by kayla | Sep 13, 2021 | Admissions, Program, Wilderness Therapy Programming
On a regular bases the Summit admissions team is asked, “Are you like Outward Bound?” Our response is “Yes and no”. HOW SUMMIT ACHIEVEMENT AND OUTWARD BOUND ARE SIMILAR We respond “Yes” as Outward Bound and Summit Achievement combine experiential education...
by kayla | Sep 13, 2021 | Academic, Admissions, Clinical, Program
Summit has been providing wilderness therapy and education at our residential facility in the mountains of western Maine since 1996. Summit is unique in the field as 99% of our students come with their parents for enrollment. The other 1% come with family members or...
by kayla | Sep 13, 2021 | Academic, Admissions, Clinical, Program, Research
SUMMIT ACHIEVEMENT IS PROUD TO BE ONE OF ONLY TWO WILDERNESS THERAPY PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY TO HAVE COMPLETED THIS VIGOROUS RE-ACCREDITATION PROCESS. We, at Summit Achievement, have just completed the vigorous re-accreditation process by the Association for...
by kayla | Sep 13, 2021 | Clinical, Program
Summit Achievement incorporates mindfulness, as well as mindfulness meditation, in different segments of the program. Every day there are periods of time of silent reflection with the most notable being before each meal when the community stands in a circle in silence...
by kayla | Sep 13, 2021 | Clinical, Program, Research
Summit Achievement has been a member of the Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Council (OBH) since 2000 (to go to the OBH website, click here). We have participated in ongoing research to promote the field and prove the efficacy of our work. Below is a...
by kayla | Sep 13, 2021 | Academic, Program, Wilderness Therapy Programming
Most of us imagine wilderness therapy to be weeks in the woods. Often, if “academic courses” are offered, they are facilitated in an environment that is far from the formal school and classroom experience and often do not align with a student’s course and credit...
