NORT H C ASC A DES INST I T U T E
MOUNTAIN SCHOOL Mountain School celebrates its 35th anniversary this year! Since 1990 and the days of “the big green tent” in Newhalem, this three-day, two-night
2024/25 PROGRAM REPORT
Program Goals
environmental education program for 5th grade classes has welcomed more than 45,000 regional students to the forests, watersheds, and wild wonders of the North Cascades. Now, at the comparatively luxurious North Cascades Environmental Learning Center, students continue to learn and play through hands-on, interdisciplinary lessons and activities focused on interconnectedness, cultural and natural history, ecosystems, wildfires, and more.
CONNECTION
to nature and fellow classmates through cooperative learning
INSPIRATION
to continue learning and connecting with public lands and the natural world
KNOWLEDGE
"Things you need to remember about Mountain School:
The quiet breeze you always feel. The moonlight shining through the window. The waves rippling across the water. Having people around you... yet feeling peaceful as though you were all alone."
Lorin Wells
—Student, on a reflective postcard to themself
of North Cascades ecosystems and scientific processes
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