therapy through Reins of Life AACS school accreditation American Association of Christian Counselors

Boarding Schools and Wilderness Programs for Troubled Teens

When you need help finding Christian boarding schools for girls or therapeutic boarding schools for girls, our referrals department can help. We also refer to therapeutic boarding schools for boys and girls and rehabs for men and boys. Some Christian boarding schools for teens are coed, so we can help you find the best Christian boarding schools for girls and boys. Finally, we can refer you to boys ranches or therapeutic programs for boys.
Teens come to our wilderness program and school for boys and girls located in Georgia (GA) mostly from Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois in the central states from Arkansas, Oklahoma, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Idaho in the north, and from Florida, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Alabama and New Jersey along the east coast and southeast states.

Shepherd's Hill is a wilderness program with behavioral therapy counseling for troubled teens, struggling teens, angry teens, teens with ADD, ADHD, OCD, and rebellion.

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