Ridge Creek School, Dahlonega, GA, US

Surrounded by national forests in the north Georgia Mountains, Ridge Creek School offers an incomparable mixture of education, therapy, and outdoor training. Taking advantage of its surroundings, Ridge Creek School encourages its students to embark on a number of outdoor adventures from caving to rock climbing. Recognizing the value of these activities in creating a sense of achievement, Ridge Creek School uses experiential education to bolster self-confidence, build leadership skills, and encourage teamwork. Making full use of the hundreds of creeks and rivers that cut through the Georgia Mountains, Ridge Creek School students accept challenges such as canoeing down white-water rapids, an activity requiring students to accept responsibility and perform to their utmost in order to deliver the team safely back to calm water.

Ridge Creek School offers a comprehensive experience for its students, including physical, mental, psychological, academic, and social growth. As a college preparatory academy, Ridge Creek School offers small class sizes and maintains a flawless college acceptance rate. Offering extracurricular activities both on and off campus, Ridge Creek School provides a wide array of opportunities for the advancement of its students. At Ridge Creek School, students participate in group therapy sessions three times per week and additionally undergo individual therapy sessions. Ridge Creek School’s highly trained therapists treat each student according to his or her own needs to promote the greatest degree of rehabilitation.

Fully licensed and accredited, Ridge Creek School earns parents’ confidence in its programs and professional staff. In addition to being licensed as a Child Caring Institution by Georgia’s Department of Human Services, Ridge Creek School is prestigiously dually accredited by both the Southern Association of Independent Schools and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. With these accreditations, Ridge Creek School is able to issue high school diplomas to its students who complete the curriculum.