About Us
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Northern Summit Academy - ShastaGo to top
Northern Summit Academy’s (NSA) personalized approach and delivery utilizes traditional and innovative materials, equipment, techniques, and community resources with an emphasis on collaborative relationships. Active collaboration among students, families, administration, support staff, and the community develop the students’ self-assurance, self-reliance, and a positive and reciprocal relationship with individuals and the community.
The success of NSA will be determined by three overarching goals:
• Progress for all students toward academic proficiency
• High school graduation
• Post high school education or training, and/or employment
• Progress for all students toward academic proficiency
• High school graduation
• Post high school education or training, and/or employment
NSA nurtures students to take responsibility for creating a fulfilling, healthy life. To do this, we support them in developing this level of personal responsibility through personalized instruction, up to date resources, and healthy adult and peer relationships and activities. These supports help develop healthy personal habits, collaborative work and social skills, and career goals and skills. NSA is committed to equipping the students to meet the complex challenges of the 21st century. It is imperative that these habits and skills be seen as having value and relevancy on a personal and community level.
The collaborative support system at Northern Summit Academy enables each student, parent/guardian, staff member and involved community member to contribute to developing each student as a valuable individual and a valuable, contributing community member. In addition, this collaboration provides opportunities for parent/guardians, staff members, and community members to realize their own value as individuals and contributing community members.
Northern Summit Academy is a California Non-profit 501(3)(c) organization.
We are located at 2301 Balls Ferry Road in Anderson, California.
Our office hours are 8:00am – 3:00pm from Monday through Friday.
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Schoolwide Learner OutcomesGo to top
The student will become an:
- Academic and Life Skills Proficient Person who demonstrates;
- the curiosity of a lifelong learner.
- the ability to read and write with clarity and precision.
- the ability to find, select, evaluate, organize, and use information from various sources.
- the ability to make easy and flexible connections among various disciplines of thought and learning methods.
- self-confidence and willingness to risk setbacks in order to learn.
- Effective Communicator and Responsible Global Citizen who demonstrates;
- clear oral and written communication.
empathy and courtesy for others. - respect for differences among people and cultures.
seeking a fair share of workload. - working cooperatively with others to create common solutions.
- listening, sharing opinions, negotiating, compromising and helping a group reach consensus.
- clear oral and written communication.
- Realistic Self-Evaluator, Problem Solver and Goal Setter who demonstrates
- accepting responsibility for personal decisions and actions.
- pursuit of a healthy lifestyle based on accurate information.
- creative, critical, and logical thinking.
- the ability to make informed judgments.
- facing challenges with courage and integrity.
- concentration and perseverance, self-motivation and competence.
- Capable Time and Resource Manager who demonstrates;
- the ability to utilize small group work and learning centers.
- adaptability to new situations and new information.
- responsible time management.
- time management based on identified priorities.
- An Effective User of Technology who demonstrates;
- skilled use of technology as a tool.
- the use of technology to communicate effectively.
- using digital technology and communication tools to access, manage, integrate, and evaluate information; to construct new knowledge.
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Our Misson:Go to top
The mission of Northern Summit Academy is to “provide a personalized approach to providing a standards based education and career awareness and preparation to students who need the flexibility of independent study combined with the support of classroom teachers, classes, and an academic environment.”
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Our Vision:Go to top
Northern Summit Academy supports students to complete their K-12 education and enter into post high school pursuits with the confidence that their education, personal wellbeing and contributions as members of a global society are valuable and personally controllable.
