History
Seneca is located in the Carolinas on a beautiful upstate 500-acre campus where another boarding school once operated for many years, until approximately 2009, Dr. Harold Dabel who had worked with it and consulted previously with other speciality schools for last 14 years both in the USA and internationally saw the facilities as the perfect place for young struggling adolescents to make real changes in their lives. With this mission in mind he created Seneca Ranch, a place where real change happens. Approximately two years later Dr Harold Dabel leased the facilitiy and started Seneca therapeutic boarding school for troubled youth. Dr. Dabel teamed up with other great professionals, such as therapist Jim Rosenburger with over 24 yrs experience working with struggling teens and others all with over 20 years experience. Our program is truly international in that we do a study abroad Spanish immersion in Costa Rica every year as part of the process
Specialties
Seneca is a boarding school and that works with troubled adolescents in a kind, humane and non-invasive manner. Seneca provides a safe, secure environment for adolescents needing change in their lives. It is an island of hope for families seeking to help their troubled child. Seneca is a great choice for a teen who may be struggling in his or her home, school or community. Seneca is a working 500-acre horse and cattle ranch, providing boarding school students a rare opportunity to actually work daily in a ranch setting. Including a P.R.E (Andalusian) Spanish thoroughbred horse farm. We provide schooling, a merit system, and a comprehensive emotional growth process. The process includes therapy to facilitate growth and change in the students. Many parents find that our down-home family ranch atmosphere works better for their children than boarding schools boot camps, or military schools, where they may have been previously enrolled. The youth served by Seneca come to us with a variety of self-limiting conditions. We teach traditional Judeo-Christian values of honesty, integrity and hard work in order to form new horizons in the hearts and minds of the students. We work with students that typically need a change in their existing environment. students may have a variety of issues such as ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder), ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder), Aspergers syndrome, Oppositional Defiance Disorder, prior substance abuse, or sexual acting out.
