Paul Dean

Paul Dean

Outdoor Leadership

Outdoor Leadership Back to Summer of Hope Nothing says summer like days outside swimming, hiking, and building shelters. A lot of growth and change happens when you’re uncomfortable. For our students, these are largely unknown skills. They didn’t grow up…

Equine Assisted Learning

Equine Assisted Learning Back to Summer of Hope How do body language, tone, and your emotional state affect your relationships? To most adults, the answer seems obvious. To struggling teens, the answer is far less clear. It’s easy for them…

Summer Adventures

Summer Adventure Back to Summer of Hope The students at Rock Solid Refuge have done many risky things. It’s normal for a teen to seek out challenge and danger, to push themselves. This can be channeled in positive ways and…

Aaron’s Grad

Aaron's Grad We were excited to invite you to celebrate the graduation of Aaron with us. Aaron, his family, and all of us at Rock Solid are incredibly grateful for your support. We've taken the liberty of recording Aaron's graduation ceremony which you can watch in the videos shared below. (Additional note: "Aaron" is a pseudonym for the student. As such, the people in the video refer to your student by their given name.) Grad Speech Grad Slideshow Full Ceremony Mentor Speech