Boarding Schools for Boys
Boarding Schools for Boys — Safe Harbor Offers a Unique and Effective Program
The story of Safe Harbor is portrayed in the 2009 movie “Safe Harbor” on the Hallmark Channel, which still airs periodically today. Safe Harbor has been featured nationally in People Magazine, and on CBS This Morning, NBC News Today, CNN, and CBN.
Safe Harbor teaches boating and maritime skills, gives practical life training, and promotes character in the context of vocational education, all while boys work toward their high school diplomas. The boys live on board vessels at this waterfront boarding school. They gain mastery in boating on the ocean and rivers while learning respect for self and others, self-reliance, perseverance, and much more. Each teenager who successfully completes Safe Harbor learns to captain his own vessel, both literally and figuratively. Boarding Schools for Boys with Year-Round Formal Education, Trades Training and Practical Experience
At Safe Harbor Boarding School for Boys, practical knowledge holds as much weight as academic knowledge. Besides all aspects of boating and seamanship, we give vocational training in a variety of topics, like carpentry, boat refurbishing, navigation, log keeping and map reading, welding, engine repair, and basic electrical skills. We also think boys should be capable in basic life skills. Residents of Safe Harbor are taught to balance a checkbook and handle credit responsibly, find employment using appropriate resume and interview skills, understand basic nutrition, and handle laundry and housekeeping tasks, to name just a few of the topics we cover. Our goal is to make your boy respectful, self-reliant, confident, and competent. Concerning counseling, our program uses group and individual counseling. The small size of our program ensures ample interaction time with professional staff and mentors. Safe Harbor Boarding School for Boys from All Over the U.S.Because of the uncommon nature of the program, we enroll residents from all across the country, Safe Harbor is unlike any other boarding school or boys home and gives boys a transforming opportunity and an adventure that cannot be duplicated. To discover more, we invite you to read the rest of our website, then fill out our online inquiry form or contact us directly at (904) 757-7918.
What Parents Say About the Safe Harbor Boarding School for BoysI just can’t thank you enough for all you have done for our family. —Father of graduate Well, if you ask us how our son is doing we would both smile and say GREAT! —Mother I can’t begin to tell you how much I appreciate what all of you at Safe Harbor are doing for us. —Parent Each of us are truly grateful for the program which you have developed and what a positive impact and turn around you have made in our son’s life. He especially tells of all the good which you helped developed in him. —Parent Thanks for all you do. I am pleased my son is at Safe Harbor. —Parent |