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Excelsior Youth Centers, Inc.- [website] 15001 East Oxford Avenue Aurora, CO 80014 United States of America | |
| Phone: | 303 693-1550 |
| Ages: | Ages |
| Gender: | Girls |
| Description: | A residential treatment program created in 1973, serving girls ages 11-18 with emotional and behavior difficulties |
| Student Profile: | Young girls who may have failed in many other treatment placements. Many teens placed have histories of self-destructive behavior, may have been abused or neglected, adopted then relinquished, or involved in gangs and cults. |
| Academics: | Excelsior Youth Center has an accredited (North Central Association accredited curriculum) middle and high school on its campus with an outstanding teaching staff. The Colorado Department of Education certifies every teacher; most are certified in Special Education. |
| Activities: | Vocational training programs include a licensed Cosmetology School, Office Skills Procedures, Bicycle Maintenance and Repair, and Graphic Design. Students participate in interscholastic high school athletics in basketball and volleyball. |
| Counseling: | Treatment methods include individual and group therapy, family counseling, and peer group interaction. All therapies are carried out within a framework of Reality Therapy principles that stress individual responsibility for one's own actions and management of behavior. |
| Campus: | Home to over 170 girls. Girls live in 12- to 24-bed cottages or dorms |
| Philosophy: | Is committed to the treatment and education of young females to enhance their successful reintegration into their families and their communities |
| Staff: | School has a faculty of 45 which includes a principal, teachers, teaching assistants, educational diagnosticians and support staff. |
| Tuition/Costs: | please call admissions for latest information |
| Specialties: | With an amazing success rate of 82%, Excelsior rehabilitates damaged children, reunifies them with their families, and reintegrates hem into their home communities. A scholarship program assists graduates who wish to pursue higher education. |
| Alt Link: | Excelsior Youth Centers, Inc.- link (Alternate) |
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| Residential Treatment Center | |
| For more information call: | |
303 693-1550 | |
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