A sober school, or recovery school, is a specialized educational institution designed to support students who are in recovery from substance use disorder (drug/alcohol use) and who might be struggling with co-occurring mental health disorders.
These schools provide a safe and supportive environment where students can focus on their academic studies while also receiving the necessary support and resources to maintain their sobriety.
Sober schools typically offer a traditional high school curriculum while also incorporating elements of substance use education, counseling, and support groups.
The goal is to provide a holistic approach to education and recovery, addressing not only the academic needs of the students but also their emotional, social, and physical well-being.
While each school has a different method of operating, sober schools all share the following main goals:
Archway opened its doors in 2003 to offer students and worried families in the throes of teenage substance use a viable option and support system for restoring their child’s physical, mental, emotional, and academic health. We’re located in the heart of Houston, Texas, and are focused on meeting the individual educational needs of teens recovering from substance use disorder with care, compassion, respect, and rigor. Instead of returning students to the same environments in which they’re most at risk for relapse or might have trouble catching up academically, Archway provides a structured place for teens to continue both their recovery and their education without compromising either.
We offer a continuum of care from probation officers to private counselors, residential treatment clinicians to Alternative Peer Groups. Archway keeps in constant contact with every student’s unique personal network—triaging tasks and arming our students (and each other) with shared information to ensure that no important details slip through the cracks; to address behaviors and remove barriers; and to remain consistent and aligned in our approach to getting each student well. Today, we are the largest recovery school in the country, and currently mentoring new recovery schools throughout the nation.
Archway Academy is a close-knit group of teachers, recovery experts, and students working together to create a welcoming campus that not only physically challenges its high schoolers to remain sober, but stretches their expectations socially, spiritually, intellectually, and academically.
Our culture of recovery integrates emotional, social, and academic growth, helping students build resilient lives rooted in health, purpose, and community. Discover how our unique environment nurtures personal transformation and lasting sobriety.
Archway students are brilliant and sensitive, fearless and funny as hell. They are our future. And if we expect them to succeed—they will.
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