We experience the outdoors in three significant ways:

• Outdoor Learning Expeditions (OLEs)
  • Outside the classroom, White Mountain students participate in three (3) OLEs each year. By coordinating wilderness skills instruction and a relevent academic component, students can actively experience the world around them.
  • Recent trips have included: Fly Fishing & Fresh Water Ecology, Mahoosuc Search and Rescue, Literature & the Land, Maine Costal Kayaking, and The Art of Winter.
• Weekend Trips
  • Rock and ice climbing, hiking, whitewater and flatwater paddling, and backcountry skiing adventures are available for beginners to experts during weekends throughout the school year.
• Wilderness Skill (WILSKI) Sports:
  • Fall: Hiking & Fitness, Mountain Biking, Rock Climbing, Farm & Forest Crew
  • Winter: Backcountry Skiing
  • Spring: Hiking & Fitness, Rock Climbing, Whitewater Paddling, Farm & Forest Crew

As envisioned by the headmistress who moved our school from Concord to Bethlehem, we are "surrounded by things greater than ourselves" — specifically, the rivers, summits, streams, waterfalls, and spectacular views of the White Mountains. The outdoors is a unique extension of the classroom experience. The 600,000-acre White Mountain National Forest, right outside our doors, provides endless opportunities for experiential learning and adventure. Our robust curriculum encourages students to share the knowledge they gain with others, thereby promoting the idea that teaching and learning are an interactive process. The focus is on experiential learning and a learner-centered approach, while offering quality instruction emphasizing safety.