Adademic Program
We take full advantage of our setting in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Classes are taught in a traditional classroom setting, as well as next to streams and in the forest. As part of our outdoor program, our students take part in hiking, paddling, backpacking, caving and rock climbing. Through our interactive approach to education, our exploration of the natural world and our strong sense of community, students become fully engaged in the learning process, gaining a new sense of respect for the environment, for others and for themselves.
The Outdoor Academy is a structured, yet active and fun-filled, semesterlong academic adventure. If you are curious about the world you live in, don’t mind working hard in the outdoors, are eager to take responsibility for yourself and others, and are yearning for an intellectual and personal challenge, we hope you will apply.
