Summit Achievement’s team was hard at work last month, preparing for and presenting at the Northeast NATSAP Conference. Presentation topics included those near and dear to the Summit model: Adventure Therapy and Blended Learning. The Northeast Regional NATSAP (National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs) conference took place in Newport Rhode Island, on October 25th […]
Summit’s academic program is unique among those offered at residential treatment programs or wilderness/adventure therapy programs for many reasons. Our basic model is one that stands out because it involves not simply remote learning or credit recovery, but blended learning with subject-specific teachers. Furthermore, we are accredited as a private high school. We are fully […]
We are so pleased to once again be attending the Northeast NATSAP Conference in Newport, RI October 25th and 26th, 2023! The regional conference of NATSAP (National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs) is always a delightful conference, filled with colleagues from near (and far!), connections old and new, and of course productive and educational […]
Summit Achievement is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 8th Annual Adam Tsapis Hacker’s Scramble! New this year, the scramble is a fundraiser for Sky’s The Limit Fund, of which Summit Achievement is a proud partner. The golf scramble will be held on October 25th, 2023 at 10am in Portsmouth, Rhode […]
When it comes to mental health treatment for adolescents and young adults, timely and effective interventions are crucial. Insurance coverage often plays a role in selecting treatment options, but it’s not uncommon for families to face limitations on their policy coverage. Insurance companies often stop paying for residential placement long before the therapeutic journey is […]
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). […]
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 […]
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 […]