Meet Elyse Terrill, our wonderful Spanish teacher! Since 2022, Elyse has been making Spanish classes a highlight of…
THE OUTDOOR ACADEMY BLOG
Want to get to know the OA admissions process and our admissions team? Read on for perspectives from…
A few weeks ago during Fall Fest at the Nest, the Dining Hall was buzzing with the pre-meal…
By Mia Prausnitz-Weinbaum, OA Admissions Counselor and Semester 46 Alum There are so many things that make the…
By Mia Prausnitz-Weinbaum, OA Admissions Counselor and Semester 46 Alum A common misconception among my aunts and uncles…
By Mia Prausnitz-Weinbaum, OA Admissions Counselor and Semester 46 Alum Hi, I’m Mia, but some people on the…
By Mia Prausnitz-Weinbaum, OA Admissions Counselor and Semester 46 Alum During my semester at OA, I was never…
The Outdoor Academy (OA) was dreamed up by Helen Waite (then Executive Director) in the 1960s. “At that…
We have seen the people of Western North Carolina come together in beautiful ways these past two weeks,…
When Helen Waite started the Hante program in 1972, she was running trips during the summer out of…
By Jesse Pyles, OA Director As we circle up each semester with new students and their families,…
By Julie Holt, OA Parent and former Director of Admissions The Outdoor Academy, as one of the…