• 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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Contact Information:
Email:   
admissions@newsummitacademy.com
Phone: USA (414) 921-1388
Costa Rica: 011 (506) 2446-3376
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Admissions
...changing challenges into adventures!
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.  
Time Commitment
Tuition Information
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.

  • 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:

  • 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
What kind of student graduates from NSA?
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Apply online at http://www.bestnotes.com/portal/newsummit
Fax the Application Supplements (downloaded from the
online application) to USA 561-892-3853
Family Interview (phone)
Student Application Completed (contact Admissions)
Student Interview (phone)
Packing List (in Application Supplements)
Travel Arrangements & Enrollment Logistics (contact
Admissions or marcela@newsummitacademy.com)
Billing / Payment Arrangements (contact Admissions)
Email Admissions here for more information on these
requirements.