About Us
Summit Academy was founded by the Asociación para la Educación Integral, Inc, a registered nonprofit organization in Puerto Rico since 2012. Its members are parents who aspire to transform education and families in Puerto Rico, by adapting successful educational practices that are internationally implemented. Those same founding parents visited schools in Spain that belonged to Fomento de Centros de Enseñanza, an educational institution founded in Spain with an innovative educational approach towards student's academic and personal growth. Inspired by these schools, AEI Board Members decided to bring these standards to Puerto Rico by launching Summit Academy in 2017.
What Makes Us Special
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
We implement innovative modern standards that are adjusted to the younger generations' learning capacities. As a new school, our teachers are trained to use the latest educational methods, which include hands-on and interactive learning, collaborative work and tech-based solutions, to motivate students' critical thinking. Our classrooms are designed to create an environment where students feel comfortable to be themselves and form part of a wider community. Our dedicated teachers are fully committed to comply with all subject courses as required by our State Department.
HUMAN VALUES & CATHOLIC IDENTITY
As part of our educational approach, we introduce students to the practice of important values to help them work on their character building and spiritual growth. Respecting every families' beliefs, we are based on the teachings of the Catholic faith, which helps understand better the human dignity and to gain a perception of the transcendental meaning of life.
PERSONALIZED EDUCATION
Because every child is unique, Summit Academy provides an individualized mentoring program to offer support to our students in reaching their academic goals and personal growth.
EDUCATION FOR HUMAN INTEGRITY
We strive for a healthy life balance for each student to help them become responsible leaders of their community. That's why we educate for the development of every human aspect: intellectual, spiritual, physical, social and emotional.
PARENTS' PRIMARY ROLE
The faculty works hand-in-hand with parents to meet the needs of each student and provide efficient support in their child's educational and personal development.
Our Model:
Fomento de Centros de EnseñanzaAn educational institution launched in Spain by a group of parents and educators that founded schools in which families' collaboration is key for the education of their children. They believe that every child is unique and that there are other human aspects, besides intellectual, that need to be addressed in order for them to become future leaders.
Fomento designed a personalized educational method to promote the overall growth of their students. To present date, Fomento in Spain alone has 35 schools, more than 24k students, 16K families, 2.5K professionals and more than 85K alumni.
Summit Academy is the first school in Puerto Rico to implement Fomento's innovative approach. We receive guidance from the Institution throughout the year to successfully adapt their educational philosophy.
The Asociación para la Educación Integral, Inc. and its school –Summit Academy– admits students of any race, color, national origin, and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. Nor does it discriminate on the basis of the above mentioned in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
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