Steamboat Mountain School is a coeducational boarding and day high school that blends academics and adventure, combining an outstanding college-preparatory curriculum with extraordinary programs out of the classroom and around the globe to build students` knowledge, develop their confidence and independence, and prepare them for meaningful and fascinating lives.
Experiential Program: At Steamboat Mountain School the
experiences that students have in the outdoors and on Global
Immersion Studies trips promote self-reliance, grit, cooperation,
and collaboration. As students learn to push their physical and
mental limits, they gain confidence in their strength and efficacy
as human beings.
Outdoor Program: Each student participates in a three-night
orientation camp trip, backpacking in our local wilderness areas
and learning Leave-no-trace wilderness ethics every Fall. During
Desert Week, students travel to southeastern Utah to develop their
skills on a more extended and extensive trip. Students backpack,
kayak, canyoneer, rock climb, canoe, and mountain bike.
Competitive Ski/Ride: ProgramStudents participate in the
competitive ski and snowboard programs in partnership with the
Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club (SSWSC) http://www.sswsc.org/.
During the fall, they participate in dryland training. In winter,
because of the travel schedule inherent in high-level competition,
these athletes drop two classes. Then, in April, while the Global
Immersion Studies students are traveling, competitive athletes
enter a month of intensive two-hour courses to make up the credits.
Students who excel in both academics and at their sports truly
demonstrate an ability to work independently, and to achieve at the
highest level, both athletically and intellectually. 30 students of
LWS have been members of the US Ski Team, US Snowboarding Team, or
X Game Teams. 16 have competed in the Olympics.
Global Immersion Studies (GIS): We build global understanding
in ways no other school can match. Our one-of-a-kind Global
Immersion Studies program combines cultural immersion, adventure,
community building, and self-discovery as students spend four weeks
each year in a developing-world country. By the time they graduate,
students will have spent four months in four different countries on
four continents. In 2014, the freshman GIS students will travel to
Peru to link their work in world history with the archeological
sites of Pre-Columbian civilizations, and sophomore GIS students
will travel to Ecuador to enhance their study of geography,
observing how different cultures and peoples interact with diverse
environments and ecosystems, ranging from the rainforest to
the high Andes. The junior GIS students will travel to
Vietnam and Cambodia to enhance their study of the effects of US
foreign policy in the region and to study the economics of
development on the ground. The senior GIS students will travel to
Tanzania to work with an organization that focuses on sustainable
agriculture and environmental impact. Starting in December students
meet in weekly seminars discussing issues in the countries to which
they will travel. These seminars are led by teachers or outside
speakers and sometimes involve Skype conversations with people in
the countries that the group will visit. In April, the
students travel to their destinations for four weeks. All of the
trips have community service, adventure, and homestay
opportunities.
Sustainable Agriculture Program (SAP): Since its founding,
Steamboat Mountain School has been committed to educating students
about the environment and empowering students as stewards of our
natural resources. SAP acts as an avenue for students to connect
with their environment through the food system. Working with the
school`s chef as well as area farmers, students devote two
afternoons/week to building a greenhouse and implementing a
composting system.
Community Service: Steamboat Mountain School believes in the
value of selfless service, both locally and globally. All students
participate in weekly service work in the Steamboat Springs area,
and Global Immersion Studies travel incorporates meaningful service
projects in the communities to which students travel.
Grades: 9-12 | 365 students1708 miles 285 Pawling Avenue Troy, NY 12180 (518) 833-1301
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School Reviews
5.00 out of 5(6 reviews)
53/2/2019
Will never forget the valuable friend and experience I`ve made
- Posted by Student/Alumni - Eric
55/17/2016
The Lowell Whiteman School in gorgeous Steamboat Springs, Colorado, provides its students with both a college preparatory education and an adventuresome global experiential program. The largest classes never exceed 14 students, and many classes have fewer than ten. The faculty is amazing, teaching classes, contributing to dorm life, leading trips around the world, camping and biking, and skiing like pros. The student body is curious, hardworking, kind, active, and fun-loving. The school is a 9th-12th boarding and day school that has challenging and rewarding college-prep academics at its heart. Along with the academics come opportunities to ski competitively and recreationally, to climb 14-ers, practice Leave No Trace ethics, teach monks English in Sikkim, build sustainable greenhouses in a Chilean village, climb Machu Pichu, visit a war memorial in Viet Nam, and walk the Great Wall of China. The relationships among students and faculty and staff are real: everyone learns, grows, works (and plays) together in a community with strong values of integrity, perseverance, responsibility, and collaboration. The Lowell Whiteman School is one-of-a-kind. It doesn't get any better.
- Posted by Teacher - doc
57/24/2015
We''ve had two daughters graduate from the Lowell Whiteman School in the past 5 years. Their experience there was both stunning and outstanding. Our girls loved every aspect of the school, saw the world as a result of the Global Immersion Program (i.e., Peru, Bolivia, Tanzania, Vietnam, Cambodia, China, and Tibet), and skied in the finest powder the Rockies have to offer. College preparedness: we would say so. Our eldest is soon to be a second semester college senior with a 3.9 cumulative GPA at the University of Montana and our younger daughter received a Presidential Scholarship at Montana State University in Bozeman. The LWS offers small class size, an incredibly beautiful setting, and a wonder and caring faculty and staff. A shame my wife and I have only four thumbs up between us to give it. Seriously though, check it out. You''ll be amazed.
- Posted by Parent - mlt.2
57/24/2015
LWS harbors an incredible environment for 9-12th graders. They incorporate a global immersion program into their college prep academic curriculum for a majority of their students. They also cater to competitive winter athletics for those alpine skiing or snowboarding, nordic skiing, freestyle moguls, and jumping. With an emphasis on experiential education within academia, they produce global thinkers enthused to take on the next step
- Posted by Administrator - smith
57/24/2015
The Lowell Whiteman School provides opportunities for students to stretch themselves academically, athletically, and personally. Therefore, graduates of the school have a deeply ingrained sense of their ability to take on the challenges that life presents to them. Their confidence in their academic skills and their life skills gives them the flexibility to excel in college, find interesting careers, and contribute to their communities. The faculty engage the students through their passion for their subject matter and their blend of traditional methods and new pedagogy. In addition, the faculty take the students camping in the wilderness, ski and snowboard with them at the Steamboat resort, travel with the students in the Global Immersion Studies program, and work with the students in the dormitories. The close relationships that the students form with faculty members provide the students with strong role models.
- Posted by Teacher - morse
53/16/2012
Whiteman is the most fantastic experience. My time at Whiteman made me a far superior student, than most of my peers in College and gave me the self confidence to excel in many area's of my life. I am indebted to the Whiteman staff for creating, an amazing experience; when I think about all my International and Colorado adventures, affiliated with the school - I can't help but smile even 30 years later.
Jeff E ( 82' )
- Posted by Student/Alumni - jeff_
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