About Vivo Schools
Vivo is the life we want students to reach.
Vivo means “with life and vigor.” It speaks to energy, spirit and vibrancy, not just getting through the day.
That meaning matters here. Students in recovery deserve more than distance from substance use. They deserve a school community where sobriety makes room for purpose, connection and a fuller life.
Vivo schools are tuition-free recovery high schools where students can keep learning, practice recovery and grow into a life with purpose.
Recovery needs the right place to practice.
Many students want to live substance-free, but their school day can keep pulling them toward the same pressure, patterns and people.
A Vivo school gives students a different environment where education and recovery support happen together, surrounded by peers and adults who understand the work.
Real school.
Real recovery.
Real belonging.
Vivo serves students committed to sobriety who want to keep learning in a strong, peer-supported community.
Students may come to Vivo:
- After treatment
- During recovery
- When their current school day doesn’t support sobriety
- Through a parent, guardian, counselor, teacher, therapist, caseworker or community referral
What matters most is their willingness to keep working on recovery, stay engaged in school and build what comes next.
A supportive school environment can change what students see in themselves.
Vivo surrounds students with recovery support, peer community, project-based learning and family connection, so they can keep choosing sobriety while growing into their unique potential.
Our model is built on five core beliefs:
Recovery happens in community
Students spend the day with peers who understand sobriety and want to keep choosing it.
Purpose is prevention
Students find what gives them direction, motivation and a future worth protecting.
Real learning, real life
Project-based learning connects schoolwork to real questions, useful skills and life after graduation.
Families are part of the story
Parents and guardians receive clear communication and steady support as trust and stability begin to rebuild.
Equity drives everything
Students deserve strong recovery support and a high-quality education, without cost deciding who gets help.
Purpose beyond the diploma.
Vivo students work toward a high school diploma while recovery support stays part of the school day.
Students build momentum through:
- Learning plans aligned with Missouri graduation requirements
- Project-based learning connected to interests, skills and life outside school
- Academic support that keeps graduation in reach
- Post-graduation planning that helps students see what they can do next
Students graduate with more than credits. They leave with purpose, confidence and a stronger way forward.
The right adults change the room.
Vivo students learn with trained educators, recovery support professionals and staff who understand how school, sobriety and daily life connect.
Vivo builds recovery support into the school day through:
- Trauma-informed culture
- Strong peer support and accountability systems
- Daily student-led recovery meetings
- Collaboration with outside recovery organizations and therapists
- Specialized support staff
- Individualized relapse recovery plans
Students have adults who see their potential and help them protect it.
Local schools. One Vivo mission.
Vivo is building a network of recovery high schools across Missouri, each shaped by the students, families and communities it serves.