Founded in 1997, Bridges Academy is a small, independent emotional growth boarding school whose mission is to reunite troubled teenage boys ages 14-17 with their families through self-discovery and education and by helping them overcome personal and family challenges.  (More)

Bridges Academy provides a small, safe, single sex environment where teenage boys can focus on their emotional, behavioral and/or academic issues without distractions. We have a capacity for only 30 students, which allows us to maintain an extremely supportive and intimate environment conducive to working with each of our students and their families on an individual basis. Here are some other things that make us unique:

• Management team with long tenure of behavioral health and academic experience.
• Challenging and rigorous academic curriculum.
• Rural and rustic setting on 35-acres.
• Parent and family workshops.
• Student to staff ratio of 3 to 1
• Positive peer environment.
• Close proximity to numerous national parks and recreational areas.
• Year-round school with open enrollment.
• Comparatively low monthly rate.

Bridges Academy is located in Central Oregon's high desert, approximately three hours Southeast of Portland, Oregon between the cities of Bend and Sisters on the High Desert Plateau of Central Oregon.
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The nearest airport is Bend/Redmond Airport (RDM), located approximately 20 miles from the Bridges Academy campus in the nearby city of Redmond. Currently there are three major airlines that service the area, Delta, United and Alaska. The largest airport, Portland International Airport (PDX) is approximately three hours away.

At one time, Bridges Academy was a Co-ed school. However, our experience has shown that students already have enough issues without introducing the distractions and complications that come with a co-ed environment. Additionally, it helps the students figure out who they really are inside. Although there are no students of the opposite sex at Bridges Academy, we have a number of staff members of the opposite sex who are in a position that demands respect and authority from students and are directly involved with their daily care. This helps students develop respectful behaviors.