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BOULDER CREEK ACADEMY
Shawnale Wilson, Admissions Director
Bonners Ferry, Idaho
877-348-0848
www.bouldercreekacademy.com/contact/index.shtml
www.bouldercreekacademy.com
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Boulder Creek Academy (BCA) is a CEDU program developed
on the Emotional Growth curriculum that addresses the emotional,
academic and physical needs of the whole child. They accept
students ages 13-18, who have difficulty achieving their potential
in a regular school setting due to learning differences and/or
emotional and behavioral difficulties. Most BCA students range
average to above average in intelligence.
BCA operates a fully accredited, year-round school that offers
a wide variety of educational opportunities for their students.
Residents participate in both indoor and outdoor classrooms
to facilitate a “hands-on experience” and college prep type
academics. The curriculum includes creative expression through
public speaking, listening and writing skills. In addition,
BCA works with mild to moderate learning disabilities, including
both verbal and non-verbal disabilities. The school provides
speech and language as well as individual tutoring. Students
also participate in intramural athletics and a comprehensive
wilderness curriculum.
All students begin their stay at BCA on the farm, where they
take care of animals and learn other various farming tasks.
The farm work helps minimize the distractions that typically
accompany being new to the school. It also provides the staff
with an opportunity to learn more about the students' strengths,
interests and needs.
In addition to the academic component of BCA, the school
offers a well-structured phase system to monitor and support
the emotional growth of each student. The emotional growth
curriculum focuses on accountability, extensive group work,
workshops, and other approaches to help students develop relationships
with peers and adults. A licensed therapist oversees the direction
of treatment, serves as the primary parent communicator and
facilitates individual, family and group therapy for each
student.
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