Field Courses
Is the classroom the only place in which to learn? We don’t think so. Field Courses at The White Mountain School demonstrate our commitment to learning outside the classroom. Students at White Mountain immerse themselves in a week-long, off-campus Field Course each semester. These unique programs allow for in-depth, academic exploration of a specific topic in an authentic setting. Each Field Course provides an incomparable opportunity for students to explore and develop interests and passions beyond the walls of the traditional classroom.
Each year White Mountain traditionally offers 24 different Field Courses—12 per semester—in a variety of local, regional, national, and international settings. Where do you want to go?
Regional and Local Field Courses
Sampling of Previous Regional and Local Offerings
From Acceptance to Inclusion to Affirmation: A Look at the Past, Present, and Future of Students of Color in Independent Schools
New England
Geology and Glaciology and Their Effects on the Ecology of Acadia
Bar Harbor, Maine
Hydropower: Where Recreation, Sustainability, and Energy Demands Meet
Maine
Improvisational Music
Bowman Island, New Hampshire
Land Use and Backcountry Skiing in the Northeast
White Mountains, Eastern New Hampshire and Western Maine
Leadership and Equity in the Backcountry
White Mountains, Eastern New Hampshire and Western Maine
Leadership in the Natural World: Practical Applications of Leadership
White Mountains, Eastern New Hampshire and Western Maine
Mainely Art and Music: A Cultural Exploration Around Acadia National Park
Bar Harbor, Maine
Nature Photography
North Conway, New Hampshire
Permaculture: A Path to Extending Sustainability
Colebrook, New Hampshire
Politics: An Election Year
Burlington, Vermont
Poverty, Homelessness, and Hunger: Meeting People's Basic Needs
Portland, Maine
Small-Scale Agriculture and Organic Farming
Bethlehem, New Hampshire
Snow Sports and Sports Psychology
Franconia, New Hampshire
The Map is Not the Territory: Geography of New England and Old-School Land Navigation
Burlington, Vermont
Thoreau's Wabanaki Trail and Canoeing Expedition
Northern Maine
Winter Ecology
Northern New England
National Field Courses
Sampling of Previous National Offerings
Art History and Theatre
New York, New York
Buddhism and Mindfulness
Karma Triyana Dharmachakra Monastery, Woodstock, New York
Geology of the Sierra Nevada Mountains
California
Human Impact on the Colorado: How the Colorado River is Being Squeezed Dry
Prescott, Arizona, and the Grand Canyon
Natural History of the Desert Southwest: A Climbers Exploration of Red Rock Canyon
Las Vegas, Nevada
Soul Fire Farms: Food and Racial Justice
Petersburg, New York
Stone Barns: Culture, Environment, and Power through the Lens of Food
Pocantico Hills, New York
International Field Courses
Sampling of Previous International Offerings
Our international Field Courses are offered less regularly compared to our national and regional Field Courses and are often dependent on student interest and group sizes.
A Cultural Exchange and Language Immersion in France
Nevers and Paris, France
A Cultural Exchange and Language Immersion in Québec
Québec, Canada
Exploring Culture and Social Justice in a Developing Caribbean Nation
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Geography and Geology of Iceland
Reykjavík, Iceland
