Pine River Institute One Year Anniversary

Pine River Institute is excited to celebrate its one year anniversary! A little over a year ago today we welcomed our first students and families to our Intensive Therapeutic Boarding School and Outdoor Leadership Experience. The 13 - 18 year old girls and boys who came to us with substance abuse issues, depression, anxiety, school failure, family conflict, defiance, and street involvement are now our first graduates and are all doing very well. They are reunited with their families, have graduated high school, have been accepted to their top choice universities, are volunteering overseas, and continue to stay involved with us through our Aftercare Program.

• A co-ed, family-centered, intensively therapeutic boarding school for teens aged 13 to 18, with a max. capacity of 44 students


• For teens with substance abuse issues and the cluster of behaviors associated with that (look at a typical student profile here)


• Located on 200 acres of conservation land near Shelburne, Ontario, Canada (1.5 hours northwest of Toronto) (find out more about our campus here)

• Everything in one place; a seamless 4 phase program that includes therapeutic wilderness, residential school, transition, and aftercare (learn more about our program here)


• Individual, group, family, art, music, and milieu therapy


• 1:4 staff to student ratio and a highly qualified staff team (check out staff bios here)


• Individualized academics, expressive arts, athletics and recreation, life skills, and community service

Please be in touch if you would like to schedule a visit, or if you would like a member of our leadership team to contact you for more information.