Teen Boarding School Help

California is home to many good public and private schools. For parents who are looking for a good school to send their children to in this state, they'll be happy to know that there are several traditional and alternative boarding schools in the area. Here are a few examples of boarding schools in California and their respective specializations:

• Army and Navy Academy - A college preparatory military school for boys grades 7 to 12 where 90% of students are residential and the other 10% are day students. This school is different from a boot camp and is certainly not the stereotypical military school you often see in movies. The school has a structured, competitive academic program that goes with the many extracurricular activities that provide the leadership opportunities needed to raise responsible, competent young men. Far from the stereotypes where physical punishment, confrontation and intimidation is used for behavior modification, the Army and Navy Academy encourages students to live by an honor code and a values system that will get them far in life.
• Wellspring Academy - A specialized coeducational boarding school for teens who are struggling with being overweight. The school is a year-long weight loss program incorporated in a college preparatory school where students can learn more about how to live a healthy lifestyle, how to manage the weight and keep the weight off. The program comes with a rigorous academic curriculum as well as therapy and counseling.
• Besant Hill School - A coeducational college preparatory school which has a special focus on pre-professional training for the arts. The school offers an additional 33 art electives to go with a rigorous academic program. They also have support for students who have ADHD/ADD and learning differences. Located in a beautiful environment at Ojai, CA, the school's environment is very conducive to students who have a special inclination towards the arts and who want to be given more opportunities to improve their craft.
• San Domenico School - An all-girls, Dominican college preparatory school which offers classes for both boarding and day students. Day classes are for students from preschool to Grade 12 and classes for residential students are from grades 9 to 12. This religious school sits in 515 acres of wooded property, with a campus that is solar-powered and has wonderful facilities such as a performing arts hall, equestrian center, organic garden, tennis courts, basketball courts, swimming pools, and more. It's a popular choice for parents who want their children to not just enjoy high quality education but also have Dominican values and doctrine as part of everyday living.
• Ojai Valley School - One of the few coeducational college preparatory boarding schools that accepts children as early as third grade. The clases for boarding students are from grades 3 to 12 while day students' classes are from preschool to grade 12. The school focuses on helping young children build good studying skills and the confidence to cope with a strong academic curriculum. The school also has a strong fine arts program as well as a good sports program that includes equestrian training. The average class size is quite small, just 12 per class, and the teacher to student ratio is 1:6. Ojai Valley School also offers support for teaching students with ADHD/ADD.