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A Boarding School Offering Adventure & Travel
http://www.youtube.com/embed/DvrLju_wBkY We recently posted an interview with Lowell Whiteman School admission director, Derek Svennungsen, over on the Western Boarding Schools Association blog (Lowell Whiteman School: Local Outdoor Adventure and Global Travel). Regular readers might remember our announcement that we’re doing some production work with WBSA as they get their blog up and running. Derek shared [...]
Read MoreA Terrific Example of Showing Boarding School Traditions: Lowell Whiteman School Orientation
Camping in the Colorado wilderness has been part of Lowell Whiteman School orientation since 1957 and this impressionistic, free-form, flowing video shows the action, and feel, of one the LWS’ long standing orientation traditions. Viewers see students beginning to live and work together- building the bonds that will from the foundations of school life for the [...]
Read MoreColorado Rocky Mountain School Alumnus Clint Cook Talks Rock Climbing
Clint Cook served as the primary resource for Denver Post writer Scott Willoughby’s recent primer on rock climbing (Rock Climbing’s Elements Include Desire, Training and Experience). Two or three years on the Colorado Rocky Mountain School climbing team grew into a passion and business for Cook. He is a “a fully certified international mountain guide [...]
Read MoreMountain Running Teacher Qualifies for World Mountain Running Championship
Boarding school teachers are known for having wade ranging talents and bringing them to their school communities. Fountain Valley School has one of these diverse talents in math and science teacher Tommy Manning. Manning placed sixth in the Mount Washington Road Race on June 19th. “…Manning finished the grueling 7.6-mile course in 1 hour, 3 [...]
Read MoreFountain Valley School Builds Global Perspectives into Curriculum
Fountain Valley School recently affirmed and expanded the school’s commitment to diversity and global experiences through the creation of the Global Scholar Diploma Program (GSD). Program Chair, Dr. Susan Carrese describes the program this way: “Globalization is a 21st century reality…At FVS we believe it is essential to embrace the world beyond our campus, our [...]
Read MoreColorado Rocky Mountain School Student Columnist Featured
The Aspen Daily News ran a column (Beetles: The Big Picture) written by Colorado Rocky Mountain School freshman Lea Linse. Linse nicely sets-up the conundrum faced by mountain residents as the pine beetle wreaks havoc eating its way through evergreen forests. Residents want to do something in the face of damage never seen before. But, [...]
Read MoreGetting to Know Colorado Rocky Mountain School
Next up in Getting to Know, my conversation with Tracy Wilson from Colorado Rocky Mountain School (Carbondale, CO). We kicked off the segment by learning about the incredible outdoor opportunities available to their students. Did you know that CRMS students can compete in a mountain biking league? From there, the majority of our conversation focused on [...]
Read MoreHoliday Mindfulness
I came across Katie Grant’s presentation to the Colorado Rocky Mountain School student body chronicling her involvement with “Face Aids” (Colorado Rocky Mountain School junior inspires student body with Face Aids presentation). Great cause. Katie sounds like a great student. But, I like most her closing exhortation. As we travel home or spend time in [...]
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