Youth Villages - Nicholas Hobbs Academy

🌟 Key Highlights: Youth Villages – Nicholas Hobbs Academy

Youth Villages – Nicholas Hobbs Academy is a private, alternative special education school located on the Youth Villages Bartlett Campus in Tennessee. Its primary function is to provide an accredited, on-campus education for children and young people receiving intensive residential treatment for serious emotional and behavioral problems.

🏫 Overview

• Type: Private / Alternative Special Education School (Residential Treatment Center)

• Location: Bartlett, Tennessee (on the Youth Villages Bartlett Campus)

• Grades Served: Varies slightly by source, typically Grades 2 or 3 – 12

• Enrollment: Approximately 113–332 students (varies based on residential census)

• Core Mission: As part of Youth Villages’ comprehensive treatment program, the Academy provides a state-accredited, on-campus education that supports the clinical and behavioral goals of youth receiving intensive residential care.

• Affiliation: A key component of Youth Villages, a national organization focused on helping children with emotional, mental, and behavioral problems.

✅ What Makes the School Unique?

The Academy’s distinctiveness is its fully integrated educational and therapeutic model:

• Therapeutic Integration: The school operates within a residential treatment center setting. Education is fully integrated with intensive therapy (individual, group, and family), trauma-informed care, and 24/7 medical/psychiatric support.

• Behavioral Focus: The academic setting is structured to address and accommodate students with serious emotional and behavioral problems. The small class environment and specialized staff support the stability and structure needed for therapeutic progress.

• Specialized Academics: Provides a state-accredited academic program designed to keep students on track with their education, often catering to youth who have experienced disruption in their previous schooling. The student-teacher ratio is very low (reported as low as 6:1).

• Holistic Campus Environment: Located on a wooded, 82-acre, staff-secure campus that includes cottages, recreational facilities, and natural settings, offering a balance of structure and freedom within a monitored therapeutic environment.

• Diverse Needs Served: The program is designed to accommodate youth with emotional disturbances, co-occurring medical conditions, and those with intellectual disabilities (IQ 50 or above).

🎯 Who Would Enjoy This School?

This setting is designed for:

• Youth who are currently in need of intensive residential treatment for serious emotional, mental, or behavioral challenges that cannot be managed in a less restrictive environment.

• Students whose academic progress has been severely disrupted by trauma, mental health issues, or behavioral problems, and require a highly specialized, integrated academic and clinical setting.

• Families seeking a therapeutic environment where the child’s academic needs are not separated from their clinical treatment plan.

• Students who benefit from a low student-to-teacher ratio and a highly structured, supportive atmosphere.

🛑 Who Should Consider Other Options?

This school is not an option for:

• Students seeking a typical private, day-only, independent school setting. Admission is contingent on acceptance into the Youth Villages residential treatment program.

• Families whose child does not require intensive residential clinical intervention for emotional or behavioral health issues.

• Students who thrive in a large, competitive, or non-specialized public or private high school environment.

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