- In order to take advantage of the academic, therapeutic, and experiential opportunities that we require that students enroll for at
least one year. Exceptions are only made if this time. - Students are accepted on a rolling admissions basis (at any time during the year depending on space availability).
- Please contact admissions@newsummitacademy.com for details on enrollment fees, tuition, deposits & ancillary charges.
- Tuition is paid monthly and includes room & board, classes, therapy, Aventuras, & experiential education activities & certification
courses. Extra costs (such as medical appointments, allowances, optional student club expenses, and other "optional"
activities or charges such as clothing) are billed additionally.
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| Student Profile |
Strengths of NSA students include:
 | Goal of attending college | |
| Passionate about an interest | |
| Desire to improve | |
| relationships & environment | ||
| Artistic &/or musical | |
| Intelligent | |
| Active & athletic | |
| Technology savvy | |
| Ability to be introspective & | |
| empathetic | ||
| Creative | |
| Accountable for decisions | |
| Interested in gaining | |
| healthier coping mechanisms & learning how to tkae healthier risks in their lives |
Challenges of NSA students include:
| Anxiety &/or depression | |
| Identity, adoption, or attachment | |
| Self-esteem & confidence | |
| Decision-making & problem- | |
| solving | ||
| Learning motivation & | |
| engagement | ||
| Different learning styles | |
| Slower processing speed | |
| Attention difficulties | |
| Unhealthy coping skills, | |
| including isolation or substance use | ||
| Sense of entitlement | |
| Parent-Child Relational Conflict | |
| Oppositional attitude | |
| Social anxiety, awkwardness, | |
| or isolation |
- Students come directly from home, from wilderness
programs, or from successful completion of another
therapeutic boarding school or program. NSA helps
them integrate what they have learned previously
into their lives through milieu therapy & personal
growth goals, college-prep academics & support, &
experiential education activities that not only build
confidence, identity, & a sense of cultural
awareness, but also give them a "resume" of unique
experiences for college applications. - Students have shown a desire to gain more self-
awareness, insight, independence, and better
decision-making skills. They benefit from a step-
down therapeutic environment before a transition
back home or to college. - They are also open to living in a cooperative,
supportive family-style environment that encourages
students to take healthy risks by exploring, learning
about, and embracing the Costa Rican community.
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In order to learn productive methods to create healthy changes around them, students gain important skills in learning to balance their
individual needs and wants with those of the larger community in which they live.
WHAT IS THE BENEFIT OF STUDYING IN COSTA RICA?
WHAT IS THE BENEFIT OF A BOARDING SCHOOL?
WHAT DO THEY DO AFTER NSA?
individual needs and wants with those of the larger community in which they live.
- INTRAPERSONAL: Boarding school creates a rich environment for daily observations and feedback about one's own personal
growth process, one's identity, one's behavior, one's relationships, and the image that one presents to the people around
them. Students learn a lot about who they are, who they want to be, and how to be more self-aware, self-sufficient, and better
problem-solvers.
- ANALYTICAL: Problem-solving is a part of life. Not only does our academic approach focus on enhancing creativity, skill set
development, common sense, and resourcefulness to solve problems, our social atmosphere also emphasizes using
perspective-taking, empathy, and taking the time to actually process issues before proposing creative & individualized
solutions.
- SOCIAL SUPPORT: Our students get used to being supportive of each other, no matter what their individual differences may
be. Students learn how important it is to create a support system for themselves.
- CULTURAL AWARENESS.... which brings us to our next question:
WHAT IS THE BENEFIT OF STUDYING IN COSTA RICA?
- What could be more important in today's society that learning another language and learning about another culture? Homestay
families, internships, Aventuras, and regular recreational activities in our Costa Rican community are key in helping students
not only become aware of how other people live, but also become more reflective about their own culture.
WHAT IS THE BENEFIT OF A BOARDING SCHOOL?
- Students who have attended boarding school show an easier transition to college dormitory life as they have already lived away
from home with peers of different backgrounds.
- Because NSA is a boarding school, we offer consistent guidance from professionals who are available to the students at all
hours of the day and night.
WHAT DO THEY DO AFTER NSA?
- NSA is committed to helping find the most appropriate transition plan for our students. We are not caught up in our statistics of
college acceptances or SAT scores. We want our graduates to do what is best for their future, not what is best for our ranking.
- Students may transfer back home to complete their Senior year of high school.
- College: Many of our graduates go on to 4-year colleges and universities. Some attend community college with the intention to
transition to a 4-year school after community college. Others may experience a gap year program before a transition to college. - Recent graduates have attended universities such as:
- George Washington University (2005)
- University of Richmond (2006)
- Saint Louis University (2006)
- University of California (2005, 2006, 2007)
- University of California Davis (2007)
- Northern Arizona University (2005)
- University of Nevada (2006)
- Suffolk University (2005)
- Millsaps College (2005)
- San Francisco Art Institute (2007)
- University of San Fransisco (2006)
- College of Santa Fe (2005)
- Fort Lewis College (2008)
- St. John's College (2008)
- University of Central Florida (2008)
- Dalhousie University (2008)
- Pacific University (2008)
- University of Colorado at Boulder (2008)
- Sierra Nevada College (2008)
- Some students (those who graduate in December or those who need a "gap year" experience) attend transitional programs
such as study abroad programs, internship programs, independent living programs, or vocational programs before going to
college
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