Whetstone Academy is a highly esteemed therapeutic boarding school for 9-15 year old boys located in Mountain Rest, South Carolina, within minutes of the Chattooga River. WA is accredited through Cognia and CARF. We have a nationwide reputation for providing high-quality care for our students and their families leading to students' success upon return to the home environment. Our core values are integrity, quality, unity, and gratitude. We seek to embody these values as we serve boys who experience trauma, grief, loss, attachment issues, anxiety, depression, ADHD, ODD, autism spectrum disorders, and school refusal. We utilize a relationship based model with our students with a focus on trauma informed care. At Whetstone Academy, we invest in the culture of our program at every opportunity.