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A supportive boarding school and study abroad experience in Costa Rica
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Collaborative Learning

Build skills for academic success.
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Experiential Education

Step outside your comfort zone.
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Personal Growth

Take charge of your future.
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400+

alumni since 2005

24

students at a time

1:4

student : teacher ratio

6

average class size

20+

years in Costa Rica

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Students create our community

At New Summit Academy, we emphasize student agency by integrating personal choice and self-discovery into every aspect of boarding life.

​Students advocate for their needs and interests, influence school decisions, mentor new students, 
organize activities, propose changes to guidelines, manage budgets and lead community projects throughout Costa Rica.
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Alumni Profiles

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Kai | 2023

"The college guidance I received at New Summit Academy was second to none. After I graduated high school from New Summit, I continued my studies at St. Lawrence University. I am doing well here because of the skills I learned at New Summit Academy."
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Charlie | 2016

"There was so much experiential learning at New Summit Academy. I am really grateful for that, and I was the type of learner who really needed that. I loved being in Atenas. It really is one of the most beautiful places in the world. We were so lucky to be there."
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Owen | 2024

"I feel so much more enabled to succeed than I could have ever imagined a year ago. I don't want to go back. I want to stay on this path. That's what I am most grateful for is that New Summit has helped me orient myself toward a future that I really want."
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Our story is unique

Our school was established in 2005, through a partnership between the founders and eleven families seeking better options for their sons’ education. With support from these founding families, the students arrived at a modest campus on a local mango farm, where they helped paint cabins, build desks, and co-create the first handbook.

​Although we’ve come a long way since then, the spirit of co-creation lives on. We remain a tight-knit and caring school, and after 20 years, New Summit Academy continues to be an owner-operated organization with all five founders working full-time on our beautiful campus.

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