The Mountain School is a one-semester program in which 45 Class III students from public and private schools throughout the United States spend four months on a working farm. Students from more than 20 schools join a corps of faculty in a rigorous interdisciplinary program which is centered on issues of community and the environment. Students work along with faculty to help manage the farm, its gardens and animals, as well as its facilities. The semester is an ongoing exercise in individual responsibility and group cooperation. As many as nine students from Milton Academy will be selected to attend The Mountain School each year.

Academic courses are designed with several principles in mind:

• provide a rigorous, integrated learning experience
• take advantage of the unique physical and social characteristics of the Mountain School
• prepare students to return successfully to their demanding school curriculums

For more information, visit The Mountain School's Web site.