Welcome to Harbor Oaks Boarding School

Located in the beautiful mountains of western North Carolina, Harbor Oaks is a private, non-profit, emotional growth school that offers education and programs for young men and women with a history of behavior difficulties, poor academic performance, strained family relationships, and other related problems. Our goal is to help turn lives around for struggling youth and their families.

We are a faith-based ministry designed to instill integrity, accountability, responsibility, and character, while at the same time giving students the opportunity to achieve a quality education regardless of social status, race or religion.

Harbor Oaks offers:

Programs based on results, not time
Connection between parents, teens, & programs
Home visits to test readiness to return home
Home contracts that identifies boundaries to assist in long-term success

Why Harbor Oaks?

Harbor Oaks offers help for adolescents and teens struggling with various issues and those who are not responding to their families. Some of those issues may be:

Opposition / Defiance
Truancy
Disrespect
Authority issues
Negative Peers
Learning Disabilities / Failing grades
Running Away
Lack of Motivation
Drug / Alcohol Issues
Anti-social Behavior
Mood Swings
Isolation from Family
Poor Self-Esteem

** We do not accept children who are mentally challenged or those with a history of psychotic episodes.