Outdoor Education Program Mission

The mission of the NMH Outdoor Education Program (OEP) is to enrich the academic, residential, and athletic programs at NMH by providing adventure and instruction in the exploration of the outdoors. An outdoor team and specialized outdoor classes lead students to new levels of personal responsibility and achievement as well as an appreciation of the natural world. OEP instructors are further charged with infusing their students with skills and enjoyment that promote different outdoor pursuits as lifelong recreational opportunities.

The outdoor program is made up of the NMH Outdoor Team, which meets fall and spring terms, and the physical education classes devoted to specific outdoor activities: Recreational Sailing, Mountain Biking, Rock Climbing, Winter in the Outdoors, Canoeing, and Recreational Bicycling. The outdoor team satisfies the athletic team requirement for any grade level, and the outdoor activity classes meet any physical education class requirement in a given term. These activity classes are subject to instructor availability. Also, regularly scheduled physical education classes may be informed with a choice of outdoor activities that are seasonally appropriate.