Welcome To Woodward Academy
Woodward Academy is located in Woodward, Iowa, 30 miles NW of Des Moines. Woodward offers three different residential programs ranging from 90 days to 18 months, working with youth from 12 to 18 years old. Woodward Academy also offers one non-residential program, Day School. The non-residential programs serve the greater Des Moines and surrounding areas. As of June 30, 2004 nearly 1,500 youth have entered our residential programs.

Woodward Academy is an all-male program which offers three unique programs that are tailored to serve youth with a variety of specific treatment needs. These are a 90-day highly structured boot camp that targets youth new to the criminal justice system, a community residential program for youth who are in need of a longer length of stay, and a program for males in need of sexual offender treatment. With a unique blend of highly structured programming and emphasis on real-life opportunities, we enable our students to experience success in many of the areas where they have struggled.

We believe that with this philosophy, our committed staff, central location, and three distinct programs, our school is a place where students can make significant, positive changes in their lives.