Whetstone Boys Ranch offers an academic program for troubled boys that integrates personal growth with strong education. Our boarding school for troubled teens exists to provide a liberal arts-based education in a uniquely integrated setting designed to strengthen the mind, open the heart, and equip both the body and spirit. Our working ranch therapy location does so by empowering our students with skills to be life-long learners who recognize the benefits of intellectual curiosity and academic rigor. It is our goal that they, along with their families, can find success where there was failure, hope where there was fear, and life where there was loss. Our boarding school for troubled teens is designed for those who need both structure and support.
The Whetstone Boys Ranch boarding school has a curriculum designed for troubled teenagers that diagnoses gaps in student learning before moving to material that the student may not be ready to tackle. These gaps in learning are often the cause of student failure and eventual misbehavior in the classroom and at home. When students don’t understand, they tend to act out instead of admitting they need help. We have found that once a student experiences real success that is based upon their own efforts, they begin to see the connection between behaviors and grades.
Every boy who has spent any time at our boarding school for troubled teens has been able to find a suitable academic placement with little to no loss of earned academic credits. This includes boys who return to public schools, private schools, home schools, and those headed to college shortly after completing the program.
Moreover, boys who graduate achieve tremendous intellectual growth and personal discipline. Our boarding school has a very strong track record of success with a wide variety of students.
Graduates leave in our school with the skills they need to be successful in secondary education and beyond – including college, the workforce, and the military. We even have one graduate who has recently been accepted to Harvard Law School and plans to attend in the fall of 2025.
Unlike standard classrooms, our boarding school for troubled teens includes is low boy-to-staff ratio gives us a huge advantage over most educational settings. One teacher for every 3 boys at our working therapy ranch, provides multiple opportunities for assisting them as needed. When the situation demands, and when a boy is willing, we are able to provide one-on-one tutoring for a limited time.
