The Teen Challenge adolescent girls program is a Christian boarding school that provides education, counseling and training for girl's ages 13 to 17 with life-controlling problems. The school provides a disciplined and structured environment that emphasizes character development and personal responsibility. The program is 15 months and is designed to develop the whole person in four main areas: spiritual, social, academic and physical.

Executive Directors, Bob and Karla Lee have over 17 years experience with Teen Challenge ministries. The Columbus Girls Academy is a registered non-public school with the State of Alabama Department of Education. They utilize the award winning Switched on Schoolhouse (SOS) Christian Education Curriculum offered by Alpha Omega Publications. SOS is a comprehensive, Bible-based curriculum that offers computer-based learning for grades K-12.

The program's goal is to develop students that make positive decisions that are not based on mandatory compliance, but rather where positive choices are made because of genuine concern for themselves and others. Students participate in Sunday church services, daily morning chapel services, local youth group, and biblical studies emphasizing obedience, respect for authority, compassion and genuine respect and concern for others. The program provides pastoral counseling individually and in group meetings. Community service, special projects, outings, and mission trips help students become focused on others rather than self.

The program is located in South Alabama on a 200-acre campus. There are four student dorms, a recreation building, school, laundry facility, and main lodge situated on the lake where the dining hall, kitchen, and offices are contained. They have a 35-acre lake for fishing, canoeing and paddleboats, hiking trails, tennis and basketball courts, softball field and volleyball.

[This information came from the Teen Challenge website]