Emma is one of our amazing field staff here at Summit Achievement and Summit Traverse. She is hardworking, kind, and a valuable member of our community! Emma was recently nominated for the prestigious Ember Award through the OBH Council (Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare). The Ember Award honors those who are exemplary in their role as field […]
With summer coming to a close, many families might be worried about the start of the school year. Especially for those teens who struggle with school – whether it be for academic or social/emotional reasons – this time of year can be especially challenging. It might feel for some like it is too late to […]
Summer is a beautiful time of year to be in New England. Longer days and warmer weather make it possible to explore different parts of our field area while our students are out on their weekly “expos.” During the summer months, our adventure therapy programming expands to include canoeing! Rather than always going out to […]
Summit Achievement was started in 1996 as a one-of-a-kind, therapeutic program offering a hybrid model. Students go to an accredited, highly individualized school for three days, and then head out into our vast field area for weekly, adventure therapy -style “expos.” After a decade of Summit Achievement, we realized there was something missing from the […]
It’s a great time of year for Summit Achievement’s Alumni Program, which is now being offered again for students who have previously completed our Achievement and/or Traverse programs. The Alumni Program consists of students returning to Summit and joining a current Achievement team for a flexible length of stay (anywhere from one to three weeks). […]
Why Today’s Teens Need More Support Than Ever Current High school students (13-18 years old), were approximately 4th-8th graders when the COVID Pandemic broke out in 2020. At the time, these students were making the critical jump from Elementary schools to Middle and High Schools. At that pivotal stage of development, school is the focal […]
Letter to Staff at Summit – written 2023 Dear Guide, Similar to my goodbye letter I have no clue where the hell to start. So I’ll start with my word: impact: the effect or influence of one person, thing, or action, on another. A medium to measure impact one has made on others ceases to […]
One of the most common things to come up during the admissions process for a therapeutic program like Summit Achievement is “what happens next?” Even before enrollment, both parents and students are rightfully concerned about where the student will go after graduation. Does my child get to come home? What if that’s not the right […]
The mental health crisis in our country has reached new heights. Teenagers and young adults are among those most heavily impacted. Rates of anxiety in young people are growing, and we know from research that diagnoses like anxiety, depression, ADHD and learning differences are often co-occurring. For many of those struggling, talk-therapy – whether that’s […]
Academics and Treatment for Adolescent Anxiety: An Integral Part of the Therapeutic Process Since 1996 Summit Achievement has incorporated school as an integral part of our program model. This was an intentional choice made by our founders, who had witnessed students leaving therapeutic programs and returning to school ill-equipped to apply their new tools in […]