Eckerd - E-Nini-Hassee
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7027 East Stage Coach Trail
Floral City FL, 34436
Contact Phone: (352) 726-3883
Website: http://www.eckerd.org
Details: For young girls who are having difficulty functioning socially, Eckerd’s E-Nini-Hassee Outdoor Therapeutic School for Girls delivers fully-accredited education and counseling services in a therapeutic outdoor environment that fosters personal growth. E-Nini-Hassee was founded in 1969 by Jack and Ruth Eckerd and was the first outdoor therapeutic school for girls in the southeast. At the time, their goal was simple: provide a better treatment alternative for girls than the prevailing methods of hospitalization or institutionalization. At E-Nini-Hassee, the Eckerds created a positive, strengths-based environment for girls ages 12-18 to experience nurturing guidance. Students are able to see adults role modeling appropriate behaviors, learn in an educational setting with passionate teachers and youth counselors and participate in therapeutic outdoor adventures during their time at the school. E-Nini-Hassee helps these girls fully realize the potential that already exists within them. Today, E-Nini-Hassee remains the most established and trusted outdoor therapeutic school for girls in all of the southeastern United States. It is also consistently identified as one of the most effective programs of its kind in the nation.