Comments about the World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools. (WWASP or WWASPS)
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1. "With the help of the program's staff and his peers, my son realized these problems were not insurmountable. He began to see a future for himself again. Following is an excerpt from the letter I received from him yesterday. 'I go to bed each night looking forward to the next day and all the new surprises it will bring. My health is great. I have never felt better. This is the second chance I always asked you for at home. I just didn't realize it at first. Thank you for sending me here.' He is a leader now with a gentle strength that comes from being at deep peace with himself. He sees the future as limitless, his opportunities immeasurable and his enthusiasm for life has no boundaries. This is what Tranquility Bay has done for my son."
2. "I have had the opportunity to correspond with my son and observe in him through telephone calls, correspondence, and on-site visits remarkable changes. The most significant change that I have observed in him is the acquisition of self-esteem, confidence, and accountability for his own actions."
3. "I am a 15 year old graduate of the program. I was in the program for 12 months and I'm very thankful that I was sent there. I left unhealthy, unhappy, on drugs, and at the rate I was going I would be dead or close to it today. But I'm not, I'm happy, healthy, sober and I have a great relationship with my family...I couldn't have done it without the help that I got."
4. "Mommy, this place is a miracle. Most people aren't lucky enough to get to a place like this."
5. "I feel that this program has allowed my son to discover the amazing person that he truly is while at the same time teaching him all the important life skills he needs in order to have a happy and productive life. Not only have I seen great progress in my son, but the program has helped me grow tremendously as an individual. The support groups, phone calls with case managers, newsletters, and seminars have had a profound effect on the quality of my life. This program truly is about healing the family as a whole and bringing them back together again."
6. "I believe that for every person there is an especially valuable part of the Program that will benefit them the most. They need to take that part and use it and then they will soar."
7. "...the beginning of the Program for the children is when the parents need to stand strong and realize that this is going to be a time for the child to vent everything and be able to work from there."
8. "Both of my parents stood firm, and would not back down, and I'm so glad they did."
9. "I enjoy the self-directed program. I feel it will assist me in my growth. I realize that I can make anything work for me if I approach it with a positive and open attitude. I have made the decision to continue to work my Program and to also continue to overcome the obstacles I face."
10. "The program is the best thing that ever happened to me." Said one student. Her parents add "It saved our daughter's life."
11. "Spring Creek Lodge seems like home. Or at least family that we will visit and cherish. It seems odd to feel this way about it due to the reason we became acquainted with Spring Creek in the first place, yet the name only evokes comfort, love and family to me now."
12. "She has been home for over two years now and is doing so well. She finished high school through SCL's Independent Study, now attends community college, and has a job. She lives all the standards she was taught as a young girl, and the integrity, strength and honesty she was taught at Spring Creek."
13. "My turning point came when I was still a Level 1 and did a Parent Interview with parents of a newly enrolled SCL student. I heard the pain that those parents were experiencing and realized that I was here because my parents love me."
14. "Spring Creek has given me more than just value to my life. When I came here, I thought that nobody cared about me. I thought that the kids that I hung around at home were my friends, but people who support me in behaviors that push me towards depression and death are not friends. Coming to Spring Creek I've found out what real friends are. I care about people around me now. The biggest change is that I care about myself. I am a compassionate, vulnerable, honest and worthy young man!"
15. "I really do not know where I would be if I was not at Carolina Springs Academy. I really do not want to think about it because the thought scares me. I have come close to losing my life several times but I survived. My parents saw the choices that I was making and knew that they had to do something fast. I am very fortunate that I have parents who are strong enough to keep me in the Program and are committed to my greatness. My life is important and I have been given a second chance to live it."
16. "Now our son is literally writing us letters thanking us."
17. "I believe in myself now, trusting that I can do anything I put my mind to."
18. Volunteer Road Cleanup at Majestic Ranch - "It makes me feel really good when I'm doing volunteer work for other people. This experience is warming inside. I have the good feeling of doing hard work for other people without pay or getting anything in return. The only thing I need and get out of it is self satisfaction, and sometimes a root beer, when all the work is done!"
19. "February signifies a month of major completions for me. I am graduating high school with a B+ average. I'm going to PC3 on March 1st with the distinction of being the first Dundee Ranch graduate, who spent their entire Program here in Costa Rica. I have also had the special opportunity to complete a project I began at home; my Eagle Scout project."
20. "A long time ago I started building a wall around my heart. I chose to let go of all that I loved and of those who loved me. I chose to forget that love even existed. I was lost, and like a true tough guy. I was not about to stop and ask for directions. I didn't know how to be grateful, or how to count my blessings. I was blessed though, with a family who would not let go of me. Mom and Dad had the strength to send me to Casa knowing they wouldn't see me again for some time. That I would say things that would break their hearts all over again, and that there was no guarantee that I would change. Now I know that when I can't count on anything, I can count on my family."