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EAGLE PINES ACADEMY
Smithville, Texas
B. Lou Gaines - Admissions Director
512-237-2055
weaver.gaines@worldnet.att.net
www.EaglePinesAcademy.org
Eagle Pines Academy (EPA) is a non-profit emotional growth
boarding school for boys, ages 10-14. The program opened in
February 2005 near Smithville, TX, approximately 45 minutes
from the Austin Airport. EPA is right for the student who
is under-performing in school, has a sense of entitlement,
lacks gratitude for home and family, is emotionally immature,
suffers from oppositional, hyperactivity, or attentional disorders,
has impulse control problems, or does not respect parents
and teachers. The first 10 students will receive a scholarship
of $1,000 per month for their stay at EPA.
EPA provides a year-round, open enrollment, academic program
for grades five through eight. The academic component uses
the nationally recognized Ten Sigma curriculum, with no more
than eight students per faculty. A graduating eighth grader
will be able to perform credibly in high school.
There are three additional components that take into account
the research on learning differences and pre-to-early-adolescent
brain development, social group life, outdoor recreation and
development of spiritual insight. Taking responsibility for
behavior and making restitution are primary goals, and the
program is highly structured, but our extensive work with
early-adolescent boys proves the value of allowing each student
to make many decisions for himself while taking responsibility
for the consequences.
The campus is set in 130 acres of country forest and is bordered
on two sides by another 4,500 acres of Texas State Parks.
The country setting and simple living is particularly appropriate
for the student who believes he is entitled to his parents'
home, private bathroom and bedroom, trips to the mall, television,
video games and cell phone.
In addition to the healing outdoor environment, there is
a varied and rich cultural environment.
Professional therapy is available. EPA says it helps a student
become more responsible and mature, more empathetic, more
likely to acknowledge and make restitution for mistakes and
more enthusiastic about academics.
Copyright © 2005,
Woodbury Reports, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
(This article may not be reproduced without written approval
of the publisher.)
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