Guiding young men to discover their innate worth and nurture their individual gifts to fruition

  Whetstone Academy is a full therapeutic program in a Montessori environment. Tucked away in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains near the Chattooga River, our program serves boys between the ages of 10 and 15 in grades 5 through 8. Whetstone Academy was founded in 2011 and incorporated as a 501(c)(3) organization.

Our program is an Erdkinder, or farm school following Maria Montessori’s guidelines for middle-school development while addressing the students’ emotional and behavioral needs.

 Our campus 

•   57  acres of beautiful mountain landscape for farming, gardening, and outdoor recreation

•  2.6-acre on-site pond with a dock, perfect for swimming and canoeing and stocked with bream a nd  bass for fishing

•  3,000 feet of our property borders the Sumter National Forest, one of the most beautiful natural forest areas in the southeast

•  5 minutes fr om the Wild and Scenic Chattooga River

 What we offer…

      * Full therapeutic boarding                                    * Summer programs 

      - Individual theray                                                - Open enrollment with flexible lengths of stay  

      - Group therapy                                                   - Family Workshops

      - Family therapy                                                   - Team sports

      - Equine-assisted therapy                                      - Therapeutic day program

                  

 "Give a man a fish, feed him for a day.

Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime."