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On Friday, June 16th, the New Summit Academy community celebrated as 10 graduates successfully completed the NSA program, high school, or both.
Graduating from the program or high school means that these young men have developed the skills, cultivated their curiosity, and honed their resourcefulness to become successful Global Citizens. Some of this June’s graduates will be returning to finish out their high school careers with new insights into how they learn and how to best advocate for themselves.
Those completing high school have all been accepted to and enrolled in colleges, including Bennington College, the University of Southern California, The University of Colorado Boulder, Fairfield University and the University of Arizona.
Congratulations to all of our graduates and their families, and we look forward to news of their future successes!
Graduating from the program or high school means that these young men have developed the skills, cultivated their curiosity, and honed their resourcefulness to become successful Global Citizens. Some of this June’s graduates will be returning to finish out their high school careers with new insights into how they learn and how to best advocate for themselves.
Those completing high school have all been accepted to and enrolled in colleges, including Bennington College, the University of Southern California, The University of Colorado Boulder, Fairfield University and the University of Arizona.
Congratulations to all of our graduates and their families, and we look forward to news of their future successes!
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Classes at NSA are organized using a project-based model, where students and teachers collaborate to design a final project, and work on steps throughout the semester to complete the project.
This model allows students to see daily learning and homework tasks within a larger context, increasing student ownership of their learning.
At the close of each semester, our community takes a day to present the final products to students, staff and visiting families. This week, our students presented projects that included:
This model allows students to see daily learning and homework tasks within a larger context, increasing student ownership of their learning.
At the close of each semester, our community takes a day to present the final products to students, staff and visiting families. This week, our students presented projects that included:
- a poetry and model-building collaboration between the Biology and Literature classes
- a “protest music mixed tape” from Humanities
- a film about Frank - our beloved Experiential Education staff member - from the Documentary Film class
- a Rube Goldberg machine demonstrating each of Newton’s laws from our Physics class
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As the college search and application process at NSA for the fall of 2017 wraps up (and the process for 2018 begins!), our community would like to share some facts and statistics about our graduating class of seniors, off to some amazing opportunities:
-Percent of seniors who were accepted & enrolled: 100%
-Percent of schools offering admission: 77%
-Percent of waitlisted students being admitted: 75%
-Percent of students offered merit scholarships: 73%
-Average merit scholarship offered: $53,904.73
-Total amount of merit scholarships offered: $1,132,384.00
Congratulations, seniors, we look forward to your many future successes!
-Percent of seniors who were accepted & enrolled: 100%
-Percent of schools offering admission: 77%
-Percent of waitlisted students being admitted: 75%
-Percent of students offered merit scholarships: 73%
-Average merit scholarship offered: $53,904.73
-Total amount of merit scholarships offered: $1,132,384.00
Congratulations, seniors, we look forward to your many future successes!
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As the NSA community moves into April, our graduating seniors move into their Transition Quarter. Throughout the quarter, they will be preparing for life after NSA by drafting comprehensive Transition Plans, working out Parent Contracts, practicing more independent living skills in the Transition House, and making a big decision: where to enroll in college!
After months of introspection, dedication to the application process, and anxiously awaiting responses, we can say that our seniors face no shortage of amazing options.
Just a handful of schools offering admission to our students include: Bennington College, the University of Southern California, Pepperdine, Loyola Marymount, Rollins, Eckerd, The University of New Hampshire, Trinity, Reed and Kalamazoo!
To top it off, our students this year have been offered a combined four-year merit scholarship total of over $1,000,000! Congratulations seniors, we can’t wait to hear about your many future successes!
After months of introspection, dedication to the application process, and anxiously awaiting responses, we can say that our seniors face no shortage of amazing options.
Just a handful of schools offering admission to our students include: Bennington College, the University of Southern California, Pepperdine, Loyola Marymount, Rollins, Eckerd, The University of New Hampshire, Trinity, Reed and Kalamazoo!
To top it off, our students this year have been offered a combined four-year merit scholarship total of over $1,000,000! Congratulations seniors, we can’t wait to hear about your many future successes!
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NSA celebrated another successful quarter with two graduates – both completing the program and earning high school diplomas with honors. Each graduation is a time to reflect upon student journeys and the skills they have built, relationships they have forged and strengthened, and the new and exciting options they have created for themselves through hard work and dedication. These two graduates both plan to enroll in college in the fall, and have already been accepted to some outstanding schools, including the University of Southern California, Pepperdine, Whittier, Westminster, Puget Sound, Rollins and Loyola Marymount!
After the graduation ceremony, it is time for students and staff to take a break and have some fun. This quarter, the group traveled to the Arenal Volcano region to take advantage of the natural beauty and countless recreational activities in the area. Students and staff spent the week whitewater rafting, swimming at La Fortuna waterfall, and cruising the lake under the shadow of the volcano. Everyone returned refreshed, energized and ready to begin another rewarding quarter at NSA.
After the graduation ceremony, it is time for students and staff to take a break and have some fun. This quarter, the group traveled to the Arenal Volcano region to take advantage of the natural beauty and countless recreational activities in the area. Students and staff spent the week whitewater rafting, swimming at La Fortuna waterfall, and cruising the lake under the shadow of the volcano. Everyone returned refreshed, energized and ready to begin another rewarding quarter at NSA.
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NSA’s academic classes use a project-based model to engage students in true, deeper learning. Project-based learning sets a collaborative goal for the quarter or semester, and uses learning objectives as steps to reach that goal.
In this model, teachers serve as guides and facilitators, and students take ownership of their learning because they believe in the goal they helped to create, and see relevance in daily steps in the context of the final product.
In Juan Diego’s Biotechnology class this quarter, students are studying how Science and cooking combine by using microorganisms to our benefit. As part of their overall project, students captured live yeast from the air (experimenting with various mixtures of flour, sugar and acids) until they produced the best results. After a week, students had an active sourdough starter, which they used to make pizza crust, enjoying their creations at lunch to the envy of their peers.
Proof that Science can be delicious!
In this model, teachers serve as guides and facilitators, and students take ownership of their learning because they believe in the goal they helped to create, and see relevance in daily steps in the context of the final product.
In Juan Diego’s Biotechnology class this quarter, students are studying how Science and cooking combine by using microorganisms to our benefit. As part of their overall project, students captured live yeast from the air (experimenting with various mixtures of flour, sugar and acids) until they produced the best results. After a week, students had an active sourdough starter, which they used to make pizza crust, enjoying their creations at lunch to the envy of their peers.
Proof that Science can be delicious!
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February and March have been exciting months for our senior students and our faculty, as the hard work of college applications is starting to pay off. Our seniors have received decisions from just under half of the schools to which they’ve applied, and the results are fantastic! So far, 94% of schools applied to have made offers of admission. Amazing programs, Colleges That Change Lives, and top universities want our students, and are offering merit scholarships to make them even more appealing.
Schools such as Pace University, Juniata College, Whittier, Rollins, and Loyola Marymount have – to date – offered our students a total of more than $688,000.00 in merit scholarships! Congratulations, seniors, on your well-deserved success!
Schools such as Pace University, Juniata College, Whittier, Rollins, and Loyola Marymount have – to date – offered our students a total of more than $688,000.00 in merit scholarships! Congratulations, seniors, on your well-deserved success!
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Though it may seem like the college application process is just now ending, we are already having schools jump at the opportunity to admit our motivated, brilliant seniors. Each week brings new and exciting news for our students, with more sure to come.
Some of our recent acceptances include:
- Montana State
- Immaculata University
- Alvernia University
- Whittier (with a $28,000 per year scholarship)
- Juniata (with a $23,000 per year scholarship)
- Portland State (with a $24,000 per year scholarship)
Congratulations seniors!
Some of our recent acceptances include:
- Montana State
- Immaculata University
- Alvernia University
- Whittier (with a $28,000 per year scholarship)
- Juniata (with a $23,000 per year scholarship)
- Portland State (with a $24,000 per year scholarship)
Congratulations seniors!
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The beloved (and much-used) music, recording and documentary film studio that was a new addition to our campus in 2015 has been inspiring students to reach their full creative potential. Something seemed to be missing, though: character!
Our Documentary Film teacher, Stephen, wanted to go for a retro look by draping the walls with Persian rugs. He even campaigned for a lava lamp. However, this would have altered the angles of the acoustically-designed walls.
Luckily, our Math teacher Christy is close friends with a talented California-based artist who makes occasional pilgrimages to Atenas. Monty donated supplies and dedicated nearly a week of his time to create a fantastic, music-inspired mural for our community.
Thanks to Monty, and to everyone involved in bringing more color to our beautiful campus.
Our Documentary Film teacher, Stephen, wanted to go for a retro look by draping the walls with Persian rugs. He even campaigned for a lava lamp. However, this would have altered the angles of the acoustically-designed walls.
Luckily, our Math teacher Christy is close friends with a talented California-based artist who makes occasional pilgrimages to Atenas. Monty donated supplies and dedicated nearly a week of his time to create a fantastic, music-inspired mural for our community.
Thanks to Monty, and to everyone involved in bringing more color to our beautiful campus.
