Is Ostiguy Right for Your Teen?
We serve Boston and Surrounding-area students who've made the decision to get sober and are ready to work for it — academically and personally.
Ostiguy isn't a treatment program — it's a high school for students who have already started their recovery and want an environment built around supporting it. Students are typically referred by schools, families, courts, treatment agencies, or other community youth programs, and every student is interviewed before admission.
Student identifies that drugs and alcohol have impacted their learning and progress toward graduation
Student is willing to make changes and develop an individual recovery plan​
Student is in grades 9–12
Student commits to providing support and a safe space for peers trying to make various changes in accordance with their individual recovery plan.​
Student is motivated to complete their high school diploma​
Student commits to sobriety during the school day and to not possessing any substances on school grounds.​
Who Belongs at Ostiguy? Students who are:
Step 1 — Contact our Intake Coordinator to schedule an Open House for the student and a parent/guardian
Step 2 — At the Open House, ask questions and complete initial intake paperwork
Documentation typically requested: most recent psycho-social assessment/clinical evaluation, high school academic transcripts, IEP or 504 plan (if applicable), MCAS/SAT scores (if applicable), health insurance card, birth certificate, Social Security card, immunization records, and a recent physical.
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Copies can be made at Ostiguy if a family doesn't have them ready.
Step 4 — Submit required documentation ahead of the interview date
Step 3 — Complete the written application and interview with our Recovery Counselor and Guidance Counselor (a third interview may be scheduled for students with an IEP or 504 plan)