You should read the teacher's account for a more detailed account of things that are bad about SVA. There is no care for the student's growth or academic achievment, etc...
The good thing, however, is that relationships form in this environment that wouldn't anywhere else. The type of student is a 'problem child'. Now imagine 70 of them in close quarters for a year. Cus nearly no one stays longer. The result is astounding. You discover things about yourself you never knew before, and achieve heights of personal growth that would not have been possible. Without the people, and without the terrible system and school. Paradox, but true. Out of bad comes some good.
Don't go there.
Pros: People
Cons: Everything
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