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About Us

Alldredge Wilderness Journey is a unique, two-phase wilderness experience, providing students the opportunity to learn, reflect, and change.

During the Search and Rescue phase of the program, teens learn to forego their needs in the quest to help others. Once in the Mountain Village, they are able to reflect on their experiences and better define their values and belief system. In addition, two intensive family workshops take place following the completion of each phase. Our comprehensive wilderness program allows students to develop and practice successful behaviors to integrate throughout their lives.

Alldredge Wilderness Journey is licensed through the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources and we receive our accreditation through the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvements. We provide students with several options to earn academic credit during their time at Alldredge. We value the importance of academics and feel it is necessary to provide an environment that fosters both academic and emotional growth.

Philosophy

Alldredge implements a therapeutic wilderness program that works from the “inside out”, encouraging students to do the right things for good, virtuous reasons. Any program can force students to change their behaviors for extrinsic reasons, but the goal should be to develop and encourage their desires to change. Alldredge wilderness programs are provocatively designed to transform the adolescent’s heart and mind, which will ultimately change behavior. We have found this inside change to be longer-lasting and stronger as years pass.

• All people, particularly teens, have a desire to fulfill an honorable and meaningful purpose in life, or in other words, to leave an impact on the world.
• Teens need access to personal virtues (i.e., integrity, compassion, valor, etc.) to effectively fulfill their unique purposes in life.
• Maintaining positive and healthy relationships is essential to achieve personal growth.
• Taking responsibility for how we affect those around us, rather than blaming them for our problems, is part of life that is necessary for emotional and spiritual well being.

Student Health Services

Alldredge Wilderness Journey Student Health Services strives to promote and protect the health and safety of all students and to maintain optimum physical and emotional health through the provision of quality care. Staff at Alldredge Wilderness Journey is dedicated to promoting healthy behaviors and lifestyle choices through ongoing educational outreach.

Please take a moment to review the Student Health Services mission, goals, services, and values as they demonstrate our commitment to the health and welfare of Alldredge students.