Academics Structure

 

WVA is a five month academic and snowsports academy for full time student athletes in grades 6-12 who are pursuing the highest level of performance in alpine racing, freestyle skiing and snowboarding in parallel with their academics.  WVA has approximately 85 students.  WVA operates from November through March and offers several enrollment length options.

 

Students who come to WVA are in training to become elite snowsports athletes.  Since snowsports at their most competitive level are not part of traditional home school athletic programs, require a rigorous daily training schedule and can involve weekday competitions, WVA provides a unique academic environment and customized scheduling that supports these student athletes in achieving both their academic and athletic goals. To that end, WVA students are taught by WVA faculty via a 1:1 or 1:2 faculty/student ratio individualized study program which follows their home school curriculum and enables them to seamlessly integrate back into their home school curriculum.  WVA provides five days of academic instruction each week in parallel with six days of on-snow training and five days of dryland conditioning.