College Preparatory Academics Global Immersion Studies World-Class Winter Athletics Epic Outdoor Adventure

Boarding/Day | Founded in 1957 | Set at 7,000’

What distinguishes The Lowell Whiteman School?

Our Mission: The Lowell Whiteman School challenges its stu-dents’ intellect and imagination to help them lead productive,

creative and responsible lives in a dynamic, global society.

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The Lowell Whiteman School offers an unmatched combination of college preparatory academics and challenging outdoor experiences, as well as the chance to be a world-class winter athlete or a global citizen who immerses her or himself in profoundly different cultures. An LWS education allows young people to engage in exceptional learning expe-riences that are intellectual, physical, and life-long.

With a campus situated at 7,000’ elevation in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, LWS is a school for young people who value the inherent challenges and rewards that accompany rural mountain living. We take as much advantage as possible of our setting, holding classes in the outdoors, exploring NW Colorado’s wilderness in the fall, and skiing and riding all winter at the world-famous Steamboat Resort. The Lowell Whiteman School will satisfy any student’s need for adventure in his or her education.

What is the history of this school in the mountains?In the 1950’s, Steamboat Springs pioneer Lowell Whiteman (pictured bottom right) ran a boys’ summer camp, exploiting the endless natural resources of Routt County and the

surrounding wilderness areas. In 1957, he turned it into a boarding school, hoping to in-tegrate the outdoors and his love of adventure with a solid academic program that would

cater to active intellects. In many ways, Lowell Whiteman helped invent the idea of “Expe-riential Education.”

Since then, The Lowell Whiteman School has remained true to its founder’s original inten-

tions. Today, students are scholars, explorers, stewards, citizens, athletes, and travelers. Each

student makes essential and tangible contri-butions to the success of the school. And they make these contributions in the classroom, in

the mountains, and in the world.

LWS Insight--The school sits at 7,000’, and is five miles outside of Steamboat Springs, a place known for its Western character, family-friendly community, and Champagne Powder.

Who chooses to attend The Lowell Whiteman School?

LWS Insight--In the last decade, LWS has enrolled students from 23 states and eight countries. Typically, close to half of our students are winter athletes, and the other half are foreign travelers. We strive to have a population of 60% boarding, and 40% day.

Families and students choose LWS because they want a multi-dimensional and robust educational experience that transcends the traditional classroom. They value relationships, experiences, and challenges, and understand that the chance to work closely with dynamic and experienced teach-ers is a privilege. The one thing all LWS students share is the belief that they have a great deal to contribute to the world, and that The Lowell Whiteman School is a terrific foundation from which to grow.

What is student life like?With a school population of just under 100, students are endlessly connected. Everyone at LWS is essential to the school, and the programs--from the academic to the global to the social--all work to make every student understand that they are part of a learning community larger than her or him-self. Our residential program teaches the best habits, from hygiene and service to citizenship and leadership. The cam-pus is a global community, and all students--boarders and day--benefit from the range of perspectives and experiences our student bring to bear.

“LWS’s academic program is really great because of the close relationships you form with your teachers and the strong college pre-paratory curriculum. Where else can you take great classes in the morning, go skiing in the afternoon, and gain the foundation to be a citizen of the world?” --M. Marshall, California

Lowell Whiteman community members strive toward de-velopment of the following core values:Integrity--to endeavor to approach all actions and thoughts with truth and honestyPerseverance--to embrace hard work as integral to achieving both immediate and long term goalsResponsibility--to be accountable for choices and actionsCollaboration--to recognize the benefit of working with others to create a strong, healthy, unified community based on compassion, respect, and tolerance

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What makes LWS’s academics college preparatory?

Our accredited curriculum is advanced, rigorous, and progressive. In each class, we strive to teach four fun-damental skills that make for the best scholars and citizens. These skills are:

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Critical ThinkingIntellectual AdaptabilityCreativityWritten and Oral ClarityLWS’s faculty have high standards, dynamic teaching methods, and a commitment to bringing out the best from each students. In and out of the classroom, the relationships between student and faculty at LWS elevate the educational experience, and create young scholars ready for college and the world.

LWS Insight--Classes meet three times each week, in-cluding a once weekly 90-minute block. This combination allows for academic continuity as well as the opportunity to conduct labs, field work, and presentations.

What are some highlights of the academic program?

Small Class Sizes: With an average class size of 10, ev-ery student’s voice is part of the curriculum, every day.

Course Offerings: We offer AP and honors courses, classes that are global in scope, and a writing-intensive curriculum.

Innovative Teaching Methods: We rely on the dynamic skills of our teachers to communicate with and engage our students at an advanced level.

Learning Center: For students with slight learning differ-ences, we have a professional staff that can offer appropri-ate support, ensuring a college preparatory education.

What is the Global Immersion Studies program?

“The family I stayed with in Swazi-land took nothing for granted, not even their water. It made me think about all the stuff we have, and how we can perhaps be happier with less.” --C. Lakin, Dubai

LWS Insight--The first Foreign Travel trip was in 1958, and went to Mexico. School founder Lowell Whiteman decided that staying in Colorado in April was counter-produc-tive, so the entire school loaded up in buses and headed south for two months.

Our Global Immersion Studies program offers students a deep and thoughtful curriculum that ties history, culture, geography, current events, and travel together into a remarkable opportunity to be-come a global citizen. Through the study of and travel to foreign countries, we establish authentic and meaningful relationships with rural villages and schools in the places we visit. The Global Im-mersion Studies program goes beyond the thrill of travel to make sure that our students are contrib-uting to the world through communication, service, and experience.

What happens on the month-long foreign trip?“Our travel program is a mixture of

traditional education blended with cultural exploration. Travel ignites my passion for contributing to the

growth of our students and to those we encounter in the world.”

--Margi Missling-Root, Director of Experiential Education

The travel component of the Global Studies program gives our students the opportunity to im-merse themselves in a foreign culture for a solid month. Every spring, groups of 12 students and two faculty members pack their bags and head for corners of the globe that aren’t tour-ist spots. After a year of cultural studies about their given country, the students get to match their learning with experience. On every trip, there are homestays, service learning projects, and excursions into the country’s natural environment. Beyond that is the constant interaction with people, history, food, landscape, and culture that makes young people realize that we’re all connected by the same forces, no matter the latitude and longitude.

Three guiding principles form the core of the Foreign Travel Program:Connect with the World | Support Local Communities | Minimize the Impact of Travel With the world as our classroom, and experience our teacher, students return home with the glow of seasoned travelers, confident that they can, and have, done remarkable things.

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How does the Winter Sports Program work?

LWS Insight--The SSWSC has produced 78 Winter Olympians, more than any other club in the US. In the last decade, it has been named “Club of the Year” three times. LWS claims 15 Winter Olympians in our alumni body.

Students with athletic ambitions have the privilege to train and compete with the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club, the pre-eminent winter sports club in the US. Winter student-ath-letes compete in several disci-plines, including alpine, Nordic, snowboarding, freestyle, Nordic combined, telemark, and big mountain. Our student-athletes get the benefit of working with world-class coaches AND great teachers.

“The school supports me when I’m traveling and competing, and working with the SSWSC means I have great coaching all year long.” J. Laughlin, Colorado

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Who coaches the winter student-athletes?The SSWSC recruits world-class coaches to train their athletes, so LWS skiers, riders, and jumpers receive the very best in coaching. The coaching staffs are made up of former Olympians, top col-lege racers, and internationally recognized coaches who have chosen Steamboat Springs because of the SSWSC’s reputation, facilities, and the town’s com-mitment to winter athletic excellence.

Clearly, this symbiotic relationship works, as dem-onstrated by the recent success of alum Johnny Spillane `99 (pictured bottom right), who won three medals at the Vancouver games. LWS boasts 15 Winter Olympic athletes in its alumni body, and one Summer Olympian!

“The SSWSC is committed to continuing Steam-boat’s unprecedented legacy of success. Our coaching staff has goals of producing champions at every age group and racing level. The pro-grams are aggressive and we utilize the latest in sports science research to bring out the best in ev-ery athlete. The advantage we have in partnering with LWS is that we can solely focus on athletics and LWS can in return be our complement in the academic arena. As partners, we are an unparal-leled force nationally.” --Deb Armstrong, SSWSC Coach and Olympic Gold Medalist `84

for the winter student-athlete with ambition

Why do LWS students camp 10 nights per year?Part of our mission is to give young people the opportunity to interact with the natural world. Each fall there are three trips that students participate in, from an Orientation Trip the first week of school, to a skills-building trip in September, to the famed Desert Week in October, a week of canyoneering, mountain biking, canoeing, kayaking, or horsepacking. On each trip, students practice essential camping skills, such as Leave No Trace camping and basic navi-gational skills. And just as importantly, students learn the timeless art of enjoying life out of doors and in the company of their peers, without all of modern life’s distractions.

“I had never been on a back-packing trip before, and I

wasn’t sure I could do it. I loved it, and now I have much

more confidence in myself.” --K. Parish, Alabama

LWS Insight--Students need to be in shape when the school year begins in August. The Orientation Trip goes out the first week, and often the campsites are four miles in and above 10,000’.

Do non-competitive students ski and ride at Steamboat?

The Lowell Whiteman School sits in the shadow of Steamboat, one of the most popular and greatest ski/snowboard resorts in the USA. Two to three afternoons each week, students head to the mountain and ski and ride in ability groups with a faculty member. Beginners get proper instruction from our teachers-turned-skiers, and expert skiers are expected to push their skills and improve through the year.

So whatever means you prefer to get down a snowy mountain--skis, snowboard, telemark skis--there is no better place than Steamboat and The Lowell Whiteman School to chal-lenge yourself and have the time of your life on snow.

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Graduation Requirements

The Lowell Whiteman School is a college preparatory, co-educational boarding and day school, founded in 1957. Enrollment is typically between 80 and 95 students, 60% boarding, 40% day students. Likewise, 60% of our students are in the Global Studies Program, and 40% train and compete with the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club. The average class size is 10, and there are 18 teaching faculty members.

The school resides on a 180-acre campus, bordered by 2,000,000 acres of wilderness. Roughly half of our boarding students hail from Colorado, but we also draw students from all over the United States. We have international students from several countries in Europe and Asia, as well as students from Mexico.

The school requires a minimum of 18 course credits for graduation. Students must take a minimum of five courses per trimester except in special circumstances. · Course distribution requirements English 4 years Language 3 years Math 3 years Art 1 year Social Sciences 3 years Computer 1 year Science 3 years

Beyond our traditional college preparatory curriculum, our students gain unique and formative experiences as foreign travelers and competi-tive winter athletes. This fosters an adventurous and independent spirit that sets them apart both as students and citizens on college campuses. The typical workload is 5 classes, with 3-4 hours of homework per night. All AP classes are open enrollment except for AP English, which requires an 88% average in high school English classes or permission from the teacher. Students may work independently with a faculty mentor to prepare for AP exams in other courses.

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What are the stats of the school?an elevated education

How does LWS offer a 21st century education?At the Lowell Whiteman School, academics combine with adventure in a way that creates students who are confident scholars, community leaders, and citizens of the world. Where else can you take AP Calculus, kayak for a week, ski more than 40 times, and travel for a month to a country like Peru, all in the same school year?

The school’s programs create young people who are multi-dimensional, adaptable, and who view themselves as part of a global community. ALWS graduate can think, collaborate, write and speak, and is comfortable with challenge, all traits that our next generation of citizens and leaders must possess.

“We challenge students to engage in the community, in the class-

room, in the outdoors, and around the world. I love the fact that we

are a community that deliberately strives to grow and learn through

each experience.” --Meg Morse, Academic Dean

Where do LWS graduates go to college?For over five decades, colleges have admired the collection of skills and values that Lowell Whiteman students acquire. LWS graduates are confident, multi-dimensional students ready for the intellectual and social challenges any college will offer. All LWS students apply to college, and a high percentage every year en-roll in four-year colleges and universities.

Since 2005, Lowell Whiteman graduates have enrolled in schools as diverse as Air Force Acad-emy, Bates, Bowdoin, Claremont McKenna, Colby, Colorado College, Colorado State, CU Boulder, Dartmouth, Georgetown, Harvard, Lewis & Clark, McGill, Middlebury, Pomona, Reed, University of Denver, and Whitman.

LWS Insight--At graduation, each student has a teacher offer a 2-3 minute speech about them, demonstrating the deep connection forged between the students and teachers.

How do LWS alums contribute to the world?

Leigh Cohen - Wall St. Financial Job

Jessica Weber - TherapistTasha Pongracz - Radiologist

Johnny May - PhD in Physical TherapyMax Marno - US Ski Team

Brett Buckles - Former US Ski team member and now a journalistDavid Lamb - Financial advisor and College Champion Skier

Jared Yarnell - Med School in IsraelDavid Greeley - Flight navigator in the US Navy

Pep Fujas - Pro skierTrue Baker - Veterinarian

Demetra Panagakos - Financial advisorHennie Kashiwa - Ski Coach at DU

Michelle Gorgone - Olympic snowboarderAndrew Girdler - Former LWS employee, nautical engineer

Matt Kennedy - Filmographer - 3 Peaks in 3 Weeks, StormchasersTravis Walker - Works for a humanitarian organization based out of India

EJ Oppenheimer - Non-profit organization that helps native farmers in TanzaniaJenny Hauer - Masters in Science, fieldwork in Canada tracking animals

Emily Colin and Rayna Weiss - Non-profit organization, bicycling the length of South AmericaDillon Dennis - Helicopter pilot and flight instructor living in Hawaii

Kyle Ewing - Seven Ribbons Foundation, climbing the Seven Peaks to raise money for cancerBrendan Nicholson - Extreme sport junkie and wing suit guy - check him out on YouTube

The range of experi-ences that our students

have--in the classroom, in the mountains, and in

the world--prepare our graduates for the chal-

lenges that top colleges will present, and make

them curious, adaptable, and conscientious citi-

zens ready to make a dif-ference. Here’s a look at some of the paths recent

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Where can you learn more about LWS?

LWS Insight--The school mascot is the Penguin, which makes perfect sense. Penguins are reliable, like to travel, love to play in the snow, and are really, really cool.

The best way to get an accurate sense of why college preparation at 7,000’ elevation is truly like is to visit the school in person. We host families year-round, but it’s best to

come when school is in session.

Our website, www.lws.edu, offers many insightful links, from videos and e-brochures to photo albums and blogs. We accept the TABS Common Application.

Facebook: search “The Lowell Whiteman School” to keep up with everything our Penguins do (which is a lot!).

(970) 879-1350 p | (970) 879-0506 f | admissions@lws.edu 42605 County Road 36, Steamboat Springs, CO 80487

Accredited by ACIS; member of TABS, NAIS, and WBSA.

Making high school count since 1957 “The opportunities and the experiences you get at LWS are unmatched. You don’t just get an education, you learn about the world and how to position yourself in it!” --David Zavik `05

www.lws.edu