Although my daughter Crystal has been in private schools all her life, she never had great wins in her education, and little by little started to display bad indications until she finally stopped reading altogether and refused to do her homework. She was completely bogged in her math. By this time she was 14 years old and starting 9th grade. I decided to get some serious help. Crystal received two weeks of tutoring from Joke, during which she called me at home extremely excited about grammar terms—the meanings of which she could remember for the first time. Joke had expertly found her major area of misunderstandings and expertly taught these so that Crystal could actually grasp these concepts. This was the first time I saw Crystal win educationally. I enrolled Crystal at the New Horizons Academy in October last year. She continued to have light bulbs go on, as Joke cleaned up her English and he teacher, Sarah Brauninger, started clearing up her math (from 1st grade moving forward). Crystal called me on numerous occasions, happy to finally understand many math concepts she had not known before. Over the following months she even won her first academic award. Crystal brought her trophy home with great pride. It was a great moment for me, her mother, to witness this accomplishment after her previous difficulties, and I could not have been prouder or more grateful. Joke and Sarah are true teachers, expert at their profession, they have passion. This is true education, the kind that all of our children should get. I have not found this anywhere else. My daughter was not only salvaged, she took a giant step in her life. What can I say to express my gratitude to all the staff at the New Horizons? You are the best. I love you all, and I can’t thank you enough. The despair I felt 1 ½ years ago has been replaced with happiness at my daughter’s success in life. There is nothing worth more to me and this would not have occurred without Joke and Sarah’s great care and expertise. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. — Love, Chantal Legg

I graduated in 2009 with a BSBA (Bachelor Science and Bachelor Arts) in Marketing. Now I am working on my Masters in Urban and Regional Planning. Without Sarah’s help I would be been probably working at McDonald’s. All of you made such an impact on my life.

All my love and thanks.

— Amanda Boscoe

My son Nick has been the type of person who just did not like school. He was accustomed to doing things of no value to him and I didn’t know how to solve this problem. When I discovered New Horizons Academy and its curriculum, this changed everything for our family!

The changes cannot be described in a few paragraphs … but they were miraculous! Nick has evolved right in front of our eyes in the last few months. He has rekindled some- thing magical – his passion for learning and life! This young man wants to know about everything a person can learn and is creating his own world of success! Everyone who knows Nick sees this change and feels the passion he has re-found for life.

Thank you to all the staff at New Horizons Academy from the Settle family.

— Beth Settle

For most people, the experience gained through their early years of education shape the type of individual they will become later in life. I know this to be true, as I myself feel that if it weren’t for the education, compassion and friendship that I received while a student of Sarah’s, I would not have the passion for History, Art or the world around me, that I have now. As an adult and finding my place in the world today, I can’t help but look back on my time at the Academy as one of my fondest memories. Since it was there I discovered that through knowledge of the world around you, it is absolutely possible to be the person you desire to be and accomplish the goals which you set out to accomplish. It is that drive to know that has taken me half across the world and back, visiting cultures I had previously never imagined seeing first hand.

Books and films occasionally portray that one extraordinary educator who took a floundering student, full of potential but lost in a sea of confusion and showed them a world where their potential for learning and expression could be unlocked to the benefit of themselves and those around them. For me, Sarah was and still is that person. I thank you Sarah with all the sincerity of the world and will never forget the gift you have given me.

— Nathan Aylor

When I first came to the New Horizons Academy I hated math. Alll I wanted to do was eat up the pages and poop on Sammie’s book. But now I love math! And I love pooping on everyone’s math book and eating all their pages. Thank you Sarah -PN