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🏫 "I am thankful that - as stressful as it can be - I am able to provide guidance for our students' next steps after high school. We just received our first fall 2024 college acceptance with an offer of $28,000 a year in merit scholarships!" - Martin, Director of Learning & College Counselor
🤩 "I’m thankful to have the chance to work and share experiences with the best team of persons who every day give the best of themselves to inspire and transform the life of our students and their families." - Diego, HR Director
👨👩👧👦 I'm thankful for my family, for my sons, daughters, and my grandson, their health and wellbeing for the new summit academy family, as well for our students and their families. Happy Thanksgiving!" - Miguel, Trip Leader & EE Mentor
🙏 “I’m thankful for having the opportunity to use my talents to help, mentor and learn along side teenagers. My life’s work is so meaningful to me; I feel blessed” - Juan Diego, Science Teacher & Fitness Coordinator
🕊️ “This Thanksgiving I am incredibly grateful for many and all the blessings in my life. First and foremost, my darling wife Bonnie and my family; four grown adult children and three grandkids. I am thankful that my family in Israel are safe and pray that the terrible war ends for all the people involved and who are in harms way. I am thankful for living in this wonderful country of Costa Rica and especially having the blessing of working at NSA. I love each and every person at the school and I am thankful that it has given me a driving purpose in my golden years." - Stephen, Film & Photography Teacher
💝"In this time of reflection and great changes, I want to thank our creator and life: for the people you put in our lives, for the experiences we have had (good and not so good, which make us grow), for the blessing of working in a place that serves as help and transformation for many, and especially and always in my heart for my family and especially my parents who taught me the values that I live and to be the woman that I am." 🙌🏻🙏🏻
🤩 "I’m thankful to have the chance to work and share experiences with the best team of persons who every day give the best of themselves to inspire and transform the life of our students and their families." - Diego, HR Director
👨👩👧👦 I'm thankful for my family, for my sons, daughters, and my grandson, their health and wellbeing for the new summit academy family, as well for our students and their families. Happy Thanksgiving!" - Miguel, Trip Leader & EE Mentor
🙏 “I’m thankful for having the opportunity to use my talents to help, mentor and learn along side teenagers. My life’s work is so meaningful to me; I feel blessed” - Juan Diego, Science Teacher & Fitness Coordinator
🕊️ “This Thanksgiving I am incredibly grateful for many and all the blessings in my life. First and foremost, my darling wife Bonnie and my family; four grown adult children and three grandkids. I am thankful that my family in Israel are safe and pray that the terrible war ends for all the people involved and who are in harms way. I am thankful for living in this wonderful country of Costa Rica and especially having the blessing of working at NSA. I love each and every person at the school and I am thankful that it has given me a driving purpose in my golden years." - Stephen, Film & Photography Teacher
💝"In this time of reflection and great changes, I want to thank our creator and life: for the people you put in our lives, for the experiences we have had (good and not so good, which make us grow), for the blessing of working in a place that serves as help and transformation for many, and especially and always in my heart for my family and especially my parents who taught me the values that I live and to be the woman that I am." 🙌🏻🙏🏻
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With the goal of empowering parents to understand and support their child's journey as well as strengthen the foundation of family dynamics and the home environment, parents embark on their own journey with NSA support.
Here are a few examples of what our parents engage in!
- 2 weekly Zoom Parent Education & Support Groups
- 1 on 1 Parent Plan Coaching with Clinical Director Mario Duran
- Parent Workshops on-site with sessions, seminars & parent-teacher conferences
- Weekly Individual Calls with students, therapists and family sessions
- Flexible family visits in Costa Rica (with pre- & post-visit family therapy sessions)
- Home Visits to the USA 6 weeks per year (to practice skills being learned)
Family Workshops (New Families & Transition Families)
Our families have the opportunity to attend our new family workshop at the beginning of their son's process, as well as the transition workshop during their son's final quarter at NSA.
Our therapeutic team has created a well-balanced two- to three-day workshop where they facilitate presentations, group activities, individual sessions, construction of goal plans, alumni meetings, among other things!
Our therapeutic team has created a well-balanced two- to three-day workshop where they facilitate presentations, group activities, individual sessions, construction of goal plans, alumni meetings, among other things!
Here are a few highlights and learnings from our parents:
- "Working with the NSA team - always professional, insightful, and supportive."
- "We appreciated the family sessions on both days that helped to identify the heart of the issues within our family, and the support during the breakout session to work on our transitions plan."
- "Learning to prioritize my relationship with my son over control - the importance of proactive support vs reactive support for him."
- "The chance for students and parents to gain insights from the experiences of alumni was amazing."
- "The ability to connect with NSA staff on such a personal level was extremely important to us. From Ignacio's powerful family sessions to the roundtable with Jon's teachers, it helped us see he was in good hands and we had all the support we could ask for."
- "The parendectomy, where parents and students exchanged experiences and shared feedback, showed us that there were others who shared many of the challenges that our family does, yet were learning ways to cope and adjust just as we hoped we would."