On-site school
Residential Treatment For Teens With School
Hillside Horizon offers residential treatment for teens with school on site, so your teen keeps doing schoolwork while they live here. Classes run through Advantages School, a Cognia-accredited partner. Completed work can transfer if their home school accepts it, and gym and art therapy can count as PE and art. For ages 12-17.
- Ages 12-17
- Cognia-accredited
- PE and art credit
A school day here
Counts toward
- 09:00SchoolAdvantages School coursework, in the house.Core credits
- 11:00TherapyIndividual and group sessions run the clinical day.The clinical day
- 16:00RecreationGym and the court. This time can count toward PE.PE credit
How school works here
Real Classes, Credits That Travel
The partner
Advantages School International
A Cognia-accredited online private school. Teens do the coursework in the house during the stay, at the table, so the semester keeps moving.
Cognia accredited
Credits
Credits that can transfer home
Because the school is accredited, completed work can transfer back to their home campus. Ask their counselor to confirm the courses before discharge — districts still decide what they accept.
What the day here can count for at home
Gym and art therapy are already in the clinical day, and they can also count as PE and art credit.
Gym time here
PE credit
Art therapy
Visual and performing arts
Advantages School coursework
Core classes
Optional tutoring
Extra Academic Support When Your Teen Needs It
Optional tutoring is available for teens who would benefit from extra help with their schoolwork. Tutoring works alongside Advantages School coursework, helping your teen stay on track academically while they focus on their treatment.
Catch up on missed work
Many teens come to Hillside after a difficult stretch at school. Tutoring gives them the support they need to catch up at a pace that feels manageable.
Help with their current classes
Tutoring follows your teen's Advantages School coursework, so every session helps them make progress in the classes that count toward their credits.
Scheduled around treatment
Sessions are planned around therapy and the clinical day, keeping your teen's treatment program the top priority.
Our admissions team can help you decide whether tutoring is a good fit for your teen and explain how sessions are arranged. (951) 498-5096
How To Continue Schoolwork While At Hillside
To enroll in classes through Advantages School, send your teen's latest transcript or class schedule. We use them to place your teen in the right classes so they can keep working while they are here.
- Current transcriptAsk their school for a current transcript. It shows credits earned and the classes they are in now, so Advantages can put them in the right online classes when they arrive.
- Class list or scheduleSend the class list or bell schedule they use today. Include a reduced day or independent study if they have one, so they pick up the same work instead of starting over.
- IEP or 504 planIf they have an IEP or 504, send a copy. Supports stay in place in the online classes here. If they do not have one, skip this.
FAQ
School Questions Parents Ask
Short answers about classes, credits, and records. If yours is not here, call and a person will pick up.
Does my teen attend school during residential treatment?
Yes. Classes run on site through Advantages School, so your teen keeps doing schoolwork while they live here.
What is Advantages School International?
It is our Cognia-accredited school partner, so your teen is enrolled with a Cognia accredited school during the stay. Your teen takes its online classes in the house, placed by the transcript and class schedule you send.
Will credits transfer to my teen's home school?
Credit transfer to the home school happens when your teen's home school accepts the completed work. Send a current transcript so your teen is placed in classes that count toward their credits.
Can gym and art therapy count for credit?
Yes. Your teen can earn PE credit from gym and art credit from art therapy, alongside core classes through the online coursework.
What school records should we send?
Send a current transcript, the class list or bell schedule your teen uses now, and a copy of any IEP or 504 plan.
Does an IEP or 504 plan stay in place?
Yes. If your teen has an IEP or 504 plan, send a copy, and the supports stay in place in the online classes here.
Is tutoring available?
Optional tutoring is available for teens who need extra help, and sessions are planned around therapy and the clinical day.
How does a 60 to 90 day stay affect the school semester?
Most stays in teen residential treatment run 60 to 90 days, and coursework keeps counting toward credits back home during that length of stay. Tutoring can help your teen catch up on work missed before admission.
How does school fit with treatment?
School runs in the morning, and therapy runs from 11:00 a.m., including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). Family therapy happens every week, and the treatment plan is reviewed as your teen's progress changes.
Admissions · 24/7
Send The Transcript, Then Ask If This House Fits
If the school year is already slipping, say so on the call. Aaron Earnest and the admissions team will tell you whether residential care, with school on site, is the right next step.
- Who answers
- Admissions, around the clock
- What to have ready
- Transcript, schedule, IEP or 504
- Call
- (951) 498-5096