Steamboat Mountain School
| Steamboat Mountain School | |
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Campus in the autumn | |
| Location | |
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Steamboat Springs, Colorado United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°32′13″N 106°49′30″W / 40.53694°N 106.82500°WCoordinates: 40°32′13″N 106°49′30″W / 40.53694°N 106.82500°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Co-ed |
| Established | 1957 |
| Head of school | Meg Morse |
| Faculty | ~33 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | ~40 |
| Campus size | 192 acres (0.78 km2) |
| Campus type | Mountain setting |
| Color(s) | blue, white |
| Athletics | SKIING/SNOWBOARDING/Outdoor |
| Mascot | Penguin |
| Accreditation | ACIS (Association of Colorado Independent Schools)[1] |
| Affiliation | NAIS (National Association of Independent Schools) TABS (The Association for Boarding Schools) |
| Winter | SSWSC and Foreign Travel |
| Boarding/day student ratio | 60% boarding to 40% day |
| Average class size | 10 students |
| Website |
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Steamboat Mountain School, formerly The Lowell Whiteman School, is a small, college preparatory school in Steamboat Springs, Colorado focused on experiential education, for students in grades 9-12.
The school is a coeducational boarding and day school educating roughly 50 students in grades 9 through 12. It was founded in 1957 and the curriculum emphasizes college preparatory academics, educational experience in the wilderness, and both recreational and competitive skiing/snowboarding programs.
Courses
English I, English II, English III, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Precalculus, Honors Calculus, World History, Geography, U.S. History, Biology, Chemistry, Anatomy & Physiology, Spanish I, Spanish II, Spanish III.
Graduation Requirements
- Two full-year credits in English
- Two full-year credits in Math
- Two full-year credits in Social Studies
- Full-year credits in Biology and Chemistry
- Three full-year credits in a foreign language (Students must complete up to level three of their language)
A minimum of 12 classroom credits is required to graduate from the Steamboat Mountain School.
Notable Alumni
- Caroline Lalive (* 1979), alpine skier and two-time Olympian
- Travis Mayer (* 1982), freestyle skier (moguls) and Olympic silver medalist with degrees from Cornell University and Harvard University
- Ryan Max Riley (* 1979), freestyle skier (moguls), US Champion, and humorist with degrees from Harvard University, the University of Oxford, and Yale University
- Johnny Spillane (* 1980), Nordic combined skier, three-time Olympic silver medalist and a World champion
References
- ↑ "ACIS ACCREDITED MEMBER SCHOOLS" (PDF). Association of Colorado Independent Schools. Retrieved 4 September 2014.