Pillars of Hope

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Established2004 [1]
FounderNarvin Lichfield [2]

Pillars of Hope (called Pilares de Esperanza in some advertisements) is a specialty boarding school in Costa Rica, located on the former site of the Academy at Dundee Ranch that was shut down by the Costa Rican government in 2003. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Academy Owner Declared Innocent". The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate. 23 February 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  2. "Academy Owner Declared Innocent". The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate. 23 February 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  3. Tough Love Camp Owner Faces Trial Leland Baxter-Neal, The Tico Times, July 2006
  4. Mark Johnson, Academy's grip lingers as son, family transform, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, November 8, 2004. Archived September 29, 2007

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