Carolina Springs
Academy
Teaching Respect, Honor, and Integrity
in the Traditions of the Old South
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Carolina Springs Academy is an innovative and
effective program for teens who are struggling at
home, at school, or in the community: it teaches
values, integrity, honor, and respect for
authority. It helps these teens to become an
asset to the community.
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Carolina Springs Academy also
provides an atmosphere for teens struggling with
self-esteem and emotional growth. Carolina
Springs Academy is located near Abbeville, South
Carolina. The program is situated on a beautiful
campus. The youth experience a mixture of Old
South courtliness, European heritage and American
nostalgia. It is placed on the upstate farmland,
a one-hour drive from Greenville, Columbia or
Augusta, Georgia.
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High standards exist. Inappropriate behavior
is confronted, given consequences, and
redirected, while appropriate behavior is
reinforced and rewarded. The program offers tight
supervision around the clock.
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Each student follows a vigorous
daily schedule and a firm set of rules. A merit
system is used, requiring each student to earn
his status and privileges through a standard
program using a multi-level system based on
positive behavior. As students advance, each
level offers additional privileges motivating the
student to work harder. The program becomes the
testing ground to ascertain each student's level
of commitment toward changing past behavior.
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Students participate daily in
tightly-integrated emotional growth and personal
development courses. Group feedback sessions are
key in this program for developing
self-awareness. During these sessions students
begin to open up and learn to communicate
appropriately; they also learn what is or
isn't working in their lives. These courses
effectively utilize resources such as audio and
video tapes, selective reading material, and
group feedback sessions.
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On- and off-ground activities provide a proper
balance of recreation, exercise, learning,
personal development and social opportunities.
Initially all activities are on grounds. Over a
period of time, students may earn the privilege
of participating in off-grounds activities.
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The facility is located in a
gorgeous mountain area which is conducive to a
number of outdoor activities, such as: fishing,
hiking, kayaking, rafting, and cross country
skiing. Other activities include movies, bowling,
and cultural events.
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The academic program offers innovative
techniques that allow students to maximize the
learning process and earning of credits. With
close support from a teacher/tutor, students are
able to move effectively through their academic
courses. Course credit is based on mastery of the
subject matter.
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Students are not held back by
other teens in the class, lesson plans, teachers'
schedules, course offerings, or class
availability. The student receives credit when
he/she demonstrates that the subject matter has been
mastered. The academic program is a
performance-based system. A large selection of
required and elective classes is offered.
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required credit--and even earn advanced
credits--in Math, English, Science, History,
Physical Education, and many elective classes.
The student's transcripts are evaluated upon
admission to the program, and the student is
assisted in designing an ambitious course of
study. In order for the student to earn credit
for a class and move on to the next course of
study, each class must be passed at a level of
80% or better. This means students must earn A's
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This requirement ensures that
the teen has truly mastered the material before
he/she receives any credit for the class.
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(Teen Accountability, Self-Esteem and Keys to
Success)
Students participate in a series of seminars
designed for the World Wide Association Programs
and tailored specifically for Carolina Springs.
During the TASKS seminars teens work on specific
issues, such as: accountability, honesty,
integrity, trust, choices, responsibility, anger
and especially self-esteem. While the student is
completing his or her series of seminars, the
parents are invited to attend a Parent Seminar,
and monthly Parent Support Meetings are held in
regional areas. The culmination of the TASKS
Program is when parents and students are invited
to attend two effective Parent/Child Workshops.
These are designed to assist each family in
rebuilding the family unit, thus becoming the
foundation for the After-Care Program.
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