Coranado Academy Costa Rica

[Anonymous]

I am 18 and need some help with my self concelpt and indepencence.  Anyone know if this is a deprivation program, or will be therapuetic? :scared:

[Anonymous]

:eek: This element consists of weekly discussion groups, quarterly seminars, and a student-advising program, all of which are designed to foster a combination of personal awareness, personal responsibility, and relational skills. The Personal Growth Element is facilitative, rather than confrontational, and emphasizes each student's responsibility to envision, plan, and live out the life of their choosing.

Though not part of the standard Coronado Academy program, professional services are available for students requiring individual psychotherapy, psychotropic medication management, or substance abuse / addiction-recovery support.


Hmm, looks WWASPY

[Anonymous]

:eek: Tuition is $4,900 per month and includes classroom academic services, room and board, and on-campus student life activities. Some specialized academic services such as ongoing intensive individual tutoring or long distance learning may incur additional charges.
Ancillary charges are billed monthly for any personal services or items provided to students during the course of their enrollment. This may include textbooks, clothing, some hygiene articles, extended field trips, individual academic tutoring, medical services, prescription medications, etc. The Academy also offers various excursions and activities and, with prior authorization, will seek reimbursement for the actual cost of the activity plus any associated administrative and / or special staffing expenses.

A one-time $2,000 Enrollment Processing Fee is due at the time of enrollment.

Students are asked to commit to a minimum enrollment period of one year in addition to the remainder of the semester in session at the time of enrollment.



Any questions?

[anon]

?Not Another Dundee?:
Coronado Academy Visited
By Tim Rogers
Tico Times Staff
http://www.ticotimes.net

[Anonymous]

So, IF this newspaper report is accurate, it really isn't appropriate for kids with serious behavior problems.  It sounds like a regular boarding school: laptops (access to internet?? including porn??) the male and female population are together?  What happens when someone's daughter gets pregnant, or do they provide birth control and condoms too?? What's the legal drinking age in Costa Rica? THey want unsupervised off grounds - okay, so they have access to drugs, alcohol?  Parents are paying almost 5 grand month for this?   :scared:

[Anonymous]

This doesn't look like a "WWASPIE" posting at all!  Take a look at something here:

The post looks like an educational consultant.  Several easy words are not spelled correctly, but deprivation is??  The next post "talks up" this place, from information only an ed consultant would have(?)  Figures.  This "program" is 3 grand a month higher than Dundee was charging, and my guess is that this place pays educational consultants.  

The newspaper article is really not flattering if you have a kid that has behavior issues, runaway issues,etc.  Is that what this industry is coming to?  FLUFF for profit?  

The government had also visited Dundee and found nothing "wrong" with it, but when Carey, Amberly and maybe another parent demanded an investigation again, it was done in a horrific and ugly way, causing more chaos than even they probably didn't foresee.  

It is truly sad that educational consultants and other schools are now resorting to this sort of back-stabbing in order to get business.

Families need real help  - not this.

[FaceKhan]

If you need help with your self-image and independence I suggest you see a licensed therapist locally. You don't need some untrained, unlicensed program for that. If you want an adventure try a teen tour or a trip to Europe or something.

Go to a college full of dumb drunk sorority girls like I do.

[Anonymous]

RE: CORONADO ACADEMY

Have you considered the possibility that not every school in the world is intended to be a therapeutic program -- or needs to be?  I fail to see why,  if a parent wants to talk to an ed con about the choices in boarding schools,  why such consultation is any more insidious than seeking the advice of a travel agent.  

Aside from the segment of the school age population that have (for lack of better term) behavior issues,  the vast majority of boarding schools are NOT holding themselves out as therapeutic, behavior mod, WWASPie,  or anything other than a school.

If somebody wants to spend $15- 20,000 a year to send their kid to places like Phillips Andover,  Miss Porter's School or Groton (which, I suppose are more representative of the other meaning of "WASP"),  I'm certainly not prepared to say they aren't getting their money's worth.  And BTW,  the students have as much access to alcohol, porn and the other temptations of the big city as did  thier fathers, grandfathers and other ancestors.

[Anonymous]

http://www.strugglingteens.com/news/cor ... osure.html

November 21, 2004

Dear Coronado Parents:

Over the past few years, Coronado Academy has matured into a unique, exciting, enriching environment for a select population of students. Our graduates have been accepted to outstanding universities where they have thrived on the positive values adopted while at Coronado. Our current and alumni students and parents frequently praise the caring, dedication, and creativity of our faculty in working with a very distinct niche of bright, strong-willed, highly capable students.

Despite these successes, the "business" that supports the school has been weak. The Board of Directors of Coronado Academy has wrestled with insufficient enrollments, huge operating costs, and chronic cash flow problems. Our growth projections did not anticipate the devastating psychological impact of the 9/11 terrorist strikes. Overnight, U.S. parents viewed travel and personal safety abroad differently, and student census projections became a fantasy. Consequently, from Day One, Coronado faced a looming fiscal crisis.

Mounting debt and dwindling rescue options have finally caught up with us. The Board has tapped every resource it can and is only left with one option at this time. Given our limited available funds, we must close the Academy's doors no later than Sunday, November 28. The only exceptions are the handful of students that are already registered for the December 4 SAT test with extended time accommodations.

Those who are registered for the December SAT exam but do not have extended time accommodations need to call College Board at 609-771-7137 and change the test center to a test center near home. Margie Griffin, a supervisor with College Board, has been helpful and empathetic to Coronado Academy in the past and would be a good reference for you in this situation as well. Heather Tracy will coordinate plans with those families as needed. We recognize that Coronado's immediate closure will create serious hardship for students, parents, faculty, staff, and educational consultants, and our heartfelt apologies go to all that are impacted by this news.

Heather Tracy, Academic Director, has outlined a plan that ensures students will earn full credit for the current quarter. Though students will not complete the last three weeks of the quarter on campus, they are already ahead in terms of hours of instruction and will receive final projects from teachers early this week. Students will have time to work directly with teachers to clarify instructions and work on their projects. Projects will then be emailed to the Heather Tracy who will coordinate the grading and credit-granting procedures for students' final transcripts. This final week of classes will consist of time for students to work on final projects, college applications, and attend a free SAT prep seminar on Wednesday. Heather will also remain available to students and families via email in order to help wrap up college applications, recommendation letters and the sending of transcripts to new schools.

Students will be told about the school closure on Monday, November 22 at approximately 11am, "Coronado Time." PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL OR DISCUSS THIS MATTER WITH THEM UNTIL THEY RAISE THE MATTER WITH YOU. We are making every effort to ensure that our communications facilitate students' emotional safety during this transition. Parents are urged to contact Saul Rudman, Mario Duran, Heather Tracy, Andy Myers, or their Advisor on Monday to process this sudden announcement and ask questions. Please contact Elena Bottarini and / or Sadie Rudman at the school to make arrangements for students' return to the U.S. We can be reached at:
703-738-9629
561-208-8193
856-269-2809
305-433-8286
708-231-7522
011-506-778-8311
011-506-778-8038
011-506-778-8313

Forgive us for not calling you to share this news. We have waited until every possible option has been exhausted, but time is no longer on our side. We will do our best to reach each family by phone and welcome your calls Monday afternoon.

Sincerely,
Saul Rudman, President & CEO and
The Coronado Academy Leadership Team

[Anonymous]

There is nothing wrong with a parent hiring an Educational Consultant.  What would be wrong is if the Educational Consultant was being paid by a school such as Coronado, and did not reveal this to his or her clients.  The idea is usually to consult with an unbiased person who is trained, and paid, to know the market and to follow a school's track record.

[Anonymous]

What is WWASPIE   ::