Welcome to the New Leaf Academy, private boarding schools for girls ages ten to fourteen.
Each all girls boarding school Academy offers a supportive environment and the finest education in a homelike setting on one of two beautiful campuses in Oregon or North Carolina.
The girls' boarding school program is year-round and lasts between 18 and 24 months. Within that time a young girl and her family work together with counselors and staff in the unique StarSteps Program. The program enables most girls to turn their lives around as all members of their families develop more effective ways of relating to one another. When a girl enrolls in the Academy, her parents do too through active participation in counseling and seminars and by monitoring their daughter at any time of the day or night through "Parent Check-In."
Your child will receive continual individual attention and nurturing care. She will study in small classes and receive counseling from staff sensitive to her situation and needs. Most students move ahead academically by one to four grades during their time at New Leaf Academy. The Academy's highly structured environment with regular hours for classes, study and recreation enables students to focus and manage their time.
New Leaf Academy has been approved as a candidate for accreditation by CITA (Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation).
Through the unique StarSteps program, each student comes to both understand and to take responsibility for her past choices as well as to appreciate her family and develop empathy and respect for others. Often the first breakthrough is as simple and gentle as learning to love and care for a small animal.
New Leaf girls form lifelong friendships and have more fun than anybody should be allowed to have. Both boarding school campuses offer an active program of outdoor sports from skiing and snowboarding in winter to canoeing and swimming in summer. Young girls can develop creative talents in all forms of art, drama and music. Students experience the culture of nearby cities and the beauty of local wilderness areas.
Many of our former students have expressed their gratitude to New Leaf Academy, the place they call the turning point in their young lives, the place where they turned over a "new leaf."
You are invited to explore this website and contact one of the Admissions Offices if you believe that New Leaf Academy boarding schools for girls could offer the same advantages to your daughter.
But sometimes, when a girl is overwhelmed by life's daunting demands, that potential can be hard to reach. As peer pressure, social competition, family relationships, hormonal and physical development, media image and academic pressure begin to collide, they can create "the perfect storm" in a young girl's life. The result can be anger, frustration and doubt. When combined with personal obstacles such as social-emotional immaturity, family instability or academic challenges, she can reach a crisis point that requires a gentle, thoughtful but unwavering response. This can mean the difference between reaching a girl's potential, or losing it.
