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On January 22nd, 2018, the staff and the students of NSA gathered to celebrate the 13th anniversary of NSA. We shared in gratitude for all of the collaborators, students, and parents; the whole NSA community for seeing this reality of time and commitment together.
Thank you! And to many more years to come!
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​NSA is continually working to innovate and provide the best possible experiences for all of our students, parents, staff and educational partners. Each year, the Academic, Experiential Education, and Personal Growth departments all set goals for improving our program and offering a unique learning and growth opportunity for students.
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2017 was a fantastic year for the New Summit Academy community – with achievements including: 

-The implementation of our quarterly Club Fair, providing more chances for our students to pursue their passions and interests

-Adding Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) to both our Course Catalog and as a professional certification opportunity

-The final installation phase of our solar panels, significantly reducing our program’s environmental impact
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-A successful Wilderness Advanced First Aid Course, with 100% of participating students earning their WAFA and CPR Certifications

-Enrichment of our Global Citizenship Facet Workshops, including interviews with authors and filmmakers

-Successful facilitation of 22 Aventuras, including our Integrated Aventuras as well as once-in-a-lifetime journeys to Peru and South Africa
 
-Increased student empowerment, with improvements to our Student Council and Proposals systems

-College acceptance for 100% of our graduating seniors, with an average merit scholarship offer of $53,904 and well over a million dollars of total scholarships offered
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2018 is looking to be even more exciting, and as we develop our goals – guided by our organizational values – we would like to thank our students, families, educational consultants, faculty and staff, homestay families and the community of Atenas for the support and dedication they have provided to make New Summit Academy the amazing program it is today.

Keep an eye out in future issues for our 2018 goals and objectives!
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Students continue to balance their senior year course load with transition planning as well as finishing up their college applications. Already this year, we have received some exciting acceptances and scholarship offers for our amazing students. 
 
Schools offering admissions so far include:
 
Dominican College, Ohio Wesleyan, Juniata College, Allegheny College, The University of Portland and Elon University. Just as exciting are the merit scholarship offers; even though we are just entering the decision period, with many more to come, NSA students have already been offered a combined total of $387,000.00 in merit scholarships.

​Well done, seniors!
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Many of NSA’s students returned home to celebrate the winter holidays with family and friends. Those who remained in Costa Rica celebrated with their New Summit Academy family and friends, enjoying the natural beauty of the country while having loads of fun participating in recreational activities.

​These are just some of outdoor adventures our students engaged in over the holiday break:
 
 - Hiking among the geysers and mud pots of Rincon de la Vieja National Park 
 - Horseback riding in the tropical dry forests of Guanacaste Province 
 - Spending time surfing and relaxing at the beach 
 - Swimming in the spectacular blue waters of the Rio Celeste 

 
Happy Holidays and Feliz Año Nuevo to our entire New Summit Academy Community! ​
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