People come from all over the world to lose weight in Brevard. Seriously:
BREVARD, N.C. and REEDLEY, Calif. (January 21, 2008) — Academy of the Sierras (AOS), the world’s first boarding school for overweight children and teens, start a new year at the California and North Carolina campuses today. The two programs remain the only year-round boarding schools for weight loss in the world.
Students come from all over the world to attend Academy of the Sierras and the class of 2008 represents 30 of the 50 states. International students travel from Nepal, Canada, Mexico, Kuwait, Scotland, the United Kingdom, Barbados and Malaysia. Designed for children, teens, and young adults ages 11-24, students on both coasts demonstrate among the best documented outcomes of any non-surgical weight loss intervention for any age group.
This year marks the second full year for the North Carolina school, which opened its doors in February 2007. Enrollment at the East Coast campus has more than doubled for 2008. The NC school is more expedition-based than the California program. During a typical month, three out of four weekends will be spent hiking and experiencing the vast array of nearby national forests.