Laurelbrook Sanitarium and School, Inc. is an academy with a mission to give youth a balanced Christian education. This includes academics, vocational skills, spiritual and social development.
Laurelbrook is located in Dayton, Tennessee, 50 miles north of Chattanooga in the Cumberland mountains. Founded on 2000 acres of farmland, Laurelbrook has woodlands with canyons, bluffs and waterfalls, providing an ideal environment for youth to receive their training and become acquainted with God's love through the beauty of nature.
The school has a capacity for 75 students who work in a 50-bed sanitarium/nursing home and on a 400-acre farm which grows much of the institution's food and provides a source of income through the sale of fresh produce.
The academy work/study program offers three diplomas: College Preparatory, General high school, and Vocational.
Areas of training include: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Dietary, Clerical, Child Care and Homemaking, Agriculture Arts, and several other areas in Building and Mechanical Arts.
Special emphasis is given to spiritual and social training--teaching high ideals in a conservative setting. The student experiences the meaning of good citizenship with regular involvement in community service, and is offered opportunities to take part in mission projects--local and foreign.
Laurelbrook offers a training program for individuals interested in becoming staff in like institutions. An elementary school is also provided for the children of the workers.
