Mountain Campus

Challenge at Sheridan isn't limited to the classroom.

Since 1971, Sheridan has been the only DC area school that owns and operates a second campus fully dedicated to outdoor exploration and learning. Our beloved Mountain Campus, 130 acres in the Shenandoah Mountains, provides students with an opportunity to move outside the comfort of their regular surroundings and experience new levels of challenge in nature — a perspective that plays a vital role in developing confidence and character.

Sheridan Mountain Campus is the site of some of the most memorable moments for Sheridan students, faculty, staff, and parents alike. Season after season, our community returns to Luray, Virginia, eagerly anticipating the outdoor exploration, community, and challenges that await them.

At Mountain Campus, students test their knowledge of the natural and scientific world, become active participants in conservation and sustainability, learn survival skills, and expand their courage as they participate in new and adventurous outdoor challenges. 

Sheridan's Mountain Campus features: 

• A main campus area including a yurt village (7 comfortable yurts with bunk beds), a dining hall with a kitchen, and a gathering area around a campfire
• A nature center as well as a field, woods, and ponds where students explore and investigate the natural world and make connections to Sheridan's science curriculum
• A team-building course where students work together to solve challenges, building communication, problem solving, empathy, and perspective skills
• Adventure elements like a high-ropes course, giant swing, climbing tower, and zip line, where students challenge themselves and support each other