Wellspring programs include Wellspring Camps, with 11 programs around the United States and in the UK. Camps serve ages 5 – 65+, depending on location.
Wellspring Academies are the world’s only year-round boarding schools for weight loss, with Academies in North Carolina and California. Academics included for ages 11 – 24.
Wellspring Fit Clubs are after-school programs operated in conjunction with school districts and community organizations.
Unlike traditional fat camps, diet camps, or boot camps, the Wellspring program is designed based on scientific research, as well as dozens of clinical studies as to what actually works to help overweight and obese children return to a healthy weight permanently. At the core of the Wellspring program is behavioral change, which is accomplished through intensive training on the set of core self-regulatory behaviors required for successful long-term weight control, and cognitive-behavioral therapy to change the way students think about diet and activity.
Wellspring's success has attracted significant media attention, including the New York Times, BBC, Time Magazine, the Financial Times, Good Morning America, People Magazine, The Sun, and hundreds more. Currently, Wellspring Academy of the Carolinas is the subject of a prime time television series in America, entitled "Too Fat for 15: Fighting Back."