Squaw Valley Academy

Program Description

Squaw Valley Academy is a university-preparatory boarding school at Lake Tahoe, California. We enroll students who need the structure of small class size, evening study halls, and daily athletics such as skiing and snowboarding as a reward for academic achievement. All international students have full English immersion by sharing a dormitory room and regular classes with American students. We have about 30% international students and 70% American students.You can download the International Student Application from our website

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address 235 Squaw Valley Road
Olympic Valley, CA United States 96146
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tel 530 583 1558

fax 530 581 1111

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program details

tuition: US$34,740

housing/meals: OTHER: US$4,525

total cost: US$39,265

average class size: 8

maximum class size: 15

current student count: 100

available housing options:

We are a boarding school. All students live on campus in a dormitory room. International students share a room with an American student. Each room has a private bath.

location information:

All students participate in outdoor sports, including skiing, snowboarding, soccer, hiking, rock climbing, and mountain biking. Students ski or snowboard daily at Squaw Valley USA, home of the 1960 Olympics, with thirty ski lifts two kilometers from school. Lake Tahoe is 8km from the campus. Soccer students also enjoy an international-sized field behind campus and our two years of League Champions.

application information:

Download an application from the website. An application requires a personal statement handwritten in English, tran of grades in native language and English, recommendation leter from a school official in English, a fee of US$100, and a letter from the bank that states the family is in good financial standing.