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About
Us
Ages: 13-17 years of age (Boys Only)
Length: 1 year
or optional 60-90 day Program (Results based Program)
Tuition: Financial Options for WRA Boarding School Tuition
Financing: Loans
available
Program Type: Boarding
School with Therapeutic and Educational Components
White River Academy offers: Academics,
Health and Therapy, Family Support, Self Esteem Building, Positive
Peer Culture, and Recreation Therapy.
60
or 90 Day Wake Up Call Program
In some cases a child has not yet reached
the point where they need a long term program to turn their inappropriate
behaviors around. In this case White River Academy offers a 60
day or a 90 Day Wake up Call Program in which the child participates
in a rigorous daily schedule consisting of emotional growth, Positive
Peer Culture group sessions, self-esteem building, goal setting
and goal review sessions, service projects, daily chores, life skills
and independent living such as cooking and cleaning. Students will also participate in two Individual Therapy sessions a month with a licensed professional counselor who has over 10 years experience. Accredited Academics ARE provided in the short term wake up call programs. Students will be in class six days a week sharpening academic skills in the basic courses like Math, Science, English, History and more.
Parent References are available upon request
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Boarding School Academics
We have established an independent study curriculum
that will cover courses 6 thru 12 as well as college preparation.
Each student, upon admission will provide a copy of their educational
transcripts that will then be reviewed by our Academic Coordinator/Principal.
The Academic Coordinator will then meet individually with the student
to determine the appropriate level of study courses based on the student's
strengths and weaknesses. They are grouped with other students with
the same needs and attend classes taught by a trained and certified
Teacher. Each student will have weekly goals and incentives to reach
those educational goals at their own pace depending on their willingness
to focus and work hard. This has provided students with a chance to
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 Health
and Therapy Among Troubled Youth
Students attend PPC group sessions on a daily
basis. Individual Therapy is given as often as it is determined
necessary to be productive and successful in the various issues
the students face. In addition we have a Medical Doctor on staff
to assist in administering necessary prescribed medications and
oversee the health and well-being of each student. Individual Therapy
is an additional cost.
Positive
Peer Culture*
The central position of Positive Peer Culture
is that young people can develop self-worth, significance, dignity,
and responsibility only as they become committed to the positive
values of assisting and caring for others. While this philosophy
appears to be missing in many of today’s education and treatment
programs, the general concept has a rich place in history. Shakespeare
observed that “It is one of the most beautiful compensations
of this life that no man can sincerely assist another without assisting
himself.” Most major religions extol the virtue of service
to others. An ancient Hindu proverb advises“ help thy brother’s
boat across, and lo, thine own has reached the shore.” The
Christian, Jewish, and Muslim faiths all stress the value of extending
kindness to others, even if they are strangers.
An example of this is: A student hurls a book across
the room, laughs, and blurts out a remark designed to disrupt the
class. Before the teacher can respond, other students in the room
confront the offender for being “inconsiderate” and
tell him to “check” himself. The youth, having received
no peer support for his actions, slumps quietly into his seat. The
teacher resumes her instruction without having said one word about
the behavior problem. —Positive Peer Culture
by Harry H. Vorrath and Larry K. Brendtro
Family
Support
Our goal is to offer an opportunity where in
the family as a whole can participate in assisting their loved one
to accomplish the goals that have been established within the program.
In addition, parents and siblings are provided with the necessary
skills to provide a constant support for that child upon graduation
from the program. This is accomplished by offering a series of seminars
that focus on issues that need to be addressed in the home such
as: honesty, trust, self- esteem, accountability, responsibility,
anger management, communication, service, sacrifice, forgiveness,
and love. These seminars are interactive and provide an environment
wherein the healing process of the family can be accomplished.
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 Self
Esteem Building Among Peers
All students are grouped into "families" of students
according to their common needs and issues. The Parent Liaison,
group leader and assistant group leader supervise the family through
out the daily structure and schedule. Within these "families" the
students have group therapy sessions where they work together to
help one another resolve their negative attitudes and self defeating
behaviors. Thus getting advice from others who are or have been
"in their shoes" and learning the benefits of serving and helping
others, "selfless acts of kindness".
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Behavior
Program
Upon admission to the Program/School, each student
is stripped of all of their excess comforts and privileges. They
begin the program on stage one and are required to complete four
stages of morality in order to graduate from the Program. Advancement
within the four stages as well as obtaining additional comforts
and privileges are based on trust that is comprehensively included
in all facets of the program. When a student complies with their
educational study goals, cooperates with their care plan of therapy,
participates in the physical activities, and generally behaves themselves,
he is given privileges.
When a student refuses to comply with the
above mentioned requirements, they drop
stages, eliminate opportunities to gain privileges, and delay graduation
from the program. This Program/School is a very comprehensive establishment
which has proven to be approximately 96% effective based on current
studies and surveys of components within the Program.
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Recreation
Therapy
A Fitness and Wellness Coordinator oversees a daily
calendar of sports and physical fitness activities. All students are
required to participate in fitness activities to assist in improving
balance, coordination, endurance, strength, and general health. In
addition they have health and fitness education classes which provide
them an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the importance
of caring for their bodies, staying physically fit, and the correlation
between physical fitness and emotional well-being. |
Student
Schedule Associated
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We would like to thank all the wonderful staff at WRA for the great parent weekend. We enjoyed it and felt that we learned valuable insights on Positive Peer Culture and the values we must have and the importance of family commitment to each other. The path we want to pursue is much clearer. Thank you again for the wonderful food, wisdom, care, concern and hard work. I feel close to all the boys and pray that all families will be reunited in new relationships and values that they have gained at WRA from dedicated staff.
Sincerely,
Tom and Lee Ann
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