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Shortridge Academy

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Established
  
2002

Enrollment
  
29

Student to teacher ratio
  
Approx. 2.5:1

Phone
  
+1 603-755-3096

Founded
  
2002

Director
  
Adam Rainer

Average class size
  
<10

Campus
  
Rural

Mascot
  
Moose

Color
  
Forest Green and White

Address
  
619 Governors Rd, Milton, NH 03851, USA

Motto
  
Positive Youth Development in Action

School types
  
Private school, Boarding school

Similar
  
Brewster Academy, Nute High School, Brewster Academy Maintena, Prospect Mountain High Sch, Kingswood Regional High Sch

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Shortridge Academy is a year-round residential secondary school in Milton, New Hampshire which employs the Positive Youth Development model. Shortridge Academy is a coeducational therapeutic school for teenagers with problems such as low self-esteem, poor decision making, sexual promiscuity, lying, and substance abuse.

Contents

Program

The Shortridge program is structured in three phases:

  • Foundations (Phase 1) consists of students adapting to their new environment. Students have no contact with friends outside of the school, and life is quite restrictive. Typically this phase lasts six to eight months. Students also get their laptop during this time.
  • Relationships (Phase 2) consists of students doing their "work" (sifting through the emotional distress they have). This phase is considered the most intense and difficult. Students may also begin contacting friends. Typically this phase lasts four months.
  • Leadership (Phase 3) consists of students transitioning home, or to other locations. This is the least restrictive phase, and there are few guidelines and restrictions surrounding contact with friends/family. Students will also begin going home for five day visits. Typically this phase lasts two to four months leading up to graduation from the program.

    • Visit progression

    1. Double On Campus (two days spent on campus)
    2. Single on, Single Off (one day spent on campus one day off campus)
    3. Double Off (two days spent off campus)
    4. Single overnight (one full day and night off campus, second day off campus)
    5. Double overnight (two full days and nights spent off campus)
    6. Homevisit (prearranged amount of days at home)

    Miscellaneous

    The majority of students enrolled at Shortridge Academy have attended a therapeutic wilderness program prior to enrollment. This allows for a more smooth transition, and gives the student a good idea of the things he/she will need to work on while attending Shortridge Academy.

    References

    Shortridge Academy Wikipedia
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