The chapel is also home to our music program. Our residents enjoy a wide range of musical opportunities. Choirs for all age groups, individual music lessons and more offer the chance for our boys and girls to learn music, express themselves and gain a new self-confidence by performing for others. Hardin Hall was built in 1926 and originally housed the main body of what was then the Florida Methodist Orphanage. Our Therapeutic Ropes Course begins with relationship building and moves to a challenging set of obstacles created to help our middle and high school residents develop self-esteem and gain new confidence.
Residents also learn to trust themselves, their cottage mates and adults.
At each station along the Ropes Course, the young people are faced with an element to overcome. In order to succeed the young people must rely on their peers, trust others for their safety, function as a team to solve problems and find the courage to do something very difficult. It is our hope that by facing their fears and working hard to overcome the Ropes Course, our young people will begin to develop the strength and courage within to face the fears and obstacles life itself places in their way. The Laura P. Taylor Gymnatorium is the focal point of our recreation program. Our young people enjoy a wide variety of recreation opportunities.