Posts Tagged ‘Academics’
Academic Advantages of Adventure-Based Outdoor Programs
In a contemporary educational landscape where academic success often takes precedence, adventure-based outdoor programs, like those at Colorado Rocky Mountain School (CRMS), offer teenagers a unique pathway to intellectual growth…
Read MoreHead of School’s Reading List: Winter 2024/25
This is the latest installment of Jeff Leahy’s suggested reading list. You can look back through previous blog posts for other suggestions. Non-Fiction: Jonathon Safran Foer’s We are the Weather:…
Read MoreCharlie Dockendorf ’25 Named Morehead-Cain Scholar
Update (3/10/25): We are excited to announce that Charlie has been awarded the prestigious Morehead-Cain Scholarship. He will be heading to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill this…
Read MoreHead of School’s Reading List: Fall 2024
This is the latest installment of Jeff Leahy’s suggested reading list. You can look back through previous blog posts for other suggestions. This installment of books has a nice mix…
Read MoreMountains Teach Sue Maffei Plowden ‘74 Resilience at Sea
Hometown: Riverside, ConnecticutCurrently Residing In: Jamestown, Rhode Island Education: University of Rhode Island, A.S. in Commercial Fisheries & Marine Technology Occupation: Professional sailor including yacht deliveries and mate on school ships,…
Read MoreCRMS Alumnae Reynis Vazquez ’13 and Rotceh Vazquez ’15, and a Family’s Sacrifice for Education
Home for the holidays special for Vazquez family Scott Condon, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer Article in the Aspen Daily News – December 25, 2023 The Vazquez family converged on…
Read MoreHead of School’s Reading List: Winter 2023
This is the latest installment of Jeff Leahy’s suggested reading list. You can look back through previous blog posts for other suggestions. A great variety of books for just about…
Read MoreCRMS Shines in National Survey of Independent and Public High School Students
An overwhelming percentage of CRMS students report feeling supported by their teachers, comfortable being who they are, and believing their opinions are respected at school. According to a recent national…
Read MoreHead of School’s Reading List: Fall 2023
This is the latest installment of Jeff Leahy’s suggested reading list. You can look back through previous blog posts for other suggestions. With the start of the new school year,…
Read MoreGraduate profile: Makai Yllanes, Colorado Rocky Mountain School
Reprinted from the Glenwood Spring Post Independent Makai Yllanes is set to graduate from Colorado Rocky Mountain School, an outdoors-focused independent college preparatory school in Carbondale, which has a local…
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