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Rubí Zeledón
College and Guidance Counselor

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Nidia Gutiérrez
Middle School Counselor

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Adriana Escobar
High School Counselor

Counselors are available to advise students at all levels, whether a student seeks counsel about academic or personal issues. The team is composed of four counselors: one in Middle School, one in High School, one College Counselor, and one Learning Support.

The following are among the specific ways that counselors contribute to support the student body:

  • Counselors work with administration, faculty, and parents to assist in maintaining the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual well-being of our students.
  • Prepare and administer the Secondary Wellness Program.
  • Provide learning support and curricular accommodations to students with diagnosed learning differences through the Learning Support Program.
  • Attend academic meetings to provide valuable perspective and gather information that will assist with students’ progress.
  • Assist in the delivery of learning strategies and study skills on individual and group levels.
  • Conduct programs designed to assist with career decision making and post secondary (college) program selection and application.
  • Develop the master schedule, course selection, and scheduling process.
  • Organize and administer PSAT’s and AP’s and assist in the interpretation of results with individual students.

*It is important to note that school counselors do not provide individual psychological counseling. 

Summer Programs

Important Notes

  • International students on a B-visa (tourist visa) may not take for-credit summer courses. For-credit programs may only be taken by US Citizens, permanent residents or international students on an F-1 Visa.
  • When applying, always call the program first to ask if there are additional compenents to an application for an international candidate or additonal fees for international candidates.
  • Ask if International Applicants qualify for need and/or merit scholarships.

Science & Engineering

Program Location Cost Duration Application Deadline Specific Requirements Open to non-US Citizens
MITES MIT Free six weeks HS Junior, US Citizen or Resident
ESP University Wisconsin-Madison Free six weeks Early April HS Sophomore or Junior, US citizen or resident
STEM Summer US Naval Academy $550 one week
SEAP Department of Navy awards money to conduct research; housing not included eight weeks grades 9-12, US citizen or permanent resident
Joaquin Bustoz Math-Science Honors Program Arizona State University Free six or eight weeks sophomore junior or senior year, 3.25 GPA, X
CURIE Academy Cornell University $1,450 one week girls only
CATALYST Academy Cornell University $1,450 one week juniors & seniors
JSEP & JASE Dartmouth College Free must have US passport
PREFACE Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute free two weeks 10th & 11th grade; US Citizen
The Radford University Artis College of Science and Technology Summer Bridge STEM program Radford University $1200; scholarships available one week girls only
RSI MIT Free six weeks Int’l applicants welcome; rising seniors X
WTP MIT Free four weeks girls only; summer after 11th grade X
International Summer School for Young Physicists Premier Institute for Theoretical Physics $500 two weeks for Canadian & Int’l students X
RISE Boston University ~$6,000 six weeks X
The Garcia Program Stony Brook University $2500 plus housing/food seven weeks 3.5 GPA, be at least 16 years old
Clark Scholars Program Texas Tech University $750 stipend and all expenses covered (except for travel) seven weeks late February juniors and seniors X
HS Honors Science, Math & Engineering Program Michigan State University $3,800 seven weeks early March Rising seniors, US Citizens
Sanford PROMISE Scholars Program University of South Dakota ten weeks January rising seniors
Secondary Student training Program University of Iowa $6820 for int’l applicants 5.5 weeks 10th and 11th grade X
Summer Engineering Seminar Santa Clara University Free one week 10th and 11th graders
Smith Summer Science & Engineering Program Smith College $6,380 four weeks girls only X
Summer Access Program Carneigie Mellon Free four to six weeks must be US citizen

Health & Medicine

Program Location Cost Duration Application Deadline Specific Requirements Open to non-US Citizens
Summer Student Program Jackson Laboratory free & stipend & travel included ten weeks early February Genome research & genetics; HS junior or senior; US citizen
Penn Medicine Summer Program University of Pennsylvannia $7,995.00 four weeks Rising juniors and seniors X

Pre-College Programs

University/Program Duration Cost Types of Programs Application Deadline Specific Requirements Open to non-US Citizens
Georgetown University 1-3 weeks Various! Wide Variety! X
Boston College 2-6 weeks $3500-8800 Various! Wide Variety! X
Summer Discovery 2-6 weeks $2,000-10,000 Various! Wide Variety! X
Kings College London 2 weeks $2400; scholarships available to international students X
Yale Global Scholars Program 3 weeks $6250; scholarships available based on need X
University of Miami 2-3 weeks $4750-8100 X

Math

Program Location Cost Duration Application Deadline Website Specific Requirements Open to non-US Citizens
PROMYS Boston University $5000; scholarships available based on need and merit for int’l students six weeks X
Awesome Math Texas, Maine, New York $3900-4400 three weeks late January X
Canada/USA Math Camp Oregon 4500; financial aid available based on need five weeks mid March X
Hampshire College Summer Studies in Mathematics Hampshire College 4913; financial aide is available six weeks X
MathILy Bryn Mawr College 4600; financial aide based on need is available five weeks X
Texas Tech honors summer math camp Texas Tech $4,000.00 six weeks mid February X
The Ross Program Ohio Dominican University $5,000.00 sive weeks
All Girls/All Math University of Nebraska $500.00 one week Mid February girls only; rising 10th & 11th grade X
North Carolina School of Science & Mathematics various locations in North Carolina $1,925.00 three weeks 01/01/20 rising 7-12th graders X
Applied Math in Action Catholic University of America $1,080.00 one week 06/01/20 X
Stanford Mathematics Camp Standford University $7000; aid based on merit and aide available four weeks X
Boston Leadership Institute Wellsely, MA $599-2200 for tuition + housing one to three weeks X
Mathematics Academy University of Pennsylvannia $8,449.00 three weeks 9-11th graders X
Young Scholars Program in Discrete mathematics Rutgers University $4,849.00 four weeks X

Art & Design

Program Location Cost Duration Application Deadline Specific Requirements Open to non-US Citizens
Stanford Summer Arts Institute Stanford University $6200; financial aide available three weeks grades 8-11 X
Interlochen Summer Arts Program Interlochen, MI one – four weeks auditions/portfolios required for some programs. X
Summer College: Graphic Design and more! Syracuse University $3,360.00 two to three weeks X
pre college Workshops: Graphic Design, Fashion Merchandising and much more! Drexel University $1,800.00 one week must be at least 16 years old X
The Parsons Pre-College Academy Certificate Program Parsons School of Design $1,250.00 two weeks early July grades 9-12; housing not available X
Oxbow Summer Art Camp Napa, CA $3,350.00 two weeks 02/15/20 juniors and seniors X
Summer Intensives at Massachusetts College of Art and Design Massachusetts College of Art and Design $2563 (includes tuition+housing) two weeks junios and seniors X
Summer Institute Residency School of the Art Institute of Chicago $4281 for two week session; $8362 for four week session; merit scholarships available for international students two to four weeks X
Idyllwild Arts Summer Program Idyllwid Arts Academy ~$4,000 varies X
Cornell Summer College: Arts Program (multiple areas of focus) Cornell University ~$6,000 two to six weeks X
SummerFAB program Wentworth Institute of Technology $4,000.00 four weeks 04/15/20 X
Summer of Art Otis College of Art and Design ~$4,000 four weeks 05/31/20 X
ArcStart University of Michigan $3,000.00 three weeks 03/15/20 10-12th graders X
BFA Preview University of Michigan $3,850.00 three weeks X
Portfolio Prep University of Michigan two weeks 10th and 11th graders X
Summer Access Program Carneigie Mellon Free four to six weeks must be US citizen

Volunteer Experiences

Program Location Cost Duration Application Deadline Specific Requirements Open to non-US Citizens
Bilingual Education for Central America: Summer Camp Honduras $1,000.00 four weeks X

Music & Theater

Program Location Cost Duration Application Deadline Specific Requirements Open to non-US Citizens
Interlochen Summer Arts Program Interlochen, MI varies one – four weeks auditions/portfolios required for some programs. X
French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts Hancock, NY ~$5,000 per session three weeks per session; can do up to four sessions in one summer X
Idyllwild Arts Summer Program Idyllwid Arts Academy ~$4,000 varies X
Aspen Music Festival Aspen, CO full session $9000; half session $6,000; many opportunities for financial assistance one to two months varies; Visit this link minimum age of 15 for housing X
Senior Sessions Kinhaven Music School $6,700.00 six weeks 8-12 grade X
Greenwood Music Camp Easthampton, MA $6,700.00 five weeks 03/01/20 X
Brevard Music Camp Brevard Music Center $7200 (varies by instrument) seven weeks varies X
College Audition Preparation Workshop Indiana University $1,360.00 one week early July rising 11 and 12 graders X
Shakespeare on Stage Cornell University $6,310.00 three weeks X
Summer Art Intensive Cooper Union $2,700.00 four weeks X
Actor’s Institute Susquehanna University $875.00 one week

Writing/Journalism

Program Location Cost Duration Application Deadline Specific Requirements Open to non-US Citizens
Interlochen Summer Arts Program Interlochen, MI one – four weeks auditions/portfolios required for some programs. X
Idyllwild Arts Summer Program Idyllwid Arts Academy ~$4,000 varies X
Creative Writing Seminar Boston College $4,500.00 Three weeks 02/15/20 X
Summer Access Program Carneigie Mellon Free four to six weeks must be US citizen

Business/Finance/Economics

Program Location Cost Duration Application Deadline Specific Requirements open to non-US citizens
Kelley School of Business Young Women’s Institute Indiana Univeresity-Bloomington Free one week Late April rising senior, 3.5 GPA X
Summer Business Institute Catholic University of America $300.00 one week rising juniors and seniors X
Exploring Entrepreneurship Fordham University $800.00 one week Early April us-citizens; juniors & seniors
The Iacocca Global Entrepreneurship Intensive Lehigh University $4,250.00 four weeks rising juniors and seniors X
Leadership in the Business World University of Pennsylvannia $7,995.00 four weeks 02/01/20 Rising Seniors X
Business & Leadership Institute Boston College $4,500.00 three weeks 02/15/20 students entering 10-12 grade X

Computer Science

Program Location Cost Duration Application Deadline Specific Requirements Open to non-US Citizens
GameLab UCLA $2,361.00 two weeks housing not included/available X
Summer Access Program Carneigie Mellon Free four to six weeks must be US citizen

Mixed/Recreation

Program Location Cost Duration Application Deadline Specific Requirements Open to non-US Citizens
TASIS Switzerland ~$8000 3 weeks X

Political Science/Debate/Pre-Law

Program Location Cost Duration Application Deadline Specific Requirements Open to non-US Citizens
The Future Latino Leaders Law Camp Washington, DC Free nine days mid Apirl Latino HS Students
Leadership Seminars Notre Dame Free ten days late January rising Senior X
Alma College Global Challenge Alma College $350.00 one week X

Teen Corner

2018-2019

Adapted from:

2017-2018

2016-2017

  • May 26, 2017 – Meaningful Summer Activities
  • May 5, 2017-13 Reasons Why and the Blue Whale Challenge

“13 Reasons Why” (Netflix show)

Blue Whale Challenge

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • November 30, 2016-Peer Pressure and Peer Influence
    • Peer Pressure explained through research based studies:Teenagers, Friends, and Bad Decisions
    • Tips on helping your teenager deal with peer pressure and peer influence: Peer Pressure and Influence: Teenagers
    • Addressed to teens but it will give you great pointers to use as a conversation starter with your teen:Peer Pressure (available in English and Spanish)

 

 

 

 

Secondary Wellness Program Description

As part of our continual school growth, ANS will also reinforce the Social Emotional Learning of students through a stand-alone program. The goal of the Wellness program at ANS aims to empower students with information and tools in order to make sound decisions about their Health and Well Being, before or when they are faced with at risk situations.

Units to be covered:

  • Healthy Eating and Fitness
  • Personal Safety and Injury Prevention
  • Substance Use, Addictions and Related Behaviors
  • Human Development and Sexual Health

The program will be delivered by grade level with age appropriate information based on the students’ mental and physical development.

Mission

The ANS Mission is to provide its multicultural student community with a US-accredited college preparatory program, based on democratic and universal values, that develops critical thinkers and ethical individuals capable of realizing their leadership potential by making meaningful contributions to society.

American Nicaraguan School

PO Box 2670
Lomas de Monserrat, Managua, Nicaragua
Tel: (505)-2252-73(10-12)

USA Mailing Address:
NicaBox 192,
PO Box 52-7444, Miami, FL
33152-7444
USA Tel: 786-269-2117

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