Heartland Girls Academy · Girls ages 12–17
Missouri
An active campus in Kansas City, Missouri.
Girls stay moving, build confidence, and grow as leaders through daily PE, city parks, and a wilderness expedition, with the full Heartland program behind every day.
Where
Kansas City, MO
Setting
City campus with an on-campus recreation center
Academics
Accredited, on campus, with daily PE
Family
Planned family weekends on campus
- 60+ Years of Experience
- Fully Accredited
- 1,000+ Lives Changed
- Campus Tours Welcome
Campus overview
Strong body, steady mind, real leadership.
Five days of movement a week. A city of parks outside the door. And a wilderness trip where every girl leads.
Ask about a campus tour during your consultation.
The Missouri campus sits in Kansas City, with an on-campus recreation and access to the metro’s parks, trails, and venues close at hand. Physical education is five days a week: fitness center sessions, aerobics and water aerobics in season, jogging, and recreational volleyball, softball, basketball, and soccer.
Girls live on campus with round-the-clock staff, attend our accredited academy, and follow the same structured daily schedule found at every Heartland location. Leadership opportunities add responsibility as each girl earns it, and student leaders help prep, serve, and clean up home-cooked meals in the campus kitchen.
Family involvement is built in through planned family weekends on campus, where parents meet with their daughter’s primary care staff, join parent support groups and workshops, and celebrate at graduation. A local equine program, with trained facilitators is an experience that every young girl looks forward to participating in during their time here.
Unique to Missouri
Every campus shares the program. This is what Missouri adds.
Academics, mentoring, counseling, team challenges, community meals: the core is the same at every location. These are the experiences that give Missouri its own character.
Physical education, five days a week
Our students have the unique opportunity to train with the KC Royals right here at our facility, receiving hands-on coaching, instruction, and encouragement from leaders in their organization. Throughout the year, our students will also have the opportunity to participate in several competition games, giving them a chance to build confidence, teamwork, discipline, and a healthy sense of accomplishment. In addition to softball, students receive weekday PE, on-campus aerobics, water aerobics in season, jogging, etc. Girls leave stronger than they arrived, and the routine steadies everything else.
Recreation centerAerobicsJoggingVolleyball, softball, basketball, soccer
Monthly Service Projects
Each month, our students participate in service projects that give them opportunities to look beyond themselves and serve others in the community. These experiences help teach humility, compassion, responsibility, and the importance of living with purpose by putting their faith into action.
Serve othersCompassionPurposeFaith in Action
Kansas City, out the front door
The campus makes full use of the metro’s parks and trails, plus trips to the Kansas City Zoo, the Kansas City Museum, Local Parks, and area churches for ministry opportunities.
City parks & trailsKC ZooMinistry outingsRoyal games
Equine Therapy – Fall & Spring
Our Equine Therapy program provides students with meaningful opportunities to work with horses while developing trust, responsibility, emotional awareness, and communication skills. Offered during both the fall and spring, this hands-on experience gives our girls a unique environment to grow personally while building healthy connections and learning to care for others.
Equine therapyTrustResponsibilityGrowth
Activities
A full week, on campus and off.
Fitness, the arts, city outings, and time with horses are woven into the schedule so that structure never feels like standing still.
On campus
Equine program
Girls work with horses under trained facilitators, learning calm, assertive communication. A horse gives honest feedback: if her attitude is off, he will not follow her lead.
On campus
- Recreation center
- Choir, drama & art
- Extensive library
- Kitchen service
- Level advancement
Off campus & faith
- Kansas City parks
- Zoo & museum trips
- Fine Arts Festival
- Youth convention
- Church ministry visits
Everything above sits on the full Heartland program.
Accredited academics, group mentoring, one-on-one counseling, team challenges, and community meals are the daily foundation at every campus.
Program Director, Kansas City
Meet the director
Warm, people-oriented, and built for the hard conversations
Thank you for considering giving us the extreme privilege of serving your family in this time of crisis.
With over 20 years of youth/pastoral experience, Pastor Brian Hoover is committed to inspiring individuals and families to live out their faith through authentic relationships, biblical teaching, and service to the community. Brian has been called by Jesus at a young age to lead and develop life change for students that are struggling spiritually, emotionally, and relationally.
Brian Hoover holds a Bachelor of Pastoral Ministry from Mission University. In addition to his academic background, he has also gained invaluable experience through previous ministry roles as youth pastor, family pastor, associate pastor, and next steps pastor. Brian has counseled many teens/young adults and family members to help show the goodness of God and ultimately see transformation from death to life.
Brian Hoover is passionate about discipleship, leadership development, and making a difference in the family unit. He seeks to equip others to live purposefully in their faith. Brian believes in the power of prayer and will work alongside staff to create an environment where individuals can grow spiritually, emotionally, and relationally.
In his free time, Brian enjoys spending time with family. He is married to Mandy Hoover and has 5 children together. They enjoy playing games, music/theater, sports, and being with our neighbors. Brian also enjoys taking trips and exploring new activities with the family. Brian and Mandy are deeply committed to nurturing a balanced and healthy life that reflects the teachings of Christ.
Brian is honored to serve as Director of Heartland Girls Academy – Missouri and is looking forward to promoting courageous leadership, continuous improvement, and contagious attitudes in the families he leads.
Ordained ministerBachelor of pastoral ministry