"CRMS taught me how to think critically, collaborate and work as a team. I learned lifelong leadership skills. CRMS opened my eyes to thinking more globally and instilled in me a responsibility to give back and support others."

- Morgan Jacober '00

"I give back because CRMS offers an unparalleled high school experience. I want future students to have that opportunity, too."

– Sierra Aldrich ’97

"CRMS has been my foundation towards a lifelong pursuit of greater knowledge and growth as a professional and as a person."

- Dan Martinez '77

“Faculty members cared about me. I felt valued and respected like I had something to bring to the situation. No matter what your family experience was before you arrived when you came here the adults overwhelmingly all genuinely cared about us and showed us that.”

- Dr. Raym Geis ‘71

"I support CRMS because I know how important it is for future students to have access to the same transformative experiences that I had. I was on financial aid, and I understand firsthand how vital financial support is in making this education possible for so many students."

- Savannah Berlyn Anderson '05

"From charting a course through the wilderness to exploring existentialism in the classroom, we CRMSers discovered we can succeed at new and hard things. I carried that into my family, my work, and my community. I give to CRMS out of gratitude for that experience."

- Cory Hardie Ritchie '92

“At CRMS I learned how connection with teachers and our natural surroundings can elevate the educational experience. I now teach at an outward bound-based expeditionary learning school using the foundations that I experienced at CRMS.”

- Lorenzo Worster ‘94