We understand the demands on a competitive skier. We provide after school tutoring and summer school to help our skiers keep up with the VMs academic course load.

Our teachers are committed to their students who are competitive skiers. They build strong relationships through after hours tutoring, summer school, and daily interaction.

We help each other! Non-skiers interact with skiers in so many different ways. VMS can provide an environment for skiers that is outside of their competitive team setting. Skiers can make friends with non-skiers and thrive in a typical school setting.

Competitive skiers are VMS students and graduate with a VMS diploma. They are required to do the same work as a non-skiing student. Skiers will receive an outstanding education in an environment that meets their needs.

VMS skiers come from all three divisions: Lower, Middle, and Upper School. Skier-athletes can enter and exit the ski program easily. VMS serves all levels of competitive skiers.

During the ski season, skier-athletes work with full-time tutors, who track their progress and challenges. The tutors help students manage workload, time commitments, and stress. When needed, the tutor acts as a liaison between the student and teachers to help plan their schedule and manage any upcoming assessments. VMS may accommodate students who are competing in Europe or across the state by scheduling exams around travel, providing afternoon tutoring, or allowing students to submit work online. 

Our faculty understands the schedules and lives of our scholar-athletes. VMS enthusiastically welcomes these individuals, and helps them keep up in class even while competing. Teachers utilize a number of strategies including recording their lessons, posting notes online, Skyping students who are traveling, accepting online submissions of projects and tests, and meeting one-on-one after school.

We offer Upper School classes over the summer that allow students to lighten their third quarter class load. By taking advantage of summer school, students have been allowed to complete 1-2 classes in advance of their travel-intensive competition season.

Full-time SSCV athletes train Tuesday-Friday mornings on Vail Mountain, which is five minutes away. In addition, during Ski Fridays, SSCV athletes have the opportunity to dedicate the whole day to training or race preparation. After morning training, VMS provides transportation from the mountain to the school where students attend 4th-7th periods and then work with dedicated tutors after school. The tutoring staff is also available throughout the day to work with students during free and study hall periods. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, SSCV coaches provide dryland training from 5:00-5:45 pm at VMS in our newly revamped, state-of-the-art fitness room so that students may transition directly from tutoring to training and minimize travel time.