"As an educator who has worked with youth for three decades in a number of different schools and programs, I have rarely encountered a group of students so highly motivated and engaged in learning as the student-athletes at Okemo Mountain School. OMS students work hard on the mountain and in the classroom. They are a joy to teach."
-– MICHELLE BOS-LUN, FACULTY, SOCIAL STUDIES, ENGLISH
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-- STEVE SEVERSON, FACULTY, MATH
Read More"I had just retired and received a call from OMS. I met with them and loved the concept, the staff and the schools' mission statement. I liked the idea of individual learning and working 5 months a year. I am going into my 3rd year and I love the school, students and staff. It is a supportive environment and the students are high energy and focused. The administration and coaches work together with the teaching staff to provide the best possible experience for students."
-- WENDY HAYWARD, FACULTY, ENGLISH, SOCIAL STUDIES
Read More"Our school has an ideal environment for learning. By the time the students come to us for their academic day, they have spent the morning pursuing their athletic passion on the mountain -- racing or flying through the air. With this adrenaline boost to their verbal memory and learning ability, these kids hit the ground running in the classroom and appear so much more clear-minded and able to absorb information than the typical high-schooler in an 8 a.m. academic class. My new students routinely are astonished by how much work they are completing and by how aspects of their academic subject seem to make more sense. The experience for all of us is both intense and tranquil at the same time."
- JOHN RUSHING, FACULTY, ENGLISH
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