Shortridge Academy is a private New England therapeutic boarding school founded in 2002 that provides a therapeutically supportive and inspiring educational community. Guided by a Positive Youth Development Model, we support the cognitive, emotional, and social development of bright yet struggling adolescents by utilizing clearly-defined, goal-directed plans, evidence-based strategies, and a college prep curriculum. A Note on Reviews: Therapeutic boarding schools face challenges that other businesses do not in that a number of the reviews here were written by troubled teens who may be impulsive and not predisposed to thoughtful evaluation. Please consider that as you explore our program.