Researching Therapeutic Boarding Schools in Wexford, Pennsylvania?  Would You Peek at Shepherd’s Hill Academy, Though it is Not in Wexford, Pennsylvania?

boarding school with counselingWhile you seek out therapeutic boarding schools in Wexford, Pennsylvania, perhaps you will consider an acclaimed therapeutic program in an alternative city other than Wexford, Pennsylvania for a better option? Shepherd’s Hill Academy in Georgia features all the best options in a therapeutic program, plus a commitment to building integrity of character in young people so they can impact the culture for the glory of God.

The Best Tools of Wilderness Programs and Therapeutic Boarding Schools On Our Georgia Campus

Shepherd’s Hill Academy, located in northeast Georgia, is a hybrid between a therapeutic wilderness program and a boarding school with counseling. Teens arrive at Shepherd’s Hill Academy from all around the country, including from Wexford, Pennsylvania. Though it is a distance for some, parents find it valuable for their teenager to spend time in a new environment away from their local peer group.

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A Christ-Centered Therapeutic Boarding School

Shepherd’s Hill Academy is unashamedly Christ-centered, believing that a change of heart due to a relationship with Jesus is the only real and lasting change. We offer a first-rate education, person-to-person mentoring and counseling, equine therapy, and teamwork exercises to help teens grow character and learn to make responsible choices.

Getting Started on the Right Foot — Our Wilderness Program

The early part of enrollment at Shepherd’s Hill Academy is a wilderness program, intended to get rid of distractions, build trust and encourage teamwork. Removing technology and other conveniences gives teens an opportunity to contemplate more meaningful issues of life. The necessity of collaborating to meet basic daily needs requires coping and teamwork abilities, pushing teens to consider their obligation to others. As they observe staff and leaders who submit to God as the true Authority, they find a reference point for themselves and can more appropriately relate to authority and to others.

For Parents Seeking a Therapeutic Boarding School in Wexford, Pennsylvania, We Offer a Well-Rounded Therapeutic Program and Accredited School

troubled teen programOnce teens display responsible choices and take ownership of their growth, they shift to the residential program and live in a home on campus. This phase prepares them to transition into society as privileges and individual freedoms are restored. Careful instruction of parents in our retreats also happens during this step in readiness for the teen’s return home.

All throughout the program, the teens receive regular counseling and attend our on-campus, fully accredited junior and senior high school, staffed with Georgia certified instructors. We desire students to continue their studies in college, so we include test prep for the SAT and ACT as part of our ordinary curriculum.

Would You Like to Know More About Our Residential Program? Please Contact Us By Phone or Our Online Inquiry Form

Therapeutic counseling program for teensIn short, Shepherd’s Hill Academy embodies the characteristics necessary to transform troubled teens into productive, caring, and spiritually mature young men and women. With God’s help, we do all we can to counsel, mentor and help our resident teens become responsible, educated and godly citizens.

Please think about looking beyond Wexford, Pennsylvania to see how our distinctive blend of wilderness, counseling and residential programs can bring restoration to your family.

Though we are not in Wexford, Pennsylvania, please take a minute to investigate our website, then if you need any other questions answered, the first step is to fill out our inquiry form or call us today.

More about boarding schools in or near Wexford, Pennsylvania:
Wexford is an unincorporated community in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The area known as Wexford is split among multiple municipalities, including Franklin Park, McCandless, Pine Township, and Marshall Township. It is named after County Wexford, Ireland.
Home to many upper-middle-class people, Wexford’s commercial landscape is dominated by a mixture of corporate chains, car dealerships, and a number of local small businesses, concentrated on the main thoroughfare of the “Wexford Flats”, U.S. Route 19. It is also home to what is considered to be one of the top high schools in Pennsylvania, North Allegheny Senior High School. Other schools in the area are Pine-Richland High School, and Vincentian Academy.
It was recently ranked the twenty-eighth best place to live by Money magazine, despite it being essentially a postal zip code and a general descriptor of a section of suburban Pittsburgh, not a formal town. The presence North Allegheny Senior High School, a large, well funded public high school, the numerous businesses, and a number of churches along the “Wexford Flats” gives the area a more distinct community identity than simply an otherwise unremarkable suburb in the Greater Pittsburgh Area. Adjacent to Wexford is North Park and North Park lake. This area is a great feature to the community featuring many hiking/biking trails, 5 mile paved running path around the lake, many pavilions for outdoor events, outdoor ice rink, golf course, dog parks, and local restaurants and shops. The lake is currently under construction including dredging and refinishing shore lines, but plans to be completed by 2012.
The Wexford area is a growing community with subdivisions and neighborhoods constantly increasing. To account for the immense increase in population in the past few years and for years to come, the county has finally been forced to make a change to Rt 19, the road that runs clear through the “flats”. This will be an ongoing project, with a projected due date of 2012. The four lane (two each way) road is prone to accidents, due to the amount of traffic and the difficulty in making turns onto side roads. The project includes adding a center turning lane starting before North Allegheny Senior High School to Church Road.
Excerpt about boarding schools in Wexford, Pennsylvania, used with permission from Wikipedia.

Thank you again for considering Shepherd’s Hill Academy as you look for
therapeutic boarding schools for your teenager in or near Wexford, Pennsylvania.