The Intermediate Program Develops the Individual’s Level of Personal Maturity and Fundamental Academic Skill.
If your son has become disengaged from school and is making poor choices with his time and friends and if nothing seems to be helping him; Robert Land Academy may be the solution.
Turn to Robert Land Academy – a military-inspired boys’ boarding school that provides a structured, an engaging and distraction-free community that engenders positive attitude, pride, health and academic achievement in ADHD characteristic boys that are otherwise being “left out” and “left behind”.
Mainstream educational and therapeutic methods for treating the unique needs of some boys’ ADHD character don’t work for everybody, and in some cases only exacerbate issues to the point of crisis. In the right environment the foundation to support success can be established. Our program for boys in grades 9 and 10 develops his level of personal maturity and fundamental academic skills while preparing him ultimately for senior level courses. The academic program creates a solid foundation for success through extensive remediation in mathematics and English within the framework of traditional courses. Credit courses offered are delivered in compliance with the Ontario Ministry of Education requirements. Robert Land Academy is an inspected private school and is in receipt of the Ministry Board School Identification Number (BSID). The Academy is authorized by the Ministry to grant credits towards the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD). The Academy has been in operation since 1978 and is a registered not-for-profit corporation. Contact us today to learn more about our program.
Does This Sound Like Your Son?
He has prioritized detrimental interests, activities, and friends.
Having found acceptance in other places, he defiantly defends them.
He has now associated his family with the things that are NOT working for him.
He is in crisis. He needs to “get out” of his current situation to get what he needs: belonging, recognition, and self-confirmation / success.
He is energetic, inquiring, testing authority and limits. (These are positive traits if properly directed.)
The Mainstream Educational System Works With Many Students But There Are Strong Indications That It Is Failing To Meet The Needs Of Boys
If your son presents as being disengaged from school, you are well aware that the marks he is bringing home do not reflect his ability. Although marks do not necessarily reflect intelligence, your son’s belief in his own intelligence can be reflected by his marks. Too often, once a boy’s disengagement from school begins it takes on a life of its own.
To reverse this process, it is important to be able to get your son to believe in himself and begin to put in the effort and perseverance required to climb out of the hole he has enabled himself to end up in. Support, encouragement and a belief in hard work and its results require a specialized program that supports your son in a holistic manner.
The Solution
It takes a fair amount of intelligence to get into this much trouble. Bored and fed up with “failing” at the right things, your son is successful at the “wrong” things. He is capable. He is getting attention. If only he could see that what he is excelling at today has no long term rewards. If only he could find rewards in activities he can build on. He needs to be “turned around”.
The impact on you and your family is immense. Your son’s special temperament is the hardest type to parent. Mainstream schools’ systems do not support you or your son, making the job even harder. As mainstream solutions continue to fail, the situation keeps getting worse. You feel stressed and panicked. You are losing your son. He defiantly opposes any attempt to assert control, and with each attempt that fails, your control drifts further. And, he has lost control of himself. This is the crisis.
Robert Land Academy is the solution that uses a proven model and has proven results.
The situation is drastic and demands drastic change. Giving him another “second” chance will just prolong and worsen the situation. Don’t risk it. Enrolling him at Robert Land Academy can address the crisis now and set him back on track.
Robert Land Academy provides an all-encompassing program that addresses the unique needs of your son and directs him to succeed, not fail. It is a full-time environment that works with you to re-establish his self-control and in turn your control. Your son needs to belong, and that includes belonging to your family again.
Over the past 40 years Robert Land Academy has been successfully proving that boys’ ADHD characteristics can be turned around – leveraging the underlying potential for success.
Within a structured environment that is free of distractions, ADHD tendencies can be harnessed to your son’s advantage. Positive attitude, pride, health and academic achievement can be his.
At Robert Land Academy, foundational courses target core areas of literacy and numeracy. Through the identification of actual grade level performance and diagnostic testing, academic remediation and upgrading, and specific individualized programs, boys can master the academic requirements necessary for the successful completion of their courses of study and gain the self-confidence needed to pursue their dreams.
A boys’ boarding school situated on 168 acres in the rural Niagara Region, Robert Land Academy’s structured environment for academics, fitness, and social responsibilities. Robert Land Academy works for ADHD characteristic boys precisely because it is a self-contained environment where distractions are minimized. No other school or program offers this level of supervision, clarity, and consistency. Expectations are clearly set in this environment.
RLA – Program
Robert Land Academy is a complete program that contains all of the elements that in concert work together to help boys reconnect into school. Without all of these elements the chance of success is greatly reduced:
Regular meals served at the same time each day with a balanced diet high in fruit, vegetables, and fibre, with no “junk food”, soda pop or fried foods
Regular routine which includes daily physical exercise and a full eight hours of sleep nightly
A rural setting to assist concentration and focus through the removal of the many distractions which include video games, television, personal computers, cell phones, smartphones and musical devices
A coaching approach to teaching intended to build self-confidence while retaining genuine challenge and achievement
“Chunking” of academic lessons, repetition of key points, regular testing, small classes, close personal attention, and varied teaching approaches and assessment methods
Supervised daily and weekend study halls in a quiet environment, additional tutorials and peer tutoring
Clearly defined rules and consistent consequences within an environment that fosters success through positive reinforcement
A 24/7 highly structured and supervised program
The Results
Improved Grades
Small classes and personal attention. The vast majority of students realize a dramatic improvement in their first semester of enrollment
Improved Health
Whole foods diet, exercise, and sleep
Improved Attitude
Engaged, happy and the feeling of being included
Act Now!
Explore Robert Land Academy as a potential answer to your concerns and a new beginning for your son.
Robert Land Academy Provides a Safe Environment
Situated in a rural setting, Robert Land Academy is isolated from the negative and threatening influences and distractions of an urban environment. A full-time Registered Nurse along with a consulting forensic therapist, sports therapist and medical doctor address the medical and counselling needs of students.