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The Glen Mills Schools was the oldest surviving school of its type in the United States, continuously providing services to troubled youth for almost 200 years. [2] The institution was founded in 1826 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the Philadelphia House of Refuge.
Maryland Agricultural College (later University of Maryland at College Park) (MD) Maryland Military and Naval Academy (MD) Marymount Military Academy (WA) Massey Military School (TN) McCallie School (TN) McDonogh School (MD) McMinn Military Academy (TN) Media Milicademy for Young Boys (PA) Meridian Military School & College (MS) Miami Military ...
Milton S. Hershey, creator of The Hershey Company, was a chocolate industrialist and had founded the town of Hershey, Pennsylvania. [8] On November 15, 1909, [9] he and his wife, Catherine Hershey, signed over a 486-acre (1.97 km 2) piece of farmland, forming the Hershey Industrial School. [10]
George Junior Republic is an all-boys institution in western Pennsylvania, in the vicinity of Grove City. It is one of the nation's largest private non-profit residential treatment facilities. [1] George Junior Republic houses, schools, and disciplines 500 high school-aged boys from troubled backgrounds.
Therapeutic boarding schools are boarding schools based on the therapeutic community model that offers an educational program together with specialized structure and supervision for students with emotional and behavioral problems, substance abuse problems, or learning difficulties. Some schools are accredited as Residential treatment centers.
Thompson Academy, the facility for boys, was one of YSI’s most troubled institutions until it closed last year as part of what the state called its “Long Range Program Plan” to phase out larger juvenile facilities. It was also one of the most profitable. With 154 beds, the contract was worth $13 million.
For over a century, the school remained exclusive to orphaned white boys. [4] However, in 1831, a mother who became a widow had no rights and resources, and "guardians" were often appointed by the "Probate" or "Orphan courts" of the city and state. Girard operated as a school for fatherless boys rather than children with no living parents or ...
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