An Open Letter to International Educators

By Stephen C. Schultz

I’d like to share an experience I had at one of the International ICEF Conferences in Montreal. I was speaking with an educator from Canada, and she mentioned to me:

"I wish I had known about your services last year. I had a student from China who struggled with inappropriate technology use. We did all we could to assist him, but he was eventually sent back to China. He was embarrassed, his parents were embarrassed—it was not a good outcome for this boy or his family. Is this the type of student you can help?"

I responded, "Absolutely!"

Please feel free to review the link below to learn more about Oxbow Academy for teenagers and our evaluation and treatment process.

I am often asked by educators, consultants, and agents how we might work together. My hope is that we can be seen as a valuable resource when you have a student who needs this level of assistance. We offer a solution-focused option for both the student and their parents.

Students enter our specialized academic and treatment program through two primary pathways: referral from schools or recommendation by Educational Consultants. These students typically struggle academically due to depression, substance use, eating disorders, or sexual concerns related to abuse, trauma, or addiction.

I hope you find this information helpful. Too often, students struggling with emotional challenges become discouraged and drop out of school. However, there is an option for these students and their families to have an international boarding school experience without the failure often associated with emotional burdens.

You can learn more here: www.OxbowAcademy.net

Since 2007, we have been certified as an educational campus through SEVIS and approved to issue Forms I-20 while maintaining current F-1/M-1 student records.

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