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If your teenage child is experiencing behavioral difficulties, social challenges, or clinical issues, then Turning Winds Academic Institute (TWAI) may be the ideal school for your loved one. Located in northwestern Montana, just 4 hours drive from Spokane WA, TWAI is an accredited, family-run therapeutic boarding school for troubled youth (ages 13-18) from the Pacific Northwest region and from throughout the U.S. TWAI also offers international student admissions.

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TWAI provides a hybrid program that combines the benefits of a wilderness program, a therapeutic boarding school, and a residential treatment center (RTC) to help struggling teens to overcome their problems and rebuild their lives.

Photo of Contact Page - Therapeutic School in the NorthwestWe provide an extremely high standard of academic programs and both group and individual therapy to our students. We offer help for the following presenting issues: poor academic performance, behavioral problems, addictions, low self-worth, spectrum disorders, ADD/ADHD, and attachment disorders among others.

We are a small program (40 students) which means that we are able to provide a truly unique and customized approach for every student. Typically our on site student to staff ratio is 5:1. The average stay at our residential treatment center is 12 months.

Therapeutic Boarding School
For troubled teens (boys & girls) ages 13-18

- Middle School Program
- High School Program
- Credit Recovery
- Accelerated Learning
- College Preparation/ AP Classes
- SAT/ACT Testing Center
- Anti-Bullying Program
- GED Program
- College-level Courses

TWAI graduates average a 3.5 GPA. It is common for a student to complete 1.5 years of course work in 1 year.

We create a customized program for each student that requires a minimum of 3 months. However, best results for lasting success are realized through 6+ months of treatment.

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Address: 31733 South Fork Road, Troy, Lincoln County, Montana, 59935, USA
Some interested visitors submitting program inquiries to our school up to 2025-09-27 were from:

Giza, Egypt; Mill Creek, WA; Lake Worth, FL; Fort Lee, NJ; Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina; Mcdonough; PRAIRIEVILLE; Bunker Hill, WV; Newyork; CA; and more.
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Delphian School
Courses / Programs
Delphian School is a premiere, private, international, non-religious, co-educational day and boarding school in the U.S. located in the Pacific Northwest on 800 acres of Oregon's scenic Willamette Valley (about 1 hour southwest of Portland OR, and 4 hours drive south of Seattle, Washington). 

We offer college preparatory education for elementary through high school students. Boarding students are accepted from the age of 10 through 18, and day students from the age of 5 through 18. We also offer summer programs, and a highly regarded ESL program for international students.

Boarding at Delphian School is always an international experience. Students attend our boarding and summer programs each year from all across the United States and other countries including Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Switzerland, Taiwan & Turkey.

Delphian School is an accredited Member of the Northwest Association of Independent Schools (NWAIS), The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS), the Western Boarding Schools Association (WBSA), and an accredited member school of the Northwest Accreditation Commission (NWAC).

Parent Testimonial:
Our daughter has flourished academically as well as personally from the nurturing and positive environment that is evident in the Delphi community. We would encourage anyone to learn more about Delphi."  
- S.T., Delphian Parent
Boarding Programs for Students Ages 10-18:

- We offer a well-rounded academic program with a strong emphasis on practical learning for elementary, middle & high school students.

- The Delphian curriculum covers the full spectrum of core academic subjects: Literature, Math, Science, Languages, History, and the Arts.

- We also offer English as a Second Language (ESL) programs & summer programs.

- Delphian School is authorized under Federal Law to enroll non-immigrant alien students.
Turning Winds Academic Institute (TWAI)
Courses / Programs
Located in northwestern Montana, Turning Winds Academic Institute (TWAI) is an accredited, family-run, therapeutic boarding school for troubled teens (boys and girls) ages 13-18.

We welcome students from Montana, across the United States, and from around the world (TWAI is authorized to issue 1-20's for international students).

In our beautiful, peaceful, and safe location, we combine the benefits of a therapeutic boarding school, a wilderness program, and a residential treatment center (RTC).

TWAI has been serving struggling teens and their families since 2002, with an exceptional degree of success.

We provide an extremely high standard of therapeutic treatment to our students, and offer help for the following presenting issues: poor academic performance, behavioral problems, addictions, low self-worth, spectrum disorders, ADD/ADHD, and attachment disorders among others.

With a passion for helping young people in crisis, our clinical, educational, and operations staff are among the best in the country.

We are a small program (40 students) which means that we are able to provide a truly unique and customized approach for every student.

Typically our on site student to staff ratio is 5:1. The average stay at our residential treatment center is 12 months.

Parent Testimonial:
"We feel reassured that our son Chad is in good hands being guided onto the right track...We are really beginning to get our son back again! We thank you from the bottom of our hearts."
Therapeutic Boarding School
For troubled teens ages 13-18

- Middle School Program
- High School Program
- Credit Recovery
- Accelerated Learning
- College Preparation/ AP Classes
- SAT/ACT Testing Center
- Anti-Bullying Program
- GED Program
- College-level Courses

We create a customized program for each student that requires a minimum of 3 months. However, best results for lasting success are realized through 6+ months of treatment.

TWAI graduates average a 3.5 GPA. It is common for a student to complete 1.5 years of course work in 1 year.
Oregon Episcopal School, Portland
Courses / Programs
Located in Portland, Oregon, Oregon Episcopal School (OES) is an independent school offering a college-preparatory day and boarding program for students in kindergarten through 12th Grade.

The boarding program at Oregon Episcopal School, available to 9-12 Grade students, allows students from throughout the nation and the world to study in an atmosphere of academic excellence while experiencing exciting outdoor pursuits in the Pacific Northwest.

Students work together to create an atmosphere conducive to learning and personal growth. The rewards lie in the rich experiences and in the deep and abiding friendships that students develop.

In the family-like atmosphere that is fostered in the dormitories, faculty enjoy being a part of the development of students beyond the classroom or athletic field — and both students and faculty thrive on the relationships that result.
- Co-educational Day Program for K-12 Students:
- Boarding / Upper School Programs (Grades 9-12)

Subjects include:
- English
- Languages
- Mathematics
- Science
- History
- Philosophy & Religion
- Computer Science & Technology
- Performing & Fine Arts
- Physical Education
- Activities...
Montana Academy, Kalispell
Courses / Programs
Montana Academy is a private therapeutic boarding school for young people ages 14 to 17 at crisis points in their lives.

Many of our students have endured traumas, struggled with learning difficulties or school or social failure. Many have emotional symptoms such as depression, tantrums or anxiety that have disrupted their ability to function on a day-to-day basis.

We are located in Marion, in the northwestern area of Montana, 40 miles southwest of Kalispell on US Highway 2.

As a therapeutic boarding school, we emphasize both treatment and education. We endeavor to provide sophisticated clinical expertise in a simple environment.

On a remote Montana ranch, the school combines an emotional growth curriculum designed for psychologically troubled youth with a dual academic program—grounded in practical tasks to suit students disenchanted with and disengaged from conventional classrooms.
Therapeutic Boarding School Program for Troubled Teens (Ages 14-17)

- We offer a broad range of classes in English, history, mathematics, science, art and foreign language. Honors and Advance Placement are available in many classes.

- Students take three classes and earn 5 credits per subject passed in a 12-week block curriculum.

- The Academy also offers the PSAT, SAT and assistance with college applications.
Cherry Gulch
Courses / Programs
Cherry Gulch is an accredited therapeutic boarding school for boys ages 10 to 14 with various difficulties including ADHD, learning differences, oppositional-defiance, depression, low self-esteem, poor motivation, anger, anxiety, family conflict, and other behavioral and emotional problems.

Located beneath the western slope of the Rocky Mountains near Boise, Idaho, in the North West Pacific region of the United States (east of Washington State), we are equipped to handle very difficult students as well as "softer" students with more internalizing behaviors. We are an ADHD boarding school that knows how to cater to your troubled child.

We are also prepared academically to work with students with learning difficulties and those that are brilliant academically. Our goal is to provide early intervention and prevention to help these boys reach their full potential and to become well-rounded pro social young men.

We are licensed by the State of Idaho, our school is accredited by Northwest Association of Accredited Schools, and we have been selected by Woodbury Reports for their "Excellence in Education" award two years in a row.
- Individual, group, and family psychotherapy with experienced doctorate and masters level therapists.

- Individualized treatment plans
- Creative approaches to empirically based treatments
- Active experiential learning and therapeutics
- Equine Assisted Psychotherapy
- Individualized education plans
- A wide variety of activities and learning experiences
- Family involvement and a strong parenting program
- High staff to student ratio
- Highly skilled and compassionate staff
Clearview Horizon School for Girls
Courses / Programs
Clearview Horizon School for Girls is a therapeutic boarding school designed for girls between the ages of 13 to 21 years. We are located in Sandpoint in Bonner County, Idaho, set in the beautiful Montana mountains.

Clearview is for girls who are struggling with self-esteem, motivation, purpose, the influence of a negative peer environment, recreational drug use, an eating disorder, or some other destructive behavioral pattern.

Through our unique Christian-based program, students find the strength to overcome their disorders. Students attend school, receive tutoring when necessary, and participate in after school activities.

More than 500 students have trusted their care to Clearview Horizon since 1996. Clearview offers a program made up of skilled and experienced professionals who help young women struggling with life problems.

Clearview is fully accredited through the Northwest Accreditation Commission (NWAC). It has been our mission to help young girls rejoin their families and face the world better equipped with the skills necessary to succeed in life.
Therapeutic boarding school program for girls aged 13 - 21 years:

- The Clearview Experience is a controlled, therapeutic boarding school environment which emphasizes Athletic, Academic, and Emotional fitness.

- Mentoring is also a crucial part of our overall program.

- The program is highly structured and responsibilities are taken very seriously.

- Teachers are on site to ensure that all students continue their academic progress.

- Vocational training for students over the age of 18 years.