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Therapeutic Boarding Schools for Boys in Akron, Ohio May Not Offer What Agapé Does.

When looking for a therapeutic boarding school in Akron, Ohio for your teenage son, would you also consider looking at a program that is low-cost, and has helped struggling boys for over 21 years?

Conveniently situated in the center of the country, Agapé Boarding School accepts at-risk boys who may be having behavior issues or who have gotten in with the wrong crowd where you live. Agapé is also certified to enroll international students. Over the years, a number of boys have come to the therapeutic boarding school from Akron, Ohio. Fact is, it is best for a therapeutic program to be some distance away from home.

Therapeutic Boarding School that Welcomes Boys Who are Struggling with Behavior Issues or Falling Grades

Many of the boys who attend Agapé are struggling with behavior problems including defiance of authority, lying, lack of motivation in school, spending time with the wrong crowd, anger, ADHD, experimenting with drugs or alcohol, or otherwise following the wrong road in life that could lead to serious problems if it were to continue.

An Affordable Alternative to Therapeutic Boarding Schools, Boots Camps and Military Schools Near Akron, Ohio

While our main focus is on dealing with misbehavior and mentoring these boys, we also provide an accredited education, competitive sports and a range of daily activities — all at a very affordable price. Agapé helps teenage boys become respectful, disciplined and educated young men. Agapé believes that real change comes from the heart, and only God can change hearts. Agape’s structured environment helps the boys learn positive new patterns and habits for living.

Boys who come to the Agapé boarding school have an opportunity to catch up and complete their high school education and prepare for college. Boys follow an accredited curriculum to earn high school diplomas. Boys also receive training in a variety of vocational skills at Agapé, including automotive repair, painting, electrical, tiling, laying carpet, cement work, construction, landscaping, welding, and more. Students are well-prepared for college or success in initial jobs in the workforce, having acquired these skills, as well as the self-discipline that will serve them for the rest of their lives.

The Agapé campus includes a full-size gymnasium and well-equipped indoor recreation center; baseball, football, and soccer fields and a volleyball court and boxing arena; a fishing pond and a small lake; horse barns with an outdoor riding arena; and an in-ground swimming pool, among other facilities. The boys ranch also is home to a wide variety of exotic animals, from alpacas to zebras.

While not in Akron, Ohio, Agapé Boarding School Enrolls and Helps Boys from Around the Country, Including Akron, Ohio.

Please think about looking outside of Akron, Ohio and beyond boot camps and military schools to this successful and affordable therapeutic boarding school for boys with behavioral and academic struggles.

To discover more, we invite you to read the rest of our website, then fill out our inquiry form or call us today to learn more.

More about therapeutic boarding schools in or near Akron, Ohio:

Akron , is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. It is located in the Great Lakes region approximately Convert south of Lake Erie along the Little Cuyahoga River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 199,110. The Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area covers Summit and Portage counties, and in 2010 had a population of 703,200. Akron is also part of the larger Cleveland-Akron-Elyria Combined Statistical Area, which in 2010 had a population of 2,780,440.
Co-founded by Paul Williams and surveyor of the Connecticut Western Reserve General Simon Perkins, Akron was settled in 1825 as a strategic point at the summit of the developing Ohio and Erie Canal. Williams arrived in the area during 1811 and suggested the settlement to Perkins who had been in Ohio since 1807. Due to Eliakim Crosby founding “North Akron” (Cascade) in 1833, “South” was added to Akron’s name until they unified in 1836 becoming incorporated later that year.http://www.ci.akron.oh.us/history/timeline/index.htm] In 1840 Summit County formed from portions of Portage, Medina, and Stark counties. Akron replaced Cuyahoga Falls as its county seat a year later and opened a canal connecting to Beaver, Pennsylvania helping to birth the stoneware, sewer pipe, fishing tackle, and farming equipment industries.http://www.akronhistory.org/butler_clay_products.htm]http://books.google.com/books?id=HxsWAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA631&lpg=PA631&dq=Paul+Williams+founder+akron+ohio&source=bl&ots=eQBuRQUUlP&sig=UNuMkrSKahsRvcfe0527nvnwaJk&hl=en&ei=pQg9Tc-mGYaSgQfcvNjQCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDUQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=Paul%20Williams%20founder%20akron%20ohio&f=false] In 1844 Abolitionist John Brown moved into the John Brown House across the street from business partner Colonel Simon Perkins whom lived in the Perkins Stone Mansion. Numerous Congregational, Baptist, and Presbyterian churches erected between the 1870s and World War I were built using the Akron Plan.When Church Became Theatre: The Transformation of Evangelical Architecture and Worship in Nineteenth-Century America. Jeanne Halgren Kilde. Oxford University Press, 2005. ISBN 978-0-19-517972-9.p.185]
During the 1910-1920 decade Akron was the fastest growing city in the country and experienced a 201.8% population increase becoming a boom town. World-renowned industries including the cereal, lampDn, toy & marble, and tire & rubber were flourishing in the city at the time. It became “The Rubber Capital of the World” owing to its location along canals, railroads, and interstate.Clarify Having landmarks such as the All-America Bridge, Akron is one of the nation’s pioneer cities producing the first championship teams for the American Professional Football Association (National Football League) and the National Basketball League (National Basketball Association).Clarify The University of Akron which has both the Goodyear Polymer Center and the National Polymer Innovation Center on campus, is the center of the Polymer Valley which is a leader in polymer research and production. In 2001 for its contributions to the Information Age Newsweek named Akron 5th on the list of ten high tech havens.http://www.newsweek.com/2001/04/29/a-new-brand-of-tech-cities.html] It was also granted awards by World’s most livable cities, the National Civic League, and the National Arbor Day Foundation. Akron is also host to the All-American Soapbox Derby, the National Hamburger Festival, Founders Day(Alcoholics Anonymous), Road Runner Akron Marathon, and will be the venue for some events of the 2014 Gay Games.
Residents of Akron are referred to as “Akronites”. Nicknames for the city include “The Rubber City” and “City of Invention”. At one time home to all four major tire makers (Goodrich, Goodyear, Firestone, General Tire), it also gained the nickname “Rubber City”.

Unlike military schools and boot camps, Agapé offers loving care and mentoring to the boys in its care.

This school is authorized under Federal law to enroll nonimmigrant alien students.

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Boarding School Comments

My grandson entered Agapé under duress at age 14, a know it all who wouldn’t go to school. The staff at this school turned him around, in effect, replacing his missing father. He graduated as valedictorian this year. I can’t say enough about how this school helped him. He has…

Parent of Former Student

We had two problem sons, both adopted from bad home backgrounds and who had serious issues. Agapé was exactly what they needed and the school did wonders for them. It is a wonderful place that teaches respect, Biblical knowledge and principles and where they genuinely love the boys. They also…

Parent of Former Students

I was the typical ‘know it all, you can’t tell me anything’ boy was I wrong! I went to the school when I was 15. After I graduated I stayed on for a year to help out as best I can. The school taught me a lot about myself, and…

Former Student

I was not a kid into drugs or anything, I was just plain rebellious. Agapé broke it out of me and I thank God He intervened and allowed me to change. The education is tremendous and the biblical beliefs are great. I love Agapé and thank the Lord for a…

Former Student

I enrolled my brilliant but unchallenged 15 year old son at Agapé Boarding school in the fall of 2004. His grades had been slipping; he wasn’t a bad kid but starting to get into the wrong crowd and not try to succeed in school. After 4 months at Agapé he…

Parent of Former Student

Agapé helped us with an out-of-control son; we had nowhere else to turn. Agapé’s prices are better than many other so-called teen boarding programs. Our son is a better person today because of Agapé. He never would have graduated from school, and possibly wouldn’t have ever become a Christian without…

Parent of Former Student

Agapé has saved the life of my son as well as the rest of the family. My son was adopted at age 7 from a third world country. He had spent his entire life in a bad orphanage. Upon arrival, his behavior was utterly out-of-control — though family, teachers and…

Parent of Former Student

I made the difficult decision at Christmas time to send my son, and remember thinking, “God gave His only son and never got Him back alive, how blessed I am that I WILL get mine back better than when I handed him over” and had no idea how far Agapé…

Parent of Former Student

Look as long and hard as you want, but you won’t find a better all boys school that promotes Christian morals for your son. My son has completed 2 years at Agapé and I couldn’t be prouder of his achievements and growth. Over the past year I had been hunting…

Parent of Former Student

About 1 1/2 yrs. ago,we, as parents were in the position of desperately searching for the right place for our 13 y.o. son. I know what to look for in a school, through the MANY hours of “Googling”, searching, calling, reviewing. Nothing compares to the whole package we have found…

Parent of Former Student

I was a student at Agapé` and I’m glad I was. The staff truly cared about and loved us and wanted the best for us. They would give the shirt off their backs for you, if needed, to see you succeed in life. The facility was first class and things…

Former Student

The main thing I can say about Agapé is that it helped me put my life in perspective. People cared, and I have more good memories there then I do in my life now. I can say I loved each and every person there.

Former Student

The deepest pain as a parent is dealing with a wayward child. Agapé has been used by the Lord to make this reality much less painful in our lives. In the midst of the hurt and pain in our son’s life, Agapé has been Jesus’ hands and feet, showing unconditional…

Dave and Sarah (Parents)

I truly believe in Agapé and would like to share it with other parents who are in a difficult dark part of their lives our children are our world and it is heartbreaking to see your son destroy himself and the whole family!

Isela (Parent)

One of the places I love to travel to and be a part of the ministry is at the Agapé Baptist Church and boarding school. It is literally changing lives and is a great place to be. I heartily recommend it to any parent who has a boy that needs…

Dr. Gary L. Mann (Evangelist)

I went to Agapé the summer of ’05. My life at that moment wasn’t God honoring and I never truly understood what it meant to be a Christian. After being at the school for little over a month I noticed some things about these people that caught me a little…

Phillip (Former Student)

Agapé has been a great decision for our son. At home he was angry, suicidal, doing drugs, hanging with the wrong crowd, cutting himself. At Agapé he has gotten saved, baptized, learned the Bible, finished high school, matured, and faced problems that we couldn’t get him to face. Agapé saved…

Marla (Parent)

Coming to the realization that in order to save my young son’s life, I needed to send him away, was the most difficult and painful decision I have ever made. After researching everything from hospitals to military schools, I finally called Agapé and truly felt a sense of peace and…

Laura (Parent)

Agapé was the changing point in his life. We are so glad to have our son back not the scary young man who was here before. He is getting good grades in school. Keeping a job and becoming a leader at school. He attributes his change of heart and mind…

Edie (Former Parent)

The peace of mind that that we have found with Agapé that comes from knowing our son is being cared for and is making progress in school is irreplaceable. Our whole family is better off. His mother and I can sleep soundly, knowing our son is safe. We are sure…

Brent (Parent)

This will be a very difficult decision to follow through with. Leaving your son with the staff at Agapé Boarding School will test your faith. What helped us in this deciding on Agapé was to take a tour before we made the final decision. I talked with the staff multiple…

Troy (Parent)

What Others Say About Us

“Families searching for lower cost boarding schools can’t compromise on quality of the care for their boy. For all the years I have been an educational consultant, Agapé has stood out from the others as offering the most affordable care and quality education for boys.”

Steve Bozak, Ed. Consultant

Should you need help finding addiction treatment for teens, ranches for boys, Christian boarding schools, military high schools, best troubled teen schools, ,boarding schools, therapeutic boarding schools, therapeutic boarding schools, all girl boarding schools, or therapeutic boys homes, please let us know. Boys homes don’t typically offer teen counseling and therapy, but we do. Other troubled teen schools and residential treatment programs for teens are often costly, but Agape is affordable. This boarding school for boys can help your boy who is defiant or misbehaving. Among Low Cost Christian Boarding Schools, Agape helps at-risk troubled teen boys. Compare our affordable boarding school for boys who are at risk to therapeutic programs and other residential schools for troubled teens. If you are a parent with a troubled teen and are looking for alternative schools, boot camps, troubled teen programs, military schools, therapeutic programs, wilderness programs, or therapeutic boarding schools for teens, call us to see how affordable and low cost Agape boarding school can be. While not a military school, military schools are often a parent’s first thought when their boy is in trouble. Military schools can change teen behavior temporarily (out of fear), but lasting change rarely happens in military schools or boot camps.

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