“There’s a reason the Winter Sports School alumni saw the success they did in Vancouver,” said Rob Clayton, head of school, The Winter Sports School. “Our student athletes receive a first-class college preparatory education and the flexibility they need to achieve their best academically and athletically. For over 15 years, our students and alumni have demonstrated success in the classroom and on the ice, track, snow or pipe, and we’re very proud and honored to have played a role in their development and achievements.”
The objective at the Winter Sports School is to prepare elite winter sports student athletes for continued academic success in college with unique education programming that also encourages them to train and compete at the highest level all winter long. The full-year academic calendar runs from mid-April to mid-November, leaving students free to train in their sport of choice during the winter. Over ninety percent of Winter Sports School students attend college after graduation – most at NCAA member schools with a strong presence in winter sports - and go on to compete nationally and internationally.
Continued Clayton, “Too often, we hear about student athletes who try to simply rack up enough online credits to graduate from High School and mark it off their to-do list. Here at the Winter Sports School, we’re focused on intellectual growth and academic excellence. We’re matriculating elite, dedicated athletes, and we’re graduating academically prepared students. Last year, two national merit scholars graduated, and one of our snowboarders went on to Stanford.”
For more information about the Winter Sport School, visit www.wintersportsschool.org.
