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About Agape

Agape is an effective and affordable program for teens with behavioral and academic struggles

Agape offers a wide variety of opportunities. Many of these features are found in other programs, but you will not find the variety of opportunities on one campus like Agape. We offer 24/7 supervision, accredited academics, counseling, mentoring, sports, and activities, and we are also one of the lowest cost programs that works with teens. Agape offers the same (if not better) quality than other therapeutic boarding schools, yet we are less than half the cost of other similar programs.

Boys Display Improved Behavior through a Personal Relationship with Christ

The entire Agape program strives toward three main goals.

  1. Spiritual Growth – First, we help students to develop a personal relationship with Christ. Your son will participate daily in chapel services, prayer groups, and individual Bible reading. He will receive Biblically-based counseling and hear daily encouragement from mentors, all of which helps him to move closer to Christ.

  2. Behavioral Growth – Second, we help students to develop better behavior. Your son will learn many life skills and become a productive member of society. As his behaviors improve, he will begin to display character, discipline, and personal accountability, and he will rebuild broken relationships. We foster these changes through our structured environment, a level system for earning privileges and responsibilities, frequent counseling and mentoring, and simple day to day events that become learning experiences. Above all, we emphasize that lasting behavioral change is possible only because of a transforming relationship with Christ.
  3. Academic Growth – Third, we provide fully accredited studies and individual instruction to help boys achieve academically. As students’ behavior improves, they often find new motivation in school. Your son will receive the credits needed to get back on track with his education or receive his diploma.

Agape is a Professional Organization with Caring Staff, Well-Respected in the Community

Agape employs caring staff who see their work with hurting teens as a ministry. Nearly all have attended at least one year of Bible College or Seminary, and many have Bachelor’s and even Master’s degrees in education or ministry-related topics. We work with boys from many different denominations and religions. We are not trying to indoctrinate but to help build a personal relationship with Christ.

Education is important to us at Agape, and we provide boys with a quality academic program. Our academy has received Model School Status for the Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) curriculum from Lighthouse Christian Academy and is pending accreditation through Accreditation International. Agape is also accredited by the Missouri Association of Christian Child Care Agencies.

Agape maintains an excellent relationship with the surrounding community. We are widely known for the help we provide throughout the community. We help run the annual festival in town, help area businesses with tasks, serve at community events and banquets, help the elderly, assist citizens moving in or out, participate in annual clean-up projects, and more. We also have an outstanding relationship with the local authorities, who tour our campus annually and help with any major incidents. Along with our policy of 24-hour supervision and keeping our campus secure, we believe this positive relationship promotes the safety of our students.

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“A school with a heart, in the heart of Missouri”

Over the years, Agape has helped thousands of teenage boys find new direction.

If you are looking for help for your teen or would like more information, please fill in our inquiry form and one of our parent coaches will contact you promptly.

Christian boarding schools for at risk and rebellious teenage boys.

If your teenage boy is spinning out of control, compare Agape to therapeutic schools and you'll find that our boarding school for troubled teens, facilities and low cost, make Agape an affordable Christian boarding school deserving serious consideration. Our school has open enrollment year round. We enroll students from the east coast states and central and western states such as Arizona, Colorado, Texas, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Kansas, Oklahoma, Iowa, Kentucky, Tennessee, Michigan, Wisconsin, Alaska, Indiana, Arkansas, Nebraska, as well as from the west coast states of Washington, Nevada, Oregon, and California. We also accept international students. But most of our residents come from California, Texas, Washington, Florida, and New York.

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Low Cost Christian boarding schools helping troubled teen boys for 20 years. Agape's therapeutic residential school and academy helps rebellious boys who are defiant or out of control, or boys with learning disabilities or are diagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), RAD, ODD, and IED. Compare our affordable boarding school to other therapeutic schools. If you are a parent with a troubled teenage boy and are looking for a caring but disciplined residential school, see how affordable our school can be.