Meaningful work is one of the most beneficial forms of therapy. AMI teaches youth that nothing worthwhile is achieved without hard work and that performance must precede reward. Meaningful work can be involvement in an environmental or community project. Our students have been involved in beach restoration and clean-ups, revegetation projects and others. Attention to environmental concerns is a natural offspring of the respect we teach our students.
Academic success comes first and often for the first time in the children s lives.
Virtually all the young men and women who come to the programs are far behind in school and basic skill levels. Left behind by their peers, they are frustrated. AMI programs motivate students and give them the right tools and opportunities to actually succeed in school. This gives each student the opportunity to study from an individualized curriculum. Typically, a student will advance three to four years in a six month period.