This Spring, Mountain School welcomed hundreds of students from across the region into the forests, watersheds, and communities of the North Cascades. Throughout the season, students hiked to Sourdough Falls, explored the woods, asked big questions about the natural world, and discovered that science is something they can do—not just something they learn in a classroom. Along the way, we saw students grow in confidence, build new friendships, connect with their unique individual identities, and find moments of wonder in places they may have never experienced before.

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