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Red Hill Academy Mission
Our mission is to provide services that enhance the lives
of students and their families by providing each student with
an opportunity to succeed academically and thrive in all aspects
of personal and interpersonal functioning.
Red Hill Academy
Philosophy
At Red Hill Academy, we believe in the fundamental and
universal importance of meaningful human connection. We also
believe firmly in the unique and often latent potential of
each individual. Accordingly, every aspect of the Red Hill
Academy program is designed to provide students with numerous
opportunities to explore and develop their personal potential
in the context of healthy and sustaining interpersonal relationships.
In keeping with these core beliefs, the notion of community
is central to the Red Hill Academy philosophy of personal
growth and development.
Our campus community inspires students and families to embrace
their challenges and pursue goals that are both lofty and
attainable. Our strength-based, family-centered approach emphasizes
the "whole child" in relation to the social environment,
both on and off campus, and incorporates core academics, service
learning, social skills training, and therapeutic recreation
as well as group and family therapy.
The classroom, the therapy office, the football field, and
the cottage are all seen as venues conducive to the development
of self-awareness, the discovery of hidden talents, and the
strengthening of connection to friends and family. At Red
Hill Academy, the notion of potential is broad and inclusive.
It is not limited to the remediation of academic deficits
or the effective treatment of social and emotional difficulties.
Neither is it as one dimensional as improving "executive
functioning" or choosing a realistic career path. At
Red Hill Academy, developing potential also involves identifying
and nurturing personal passions, restoring hope, improving
self-esteem, encouraging personal and interpersonal responsibility,
and providing the tools to meet life's challenges.
A Program of Sunny
Hills Services
Established in 1895, Sunny Hills Services is a private,
nonprofit organization that provides a full spectrum of residential,
education, mental health, and community-based services designed
to meet the needs of vulnerable children and their families.
Sunny Hills Services is a member of the Child Welfare League
of America and an accredited member of the California Alliance
for Child & Family Services.
Learn more about Sunny Hills Services by visiting www.sunnyhillsservices.org.
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