New Summit Academy Costa Rica
  • Home
    • Contact Us
    • Apply
    • Fast Facts
    • Our Students
    • Our Team >
      • Founders & Directors
      • Admissions & Family Services
      • Academics
      • Personal Growth
      • Experiential Education
      • Administration
      • Operations
      • Four-Legged Friends
    • Our Story
    • Why Costa Rica?
    • Our Outcomes
    • Virtual Coaching >
      • Personal & Family Coaching
      • Virtual Academic Tutoring
      • Virtual College Guidance
    • Employment
  • Learn
    • Academic Approach
    • NSA Resume
    • Classes
    • Graduation Requirements
    • Transcript Requests
    • College Guidance
  • Grow
    • The Unique NSA Approach
    • Planning Growth
    • Facilitating Growth
    • Assessing Growth
    • Family Involvement
  • Explore
    • Aventuras >
      • Recreational
      • Integrated
      • International
    • Service Learning
    • Homestay Program
    • Cultural Immersion
  • Live
    • Campus Tour
    • Clubs
    • Activities
    • Student Leadership
  • Blog
    • What's New at NSA?
    • Student Photography
    • Photo Gallery
  • Parents
    • Program Resources for Current Parents
    • Parent Coaching & Support Groups
    • Follow Up With Alumni

Assessing Growth

Our Definition of Success

Assessing Growth

We believe defining success is different for every individual, depending on their strengths, weaknesses, past, present, and future goals. Depending on the individual, an Ivy League school may be exactly what he needs to be challenged, engaged, and successful. For another, it may be their downfall. For this reason, we do not believe that there is a “one size fits all” definition of success for our students. We believe that "integrated growth" - an awareness of one's learning process and internalization and integration of learning towards continuous growth are at the core of leading a healthy and successful life. Our overall goal is to help our students learn as much as possible about themselves and the processes by which they can grow so that they can set realistic and productive goals, make plans and take steps to reach those goals, and make smart choices for themselves along the way. Ultimately, we do not want our students to be dependent on external support for functioning or growth but rather learn how to create their own challenging goals and support structures to apply throughout their lives. 
Picture

PROPS©

New Summit Academy's PROPS Assessment is the product of years of experience and research that resulted in the development of our tool to assess individual growth based on integrated holistic goals. The PROPS assessment aids in determining quarterly PROPS goals. This assessment is completed by a student’s parents upon enrollment, the student himself at the end of every quarter (as a means of self-assessment), and staff in all departments throughout any given week via the student PROPS log.  ​These scores determine progress in a holistic manner so that students and families can see the overall progress over the enrollment period. 
  • Proactivity
  • Resilience
  • Openness
  • Problem-Solving
  • Self-Governance
See www.supportiveimmersion.com for more information

Updates

Update reports are sent to parents, educational consultants and team members twice a quarter to provide a viewpoint of where the student is currently engaging as well as to show overall progress toward PROPS goals.  The reports include academic information, PROPS information, progress towards goals, student life participation information and a general summary of strengths and challenges during the reporting period. 
Picture

Graduation from NSA Program

In order to graduate the NSA program, students must complete the following requirements: 
Picture
Picture
Picture
  • Completion of Orientation Program
  • Participation in Orientation and Transition workshop
  • Completion of Transition Program, including Transition Plan (including Relapse Prevention Plan)
  • Consistent engagement in individual counseling, family counseling, & therapeutic groups per quarter to achieve PROPS goals
  • Completion of all Aventura rites of passage + 1 recreational Aventura
  • Minimum hours of service
  • Minimum homestay participation
  • A minimum of one quarter of a formal leadership role (Student Council, New Student mentoring, club formation and ownership)
  • Minimum of 1 Community Council Meeting per quarter as well as participation in supporting others' CCMs.
  • Completion of 1 certification course
  • 2 successful home visits
  • Completion of aptitudes assessment
  • Completion of academic Course Progression Plan (CPP)
  • Completion of available academic enrichment workshops
  • Resume / Portfolio Development
  • Global Citizenship Certification
  • Integrated Reading Program
  • Approved Academic Transition Plan
  • No restrictions during Transition Quarter​
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
New Summit Academy Costa Rica is a supportive boarding school and study abroad experience for high school males in grades 9-12.
​
This website was made by our students and staff.  ​All pictures are real photographs taken from student experiences. 
We hope you appreciate our authenticity and transparency - they are our best qualities!
​
© Entire website is copyrighted property of New Summit Academy - Thank you for respecting our intellectual property!