Admissions Criteria
Abundant Life Academy is an excellent choice for a troubled
teen that has struggled to find his/her identity and purpose
and has made some mistakes in the past. Abundant Life Academy
is designed for the gifted, yet unmotivated troubled teen that
struggles with laziness, lack of appreciation, and rebellion
toward parental authority. Abundant Life Academy is the alternative
to the typical Christian boarding school. Abundant Life Academy
is a powerful Christian leadership school where students are
reconnected with Christ, their families, and academic excellence.
In order to enroll your teen into Abundant Life Academy you
need to make sure that ALA is God's will for your child. We
ask you to pray and to seek Godly counsel. If you are certain
that Abundant Life Academy is God's will for your family then
the next step is to click here and fill out the form requesting
more information.
"... The Ascent of a Leader... ALA is equipping
the young leaders of tomorrow to love with Honor, through
the glory and integrity of Christ..." -Craig
Rogers , Abundant Life Academy Founder
When we evaluate a prospective student we look at the family
as a whole. Our family evaluation criteria are based on the
family's commitment to the process of Christ-centered reconciliation.
Many times the parents have a history of rescuing their child
from difficult situations and in doing so have become the
problem. At Abundant Life Academy we cannot work with parents
who rescue their children. Our job will be to slowly reintroduce
adversity into the life of the child (we expect greatness
from our students and we hold them accountable). Our job is
to require from the student a high standard of performance
that the parents have not been able to bring forth. Our job
is to instill solid principles such as discipline, hard work,
and trustworthiness. This task is not an easy one and our
students are not always willing participants. In almost all
cases the new Abundant Life Academy student will attempt to
coerce and manipulate his/her parents into rescuing them from
the process of growth and maturity. They have become experts
at wiggling out of difficult situations and quit at the first
sign of hard work. Our hope is that the parents will refrain
from rescuing their child from the struggle and in doing so
their child will grow into a powerful adolescent.
The staff of Abundant Life Academy is dedicated to building
a foundation of Christ-like character through a powerful leadership-training
program. By now, it should be obvious to the prospective ALA
family that there is a great deal that is expected of our
students. We expect greatness. In the beginning our students
rarely want anything to do with hard work and standards of
excellence. Additionally, our school is designed for the teen
that needs to be challenged and guided into their greatness.
We compel our student-leaders to excel in academics, develop
lofty vocational and academic goals, amplify intellectual
boundaries, embrace spiritual maturity, and to participate
in powerful projects of compassion and outreach. Before returning
home, our hope is that all of our student-leaders will have
identified clear strategies of growth in all areas of their
lives, giving themselves to the fulfillment of their destiny.
In order to fulfill our goals we require a great deal of our
student's parents. We expect the parents of our students to
be a partner in the process of reconciliation. We expect the
parents of our students to be supportive and a source of encouragement
for our staff. We hope that our student's parents will join
the battle by making a commitment to pray for the staff and
students of ALA. Our battle is not against flesh and blood,
but against powerful forces of darkness… we need our
parents to be prayer warriors and consistent encouragers to
those of us in the front lines of the battle.
The Abundant Life Academy Christian boarding school experience
will resurrect and grow the leadership potential in the lives
of our students while preparing them to impact the world.
We mentor our students until they catch their vision, and
embrace a commitment to excellence. Our students will develop
the tenacity, the perseverance, and the endurance necessary
to be powerful leaders, overcoming the wiles of the world.
Again, in order to accomplish such a feat we cannot do it
without the full support and cooperation of the student's
parents. One of the most important criteria for admission
into Abundant Life Academy is the parent's willingness to
work along side of us, offering support and encouragement
in every possible way.
Encouraging the maturity of Christ-like character and honor
is the unique signature of Abundant Life Academy. These virtues
are built through experiential hands-on learning; we call
"life mentoring", delivered through a Positive Peer
Culture environment. Our student-leaders are being taught
leadership skills from tried and true professionals from diverse
backgrounds. . However, we can't take the place of the student's
parents. We require the parents to be an integral part of
the child's success while at ALA. We ask the ALA parent to
stand by us firmly and support us through a difficult battle.
We require the parents to be in covenant with the staff of
Abundant Life Academy, working together to ensure the successful
completion of the program.
Prospective students of Abundant Life Academy are kids who
are gifted, yet unmotivated (academic and spiritually unmotivated).
Abundant Life Academy does not serve students who are in need
of mental health services (currently taking medication and
receiving therapy for mood/personality disorders), are convicted
of felonies, or addicted to drugs.
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