Winter Activities

Winter Activities

One of my favorite experiences so far at KRMS has been Winter Activities. Research overwhelmingly touts the benefits of physical activity and engaging with the outdoors, especially for kids. We are so fortunate that the tradition of Winter Activities is one that has lasted through the years and is supported by the schools, community, and the school board. 

During Winter Activities, students at KRMS have the opportunity to select from a variety of activities, indoors and out, such as skiing, snowboarding, ice fishing, snowshoeing, ice skating, outdoor “hodgepodge,” indoor “hodgepodge,” cooking, board games, yoga, and “winter zen.”

I have spent the last three weeks at Mt. Sunapee with our skiers and snowboarders. Each Tuesday, we load four busses with 165 excited students and head for the mountain. I am so impressed with the level of comfort and talent of many of our students and proud of the students who are trying a new sport for the first time. 



Some of my best moments on the mountain and some of the biggest smiles I’ve witnessed have been watching students, primarily from our Gateway program, in the New England Healing Sports Association (NHESA) program. NHESA is a non-profit program staffed by volunteers that provides adaptive ski and snowboard lessons to people of all ages with disabilities. The instructors utilize specialized equipment to provide a safe, and structured environment for our students to engage with the activities. You can learn more about the amazing work NHESA does at their website: http://nehsa.org/.

I would love to learn more about the history of Winter Activities and the Kearsarge Regional School District. If you know the story of how it all got started, please send me an email: acostanzo@kearsarge.org.