Our educational program is geared to help children develop spiritually, intellectually, physically, emotionally, and socially. 

Through our academic plan and the student/family counseling times, we see hope and healing occur in the young man and his family. This time-proven model will have a multi-generational impact.

The Chestnut Mountain Ranch educational program has three integrated components (currently open with Phase 1: Academics and Student/Family Support):
 

Academics

Most children come to Chestnut Mountain Ranch having a history of poor school performance.  We provide the students with individualized instruction geared to their unique needs. Pre and post testing identifies students’ strengths and weaknesses and measure their academic yearly progress.  Our goal is that every student would embrace a love of learning and become successful in this arena of life in which they have previously experienced failure.
 

Student/Family Support

We view providing support to the entire family as critical to the healing process.  The student/family counseling aspect at CMR addresses the student and family issues with a holistic team approach.  CMR school counselors work with the student and the student’s family to identify the family issues and the roadblocks that has hindered progress. Then, the counselors (in conjunction with the teachers and house-parents) help the student and his family to develop goals for them to move past the roadblocks and grow into a healthy, loving, restored family.
 

Home-style Dorm Life (Phase 2)

In Phase 2, CMR will add the boarding component to the school.  As a boarding school, Chestnut Mountain Ranch will provide a place for the students to live during the week while they work towards completing the program.  The students will return home on the weekends to work on family relationships.  The dorms will not be a typical dorm atmosphere.  They will instead be home-style dorms that look very much like a home in a neighborhood.  The homes will be supervised by a loving, married couple.  Houseparent couples in each home will provide a stable environment for our students. They also model healthy family relationships and incorporate Christian principles into all aspects of daily living. This helps both the students and their families learn new ways of relating to each other.

Currently, the Ranch day school program serves the students from 8:30am-5pm.  The academic portion of the school day is from 8:30-3pm.  Then from 3-5pm the students are involved in PE and life skills as a group (peer conflict resolution, leadership development, etc).  Family support meetings are typically scheduled in the afternoon or early evening.