Heartlight
Admission Process
Admission to the Heartlight residential program and boarding school is handled individually through our Admission Director, Melissa Nelson (pictured to the right). Click here for contact information.
After initial contact with Heartlight, forms requesting information are sent. The questions from Heartlight concern the current situation that would warrant the child coming to Heartlight to live. Unlike normal boarding schools, Heartlight only accepts students who are struggling, require ongoing counseling and guidance, and who need a break away from family or peers.
Following the return of the Social History Form and other pertinent information, an interview will be scheduled on the Heartlight campus in Hallsville, Texas, which is about two hours east of Dallas. The interview with the parent(s) or guardian(s) and child will last approximately 3 hours, followed by a tour of the campus and introduction to some of the staff. Heartlight has a high ratio of staff to students, almost 40 staff for 48 students.
In emergency situations, and if there is a current opening at Heartlight, the process and placement of the child can often be accomplished very quickly, even immediately following the interview, if our counseling staff discerns that your child will benefit from the Heartlight program.
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