After arriving at Sunset Bay Academy each student is placed with their assigned “student family."  Their "school family" can be seen as replicating similar challenges that teens faced with their own families back home. 

Students share daily routines such as fitness, PE, class time, group therapy, leisure time and meals. This allows for each teen to develop their emotional and social skills by learning to work together as a “family.”

All students participate in a three-phase program which begins the moment a student arrives at Sunset Bay Academy.  Each phase has different strides that reflect a student’s progress within each phase.  The student must complete each stride in order to graduate from SBA.  To advance in each stride and phase, a student must follow rules, gain points, have staff and student support and progress throught personal development workshops.

To gain points, students must evaluate themselves on a daily basis to assess their own progress such as daily participation, attitude, teamwork, grooming and academic advancement.  Each stride is meant to acknowledge growth and development as they work on building trust, self-confidence and leadership. 

Each student participates in extra-curricular activities, team sports, personal development workshops and varied leadership opportunities. At Sunset Bay Academy your teen will transform their old behaviors by supporting their talents and enriching their academic experience with language and culture as well as their leadership.

We offer a comprehensive program:

PHASE 1 - AWARE Accountability Honesty Respect Positive attitude	PHASE 1.1 - EAGER Consistent with all previous criteria including Confronts peers when useful No glorifying past Chooses to self-consequences No intentional consequences Following the rules
PHASE 1.2 - WILLING No justification Open to feedback and coaching Recognizing issues and working on them	PHASE 2 - HOPEFUL Using integrity No self-pity No whining or baby talk Academic progress
PHASE 2.1 - READY Developing working relationships No power struggles or power-tripping No cliques or favoritism Showing leadership Few consequences Working with parents	PHASE 2.2 - DETERMINED Assertive with parents, staff and peers Positive role model Recognizing the value of the program Striving for excellence academically No intimidations Not out for acceptance
PHASE 2.3 - PREPARED Humble Looks for solutions to challenges Handles conflict rationally Showing strong leadership Good problem solving skills Able to work with anyone Does not support weakness	PHASE 3 - REALITY & LIFE Confident Academic excellence Strong leader in the academy Working relationship with parents Still humble and still learning Accepts challenges openly Accepting and dealing with pressure Accepting and understanding priorities Applying and sharing leadership qualities Being real with yourself and others

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Our program works because we reinforce positive peer support on a daily basis.  Students learn to develop and build working relationships. Each student is offered various opportunities to become a leader and develop their leadership skills throughout the program.

 Eventually, each student begins to demonstrate their personal growth by exercising maturity in their daily choices thereby, gaining the privilege of becoming a Staff Assistant.  As a Staff Assistant, students begin to discover their leadership abilities and are mentored to develop their skills set as they are given more responsibilities.

Students become keenly aware of the impact that one person’s choice can have on others.  Similar, to the choices they made at home which affected their loved ones.

Basic housekeeping responsibilities and chores help students take pride in their environment and themselves. Daily cleaning chores include, wiping dining tables down after each meal, sweeping, mopping, folding their personal laundry, wiping desks, returning chairs to their designated areas, cleaning their bathroom, organizing their closets and sleeping area.

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Our low cost allows parents to intervene right away!  Research demonstrates that the earlier a parent intervenes when their teen is on a self-destructive path it becomes less costly to assist them in creating a positive change.  The longer that a parent waits to intervene, the more difficult it becomes to reverse the change that caused harm to your teen.

We can help restore hope and help strengthen your family dynamic.

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