The Semester Schools Network represents eight single-semester boarding schools for high-achieving high school students.

Similar to college study abroad programs, students leave their home schools behind to attend a semester school, returning home with academic credit, out-of-classroom experiences, and a whole new worldview. The eight schools represented in the network have enrolled thousands of students from hundreds of high schools across the U.S. and world. Choose from semester schools located in big cities, small towns, mountains, forests, coasts and more.​

Why study at a Semester School?

  • Learn and develop outside of a traditional classrooms setting
  • Benefit from a unique curriculum tailored to your school’s setting
  • Stand out when applying to college
  • Build leadership, self-confidence & communication skills
  • Make friends from all over the world
  • See a new part of the world

The Schools

High Mountain Institute
Leadville, Colorado

The Mountain School
Vershire, Vermont

The Outdoor Academy
Pisgah Forest, North Carolina

The Traveling School
South America, southern Africa, or western United States

The School for Ethics and Global Leadership
Washington, DC, London, and Johannesburg, South Africa

Alzar School
Chile & Idaho

The Island School
Cape Eleuthera, The Bahamas

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