Thrive Girls Ranch & Home is a Christian boarding school that promotes life transformation in girls who are struggling with life-impacting and self-destructive behaviors or attitudes.
We desire to see every girl reach her God-given potential. Our ministry includes a number of elements, but our overall goal is to see girls prepared to transition successfully back to a normal and healthy lifestyle, whether that be college, ministry, or the workforce. Ideally, we want to see every young girl following God.
School for Girls – Spiritual Direction and Growth
Our school for girls has a strongly supportive relationship with a local church, which supports the work and ministry of Thrive Girls Ranch & Home and also provides a church home. Girls and staff attend services and participate in mission projects. Girls also work through the Teen Challenge discipleship curriculum as part of the ministry requirements.
Positive Environment
A “Positive Peer Culture” means an environment where making right choices is accepted and encouraged. Girls who have been “following the wrong crowd” into destructive behaviors instead find themselves pushed by their peers toward responsibility, integrity, and growth. We reward positive choices. Our campus promotes teamwork and accountability among students as well.
As they progress through the program, girls advance through four levels that govern privileges and indicate progress. To promote a girl to the next level, our staff looks for evidence of personal growth in matters of attitude, character and personal conduct. The final phases carry with it expectations of and training in leadership skills.
Counseling to Promote Healthy Choices
Our counselors actively provide individual and group faith-based counseling. During this time, students have the opportunity to grapple with and resolve commonly faced issues. They learn to constructively express their thoughts, ideas, and questions in an environment where each member accepts and respects one another. Group counseling is not employed to scrutinize individual members or glorify past poor decisions.
Our Bible-honoring curriculum is designed in such a way to emphasize introspective thinking and works hand-in-hand with our therapy. Tailored for the individual student, the work required encourages our students to examine areas of their lives that are in need of change.
Each evening, we hold a group time. This special time of sharing is staff-directed and designed to promote growth and unity within the dorm.
Group Study
Group study and discipleship occurs on a regular basis, guided by our pastoral mentors. During this time, students actively engage in grappling with and resolving commonly faced issues. They learn to constructively express their thoughts, ideas, and questions in an environment that accepts and respects each member. Group study does not aim to scrutinize individual members or glorify past poor decisions.The focus in group sessions is on behavior and respect.
Christian Curriculum
The first hour of each school day is devoted to a counseling focus. Our faith-based curriculum is designed in such a way to emphasize introspective thinking and works hand-in-hand with our Christian counseling. Tailored for the individual student, the work required encourages our students to examine areas of their lives that are in need of change. Students are required to complete 11 units before graduation from our ministry which is accomplished through meeting daily and weekly goals. The curriculum has several different components with many tailored options, the following examples name just a few:
Character Quality Studies, Including Topics Such As:
• Obedience
• Humility
• Self-Control
• Courage
• Responsibility
• Respect for Others
• God’s Plan for the Family
• Finding God’s Purpose for Me
Reading Topics Such As:
• Search for Significance
• Safe People
• Boundaries
Our Aftercare
Thrive Girls Ranch & Home is committed to the continued success of our students. Prior to completion of the ministry, a Parent/Student contract will be developed by the counselor, student, and family. The goal of the contract will be to define and uphold the boundaries of the home. Topics included in the contract include the re-establishment of trust, specific responsibilities, guidelines, conflict resolution, educational goals, and spiritual commitments. We work with the student and family to set up a support system at home before the student graduates the ministry.
Upon graduation, we will periodically contact the graduate and welcome the graduate and family to contact their counselor for further help or guidance following the closure of the ministry.
Family Restoration
We desire to see families healed and restored. We invite parents to visit with their daughter on campus once each month. These family days give families time to restore relationships within the supportive environment on campus. Parents also have the opportunity to spend time with other parents and with our staff and to receive good counsel.
Accredited Education
Thrive Girl’s Ranch & Home is proud to teach Alta & Ignitia academic curriculum. Alta & Ignitia partners with Christian schools and academies, like Thrive, to provide high-quality, Christ-centered education. Alta & Ignitia offers more than 100 courses for 6-12th grade, as well as over 200 dual credit courses from leading Christian colleges and universities. Alta & Ignitia courses are rigorous and exceed all national standards and recommendations.
Students at Thrive receive academic excellence with a Christian worldview and also experience a flexible learning environment where nurturing teachers provide wonderful living models for young hearts and minds. Students receive a well-rounded and personalized educational experience, becoming independent thinkers well prepared for college and beyond.
Prescriptive Credit Recovery
Diagnostic testing in language arts and math allows teachers to identify content areas in which students need review, so students who previously failed a course can recover the credits they need to graduate without repeating the entire course.
Healthy Futures
We prepare girls for the future wherever God may lead them next. In addition to an accredited high school education, we provide physical exercise and adventure outings filled with life training and mentoring. We help each girl become all that God has created her to be.
Call 888-500-4090 now to learn about tuition, special scholarships, and the current availability of this year-round Teen Challenge school for struggling teens.
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