“Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books.”<\/em> \u00a0–Sir John Lubbock, 19th century British biologist<\/p>\r\nThese courses can be based at our residential education facilities, the Spruce Knob Mountain Center; field-based, in the Monongahela National Forest which surrounds our facilities, or off-site. As of April, 2017, Experience Learning<\/em> has assumed \u00a0The Mountain Institute’s Appalachian Program educational activities\u00a0and has acquired the Spruce Knob Mountain Center property. For more on Experience Learning<\/em>, check out their website.<\/a> Education Programs Experiential education programs have been the\u00a0core of TMI’s Appalachian Program since the very beginning. Our signature Mountain Learning programs bring adventure, conservation, and education together in an academically rigorous environment. The many courses offered through these educational programs focus on leadership development and cooperation through hands-on activities and exploring the great outdoors! Many […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":1197,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n
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\r\n\r\nSummer Camps<\/h2>\r\nMountain Stewards is a summer service program designed to give youth an impactful experience amongst West Virginia’s lofty mountains and pristine valleys. The 6-day expedition blends stewardship, experiential education, and exploration in one of the most biodiverse environments on Earth. This summer, Experience Learning<\/em><\/a> is offering separate programs for both high school and middle school aged participants.\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"