Turning Winds Academic Institute
Mother-WA: When Connor was home we ran into a friend of Connor's that was "blazed" walking the halls of the high school. I called up his dad - as our boys used to play baseball together and they were in local out-patient rehab together - to tip him off that his son has high at 11:00 am on a Monday morning at school - we had a long talk about Turning Winds Academic Institute and they are considering it as a possibility. Also Connor had an appointment with his pediatrician when he was home and she was so impressed that she is going to start recommending TWAI to her troubled teen patients. And our local high school principal bear-hugged Connor and asked us to send info on TWAI to him as he was amazed at Connor's transformation. Oh and lastly . . the school police officer saw Connor at school and was so impressed he was hugging Connor and started looking for his daughter to say hi at lunch - he wants Connor to date his daughter (they always liked each other and the officer was like, “you will date over my dead body!†during the drug version of Connor!) So that was an amazing thing for Connor to feel so embraced by people that had previously thought he was simply troubled.
Thank you to Turning Winds Academic Institute! You saved our child's life.
- Ann
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Shahnewaz2712: Turning Winds Academic Institute offers an innovative therapeutic program that will attempt to help the individual with their deficiencies. A fully accredited institute by the Northwest Accreditation Commission and the National Independent Private Schools Association, TWAI has a first-class experienced clinical team that leads one-on-one and group therapy sessions, while touting a diverse collection of teachers. Plenty of personal attention will be given to each teen, to ensure proper progress.
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on Dec 27, 2012
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taslima-mt: ” Turning Winds Academic Institute” is one of the top private boarding schools in the industry. We offer a structured alternative school environment where troubled teens can grow and learn to make the changes necessary for a successful life. We feel this is a better alternative to military boarding schools or boot camps because the environment is such that the teen is able to learn to make correct choices in a healthy and positive way. Military schools or boot camps often will use more negative and demeaning approaches to force submission and obedience. Consequently, what develops is resentment, which does not produce real change, but simply a temporary compliance. That is why most parenting advice says to avoid this approach. Our specialty boarding school utilizes the outdoor components of a summer camp or a wilderness program allowing each teen to benefit from the therapeutic atmosphere of the outdoors.
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taslima-mt: . Turning Winds Academic Institute has a total enrollment of 29 students, which is slightly less than the average for all Private Schools. Turning Winds Academic Institute's school day is 6 hours, which is the average for all Private Schools. The school includes 240 days of class in its school calendar, which is drastically more than the average for all Private Schools. The student to teacher ratio at Turning Winds Academic Institute is 9.7:1, which is 2.1% higher than the average for all Private Schools.
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on Dec 27, 2012
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taslima-mt: Welcome to Turning Winds Academic Institute (TWAI). TWAI is one of the world's premier teen boarding schools. Our highly successful therapeutic boarding school has assisted hundreds of troubled teens in getting their lives back "on track." Over the years we have developed a proven comprehensive program shown to be effective in helping teens overcome previous negative and destructive behaviors and embrace healthy new lifestyles. Our Integrated Therapeutic Education Curriculum (ITEC) helps ensure each teen is continuously learning and acquiring important "life skills" that will increase the likelihood of success after the completion of our "life changing" program. Because of our success in working with teens, TWAI has established itself as one of the top Therapeutic Boarding Schools in the world.
Our program has been designed to successfully work with families in many different geographic locations. The teens we help come from all over the United States, as well as many countries abroad. Over the past decade we have enrolled students from every major continent in the world.
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on Dec 27, 2012
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taslima-mt: "Turning Winds Academic Institute" is a co-ed, therapeutic, boarding school that is accredited by Northwest Association of Accredited Schools (NAAS). We believe that each student has the capacity to learn, that individual strengths have different learning modalities, and that high expectations are necessary in order for the student to reach their highest potential. Turning Winds Academic Institute stands out as an elite academic provider. Turning Winds Academic Institute is an official ACT and SAT testing site and offers these tests quarterly. Preparation courses are also offered for these tests. Furthermore, we are also an official testing site for the GED. Turning Winds Academic Institute also offers College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) preparation for students. CLEP provides students with the opportunity to demonstrate college-level achievement through a program of exams in undergraduate college courses. Students can earn up to six credits for each test. There are 2,900 colleges that grant credit and/or advanced standing for CLEP exams.
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The university offers degrees in more than 150 courses of study through 13 colleges and hosts 60 research centers and institutes. Texas Tech University has awarded over 200,000 degrees since 1927, including over 40,000 graduate and professional degrees. The Carnegie Foundation classifies Texas Tech as having "high research activity". Research projects in the areas of epidemiology, pulsed power, grid computing, nanophotonics, atmospheric sciences, and wind energy are among the most prominent at the university. The Spanish Renaissance-themed campus, described by author James Michener as "the most beautiful west of the Mississippi until you get to Stanford", has been awarded the Grand Award for excellence in grounds-keeping, and has been noted for possessing a public art collection among the ten best in the United States.http://www.turningwinds.com/index.php
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Texas Tech University, often referred to as Texas Tech or TTU, is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and originally known as Texas Technological College, it is the leading institution of the Texas Tech University System and has the seventh-largest student body in the state of Texas. It is the only school in Texas to house an undergraduate institution, law school, and medical school at the same location.
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on Dec 27, 2012
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Turning Winds Academic Institute amazed me! And I am a difficult person to impress. My daughter had been struggling immensley with self harm and the psych hospital visits were getting to be too much, occurring almost monthly for about five months. Amanda had given up on her schooling and stopped taking care of herself. It almost seemed as though the life had been sucked out of her. She left the school about eight months and is doing phenomenal as she is enrolled in the University of Colorado. Turning Winds Academic Institute gave life back to my best girl. I would do it again if I had to. The leadership at the school is great!
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on Nov 30, 2012
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Best decision I have ever made. My son is in college now and doing well. That is not to say he does not have his days, but I do not worry about how he is living his life anymore because he no longer associates with his past friends. He turned his life to Christ and has a strong support group.
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on Sep 19, 2012
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Gayle: My daughter has been at Turning Winds for 3 months now, the first thing I noticed was her change in attitude and her appreciation for everything in general. She loves the mountain hiking and the beautiful scenery in Montana. She has been hiking and camping on the river several times already. She loves being in the tranquil environment and close to nature. She tells me she is on a journey to self-discovery and is in the best possible place to do so. She is continuing to develop new skills to deal with whatever life happens to throw her down the road. I am very thankful to the dedicated and loving staff at Turning Winds.
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