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Our Boarding School
Along with ongoing individual and group counseling, an assigned counselor is responsible to ensure a smooth delivery of all services to the student and family. The counselor is the point of contact for the family, available to answer questions and provide updates on the student's progress.
Therapeutic Program
Our Beautiful Campus
Nestled on 200 acres overlooking a private lake, there are four student dorms, an educational building, swimming pool, ball courts, recreational house, and the large main lodge where the dining room and offices are located. The facility is safe, clean, organized, well-run and peaceful.
School Campus
Our Dedicated Staff
At the very core of our program is the dedicated staff. Our staff know there is a very real battle for the soul of every young person, but when given the right opportunity, each girl's potential is unlimited. This opportunity begins with discovering a very real and vibrant relationship with Jesus Christ.
School Staff
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Our program isn't free and it isn't cheap, but it is significantly less costly than most similar therapeutic programs. Please contact us by phone or fill in the inquiry form and we'll provide full information for enrolling your girl. Loans can also be arranged to spread out payments over time.
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Christian Boarding School for Girls Who are Struggling
The Columbus Girls Academy is a therapeutic Christian boarding school for teenage girls struggling with life-controlling problems. We offer a disciplined and structured therapeutic environment that emphasizes character development, spiritual growth and personal responsibility. Our non-profit therapeutic program for girls is designed to develop the whole person in four main areas: spiritual, social, academic and physical.
For over 45 years, our Christian boarding school for girls has shown that a personal relationship with Jesus Christ changes people's lives. To that end, students participate in church services, daily morning chapel services, local youth group, and in biblical studies. We surround our students all day long with an environment to help facilitate life change through the witness and guidance of our staff and counselors.
Our therapeutic program entails counseling; both individually and in group meetings. Students in our boarding school are challenged daily in their relationships and respect for others as they interact with school and counseling staff and their peers. It is an environment that balances discipline with personal responsibility to create a positive peer culture. Our goal is to help students make positive decisions, not based on mandatory compliance, but rather the result of a genuine change of heart. Community service, special projects, outings and mission trips also help our boarding school students change their focus from self to serving others.
We are a registered non-public school with the State of Alabama Department of Education. We utilize the award winning Switched on Schoolhouse (SOS) Christian education curriculum. SOS offers five core school subjects and a variety of electives, enhanced by exciting multimedia. Our teachers have the ability to customize lessons to meet each student's individual learning needs.
Our 200-acre all girls boarding school campus is a special place where students and families experience peace and tranquility as they work through the process of changing their motivations in life and restoring relationships. The property includes a 35-acre lake for fishing, canoeing and paddle boats, hiking trails, tennis and basketball courts, softball field, swimming pool and volleyball court.
Endorsers Of Our Boarding School
“I speak from more than 20 years of knowledge of the organization when I tell you, Teen Challenge works.” Ronald Reagan
“Teen Challenge succeeds when all of the government programs failed.” Chuck Colson 
“We have long been aware of the tremendous ministry of Teen Challenge.” Billy and Ruth Graham 
“Teen Challenge is one of the most successful programs in our country." George W. Bush More Endorsements
Meet Our Christian Boarding School Directors
"We believe in teenagers! We also know there is a very real battle for the soul of every young person. We believe that when given the right opportunity, their potential is unlimited. We also believe that this opportunity begins with a very real and vibrant relationship with Jesus Christ. Through the years we have witnessed one life transformation after another. Teens finding love, acceptance and forgiveness, families being restored. It is what fuels our passion every day." Bob and Karla Lee, Executive Directors