Frequently Asked Questions
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- 1. Are you currently offering any parenting classes or workshops?
Yes! You can always check out our list of upcoming Events under News and Events on the sidebar navigation to the right. You can also check here for our current parenting programs. We believe that love makes a family - we welcome all families and all family configurations.
- 2. What is Natural Learning Relationships™?
In essence, Natural Learning Relationships (NLR) maps the development of the innate capacities in children and offers guidelines to creating relationships that lead to optimal well-being for both the child and the caregiver.
- 3. What will the tuition rate for Summa Academy be?
We have not set our tuition rates yet. Please stay tuned…
- 4. When will Summa Academy open its doors?
We are accepting pre-enrollment for the school year starting September 2012.
- 5. Where is the Summa Academy located?
We are currently looking for a new home. Learn more about our campus on our Summa Campus page.
- 6. What is the Summa Academy?
The Summa Academy is an extraordinary school for children 5-14 and their families in Portland, OR. We have 4 simple goals for your child:
- Academic excellence and a mastery of all the important skills needed to maximize their educational potential
- The social ability to bring greater perspective, understanding, compassion and problem solving to the world we live in
- The ability to self-reflect in a way that builds confidence and helps a child know their place in the world
- An enriched – never diminished - ability to find joy and wonder in themselves, the world, and people around them
- 7. Is Natural Learning Relationships based in religion?
No. Natural Learning Relationships is not affiliated with any particular religion or spiritual philosophy.
- 8. Why should I be interested in Natural Learning Relationships?
Natural Learning Relationships offers considerable information on each developmental stage.
For instance:
- Creating environments that support (or poison) well-being in the child.
- Clear, simple descriptions of the special qualities, nature, phases, and characteristics of each stage.
- An in-depth appreciation of how a child moves from one developmental stage to another—often the most difficult times for parents and teachers.
- The importance of the language of each stage—key to successful communication.
- The development of meaning within each stage.
- Shifts in the perceptions of time and space during the stages and their implications for intellectual, social, emotional, and spiritual learning.
- Identification of developmental malnourishment and of remedies that restore well-being in the child and the family
- 9. Is Summa Academy part of the Beaverton, Oregon school district?
No. That’s a different Summa Academy. See http://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/home/schools/option-schools-and-programs/summa/
