Turning Winds Co-Ed Boarding School For Teens

Highlights of our Therapeutic Boarding School for Adolescents:

  • First-class experienced clinical team.
  • One on one weekly therapy sessions.
  • Nightly group sessions led by a counselor.
  • Fully Accredited Academic Institute accredited by Northwest Association of Accredited Schools
  • Certified teachers coming from a variety of backgrounds in education, affording them the necessary tools to cultivate success with each student.
  • Small program serving up to 50 teens which allows us to focus on the individual. (Helps to prevent any child from slipping through the crack).
  • Turning Winds Academic Institute employees are among the best in the industry.
  • Our administrative/management team have over 50+ years of combined experience working with troubled teens.
  • Family oriented program.
  • Located in Northwestern Montana on 150 acres with a beautiful trout river flowing through the property.
  • Utilize the outdoors to help facilitate change.
  • Competitive prices.
  • Partial scholarships available.
  • Parents can qualify for educational loans.
  • Extensive aftercare program.
  • We have successfully helped hundreds of families in crisis.

Making this world a better place to live one life at a time

Parent Testimonial
"Jonathan is doing wonderfully. He's 18 now, going to college at the University of Colorado and staying in a dorm. He also has a full-time job as a sous chef at a four-star restaurant in Colorado Springs, and he very much enjoys his work. His personality has vastly improved, and I can honestly say that in more than a year since he's been home we haven't had a single argument with him. That's never happened before! Rebecca and I do not begrudge a moment Jonathan spent with you. He is miraculously improved now and we really enjoy having him around; we're proud of what he's accomplished. Thanks for your help." -Kevin

Student Testimonial
"As far as my struggles prior to Turning winds Academic Institute, they somewhat still remain and it's a constant effort to continue to be successful. Its self rewarding though to push through and accomplish what used to seem impossible. A thing is I have been sober for almost two years now! I never thought I could do it, but I have and it has changed my life more than anything else has! I also have become more assertive, independent, brave, and open minded. I am still pretty opinionated though :) and my patience is something I try to be better at... but sometimes fall short. :) That's just Abby though. -Abby

Turning Winds Private Boarding School Program Description

Turning Winds Academic Institute is one of few co-ed boarding schools to be fully accredited by The Northwest Association of Accredited Schools. The program accepts children between the ages of 12-18. Turning Winds Academic Institute, a specialty private boarding school, can accept enrollment for up to 50 students. The entire program averages approximately 12-months. Our Integrated Therapeutic Curriculum (ITC) has set the standard by integrating a therapeutic direction in academics, nightly group sessions, sports, the outdoors, and all other activities our teens experience. By therapeutically integrating every part of our curriculum our professional staff are able to consistently set individual goals with each child and work in a direction as one to achieve faster and more lasting results. Our successful troubled teen boarding school has helped to heal hundreds of families and continues to make a difference with each new child we enroll. Turning Winds Academic Institute believes families are an integral part of the changing process and parents are able to actively participate along with their child in making the changes necessary for success. Parental participation can include, but is not limited to the following activities: parent work-shops, parent homework assignments, and family counseling sessions facilitated by one of our prominent therapists. While at Turning Winds Academic Institute your son/daughter will go through three program phases; the orientation, transition, and aftercare phase.

Orientation Phase

The orientation phase is approximately four-six months; however, the length will be determined by the progress of your teen. This is also known as the stabilization phase of our troubled teen program. During orientation, your child will be assessed in three areas: behaviorally, emotionally, and academically. Once these assessments are made by our clinicians and academic teachers, an individual treatment plan will be completed and will act as a roadmap to healing for your teen during the remainder of the program at one of the best boarding schools in the nation. Among other things, your son/daughter will participate in individual and group counseling sessions, life skills classes, team-building activities and outdoor adventures to cultivate personal growth and internal change.

Transition Phase

After graduating from the orientation phase your teen will enter the transition phase of the program. The Transition Phase of Turning Winds Academic Institute prepares students to transition back into the home environment. During this phase your child will continue to stabilize emotionally, behaviorally, and academically. This is the time that your child will graduate from high school/get GED, start on college courses, get involved in extracurricular activities, start mentoring peers, and engage in off-campus activities. This is also the time when you as parents will start the one-on-one counseling calls with your child and one of our therapists. This is helpful in providing you, the parents, with the needed guidance to ensure that when your child is ready to come you will have all the tools necessary to continue to guide your child toward success. In essence, our goal is to help the parents and child to work in the same direction toward common goals. Once it is determined by our staff, therapists, academic leaders and you (the parents) that your child is ready to start the transitioning process back into the family from our boarding schools for teens, we will start planning a series of visits for the family to come and visit the child, and then for your child to go on short visits home. These visits are not meant to be vacations; rather they are opportunities for your child to prove that they can maintain their positive lifestyle while with the family. The visits will help us to "test the water" and ensure that when problems arise they are identified and all the necessary adjustments are made before your teen finally goes home for good.

Aftercare Phase

Finally, after arriving home from our therapeutic boarding school we have set up a support network in which one of our therapists will be assigned directly to your family for regular counseling sessions and continued support during the critical Aftercare Phase. After the agreed upon Aftercare contacts have come to an end we encourage parent and child to keep in contact with us and use us as a resource on an as needed basis. We have found when parents and students keep in contact with us we are able to help both the parent and the student to stay on track in going in the right direction. Contact us or call one of our admissions counselors to get help now. 1-800-845-1380