Trying to Find Military Schools or Boot Camps for Troubled Boys in Dublin, Georgia?

While you search for military schools or boot camps in Dublin, Georgia, perhaps you will consider a residential program for boys that offers better results, without the drill sergeant and harshness of a boot camp or military school. In fact, he will really like it here while he gets back on track in life.

Treasure Coast Boys Academy, located near Vero Beach, Florida, is a residential program and school specifically designed for at-risk boys.  It is part of Teen Challenge, a highly-endorsed ministry that has been helping teenagers for 60 years. Instead of the harsh environment of military schools and boot camps, Treasure Coast Boys Academy shows boys the right way to live through example, lessons, counsel, mentoring and team exercises. Also, eliminating distractions and detaching from problematic situations is what helps to open the door to break damaging patterns of behavior. Unlike military schools and boot camps you may find near Dublin, GA, we believe that relationships are what make a long-term difference in a boy, not more anger, yelling and force.

Families enroll their sons at Treasure Coast Boys Academy from around the country, including from Dublin, Georgia, both to let them spend time in a new environment and because of the caring and fun environment they find here. Enrollment is year-round.

You are Seeking for Military Schools or Boot Camps in Dublin, Georgia Because You Likely See these Troublesome Signs that Something is Wrong with Your Teenage Boy

• Dramatic changes in his style of clothes, hair, and music
• Friendship with a bad crowd (a different crowd than they used to)
• Dropping grades and disinterst in things he was once interested in
• Isolating from family and clinging to new friends
• Negative changes in attitude and personality
• Changes in sleep patterns (up all hours of the night, tired during the day)
• Consuming way too much food, or way too little, or binging at night
• Paranoia – thinks everyone in authority is out to get him
• Dilated, red or glazed eyes
• Outbursts of anger
• Lies and cover-ups!
• Major mood swings
• Uncontrolled spending or money from the home disappearing.

Treasure Coast Boys Academy cares for 50 boys ages 13 to 18 at our residential boarding school located on 30 acres in ranch and orchard country. During the program, we emphasize character, integrity, hard work, and respect. We promote an atmosphere of positive peer pressure. We give boys ownership in work projects and special events on campus to keep them engaged in what is their home away from home. We want to see teens grow in their faith in Christ, and we offer worship, chapel services, bible studies, discipleship, retreats and mission trip opportunities to support that growth. Boys also stretch and encourage each other in their faith. Would any of that happen in a military school or boot camp? That’s unlikely.

A Better Option than Military Schools and Boot Camps for Boys from Dublin, GA

In the boys ranch, our residents remain physically and mentally active and challenged throughout their stay. Our recreational and sports facilities include a well-equipped gym and a professional array of weight machines, soccer field, baseball diamond, basketball court, pool, game room, fishing ponds, and horses. We often go fishing on the Florida waterways and out in the ocean. Whitewater rafting, hiking, camping, and other adventures show that life can be simultaneously adventuresome and positive.

While we conduct individual, group, and family counseling in traditional settings, we know that most life-changing experiences tend to happen during outdoor activities and in the course of daily life. Counseling is offered frequently during the day, in all settings, through conversations and mentoring during activities and group settings. We place great importance on mentorship, providing the boys with positive male role models during their residence with us.

Our on-campus academy is in session year-round to give students the chance to fulfill any missed credits. We have on-campus teachers who facilitate the boy’s education and tutor individual boys. Boys from Dublin, Georgia quickly catch up on missed coursework or move ahead.

— knowledge  that Jesus Christ has a purpose and a plan for each individual’s life. Through biblical studies, engaging chapel services, the daily discipline of chores, and consistent attendance in our private school, Treasure Coast Boys Academy gives a once “at-risk”  teenage boy a second chance at a bright future.  Again, unlike military schools and boot camps, our emphasis and main tool is a change of heart, not fear or breaking of the spirit.

“At Treasure Coast Boys Academy…our son received love, discipline, forgiveness, and persistent mentoring from dedicated staff members. Treasure Coast Boys Academy was a God-send for our broken family…restoring our relationship with our son. It is a place of hope, a place of love, and a place of renewal.”  — Parents of a Treasure Coast Boys Academy resident convey heartfelt gratitude for the transformation they saw in their son.

To hear more of what families and students are saying, and to find out more about how our boys ranch can bring restoration in your family, we invite you to read our website, then complete our inquiry form or call us today.

Thank you for thinking about Treasure Coast Boys Academy as you seek boot camps and military schools near Dublin, GA.