Visits, tours and conferences in UT,AZ and Nebraska have been highlights; monthly Sierra Tucson networking breakfasts, on various clinical subjects; Mt. Springs Academy, Fieldstone Academy, Oxbow Academy, Discovery Academy and Ranch, Maple Lake Academy, New Haven , as well as the NATSAP Regional conference were all in UT; A trip to the Creative Center, and Ponca Pines Academy’s opening of their wellness center happened in Nebraska; some new schools :Sky Island, a charter school focused on the environment, as well as Veritas, Great Heart schools , all are in AZ. I toured the U of A, Honors College, the Art Institute, and Art Design Center College. in Tucson. The exciting news is that I will be seeing a new program to open in October: Sea Change in HI. They have been aiding in state boys (adjudicated ) for a number of years, and now will be private pay, less that $14,000 for 6 weeks on a tall ship. They are open to ‘tough’ boys and I already have one boy who fits the bill.
After HI, I will head to Costa Rica in September to tour Introspections and New Summit Academy, and combine it with some R&R.
As I write I am looking out the window at a Great Horned owl, about 21mos. old, trying to get some sleep in a pinetree, about 6 ft. off the ground and having a hard time with the heat & humidity.
