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374 Voices (Part One): An Overview of What We Heard
The first in a series sharing results from The Mountain School’s 2026 Listening Survey
This summer, The Mountain School invited alumni, families, faculty, staff, and friends to reflect on their experiences with the School and their hopes for its future.
374 people responded, contributing more than 1,000 open-ended comments about what makes The Mountain School meaningful, what should never change, and where the School should focus as it looks ahead.
The results offer a rich picture of a community that believes deeply in The Mountain School.
Get off the Damn Track
Ever since we brought our first child home from The Mountain School, I’ve wondered how the school creates a community out of 45 strangers in such a short time.
What’s the trick?
But I had it backward. The students choose to connect because the time is so brief, he said.