Liberty Pathway

Many of the students who come to the Center believe they are not "cut out" for school.  They seek extra help and support not because they are in the top 5% or 10% of their class, but because they exhibit one or more "risk" factors including: inconsistent school attendance or truancy, behavior problems, academic weaknesses, etc. This path offers a comprehensive range of educational and psychosocial services that assist students to create positive futures for themselves and to increase their motivation and ability to complete high school.

These services include a comprehensive college preparation process leading toward admittance to two and four-year institutions, gender-based counseling groups, and after school enrichment activities.  Students also participate in a highly successful Adventure Based Counseling program that builds positive peer group supports through a series of wilderness, expeditionary learning and community service experiences.  Ninety percent of the students who follow this pathway complete it and of those, 90% are accepted at a two or four year college.  These figures are all the more remarkable considering that over three-quarters of the students are originally referred to the Center on the basis of poor academic performance and attend high schools where graduation rates can be below 50%.