Athletics Overview

Shining Mountain offers an After School Sports program for students in Grades 6-12. Emphasis is placed on character development through teamwork, sportsmanship, and meeting victory and defeat with equanimity and grace. Athletes are guided to reach their highest potential, while maintaining a balanced lifestyle that includes academics, the arts, and involvement in family and community activities. All students who can make a commitment to the athletic schedule become integral parts of the school team (there are no tryouts or cuts).

Our purpose is to lead young student athletes with love, integrity and respect so upon reflection they view their athletic career at Shining Mountain Waldorf School as a positive life-changing experience. The core values of the program are: Positivity, Accountability, Respect and Teamwork.

SMWS is a member of the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA), and participates in inter-scholastic competition on a 1-A, District 8, and 5280 league level. Sport offerings include Varsity and Junior Varsity levels of Girls’ Volleyball, Girls’ and Boys’ Cross Country, Girls’ and Boys’ Basketball, and Boys’ and Girls’ Track & Field.

At the Middle School level, Shining Mountain offers Girls’ and Boys’ Cross Country, Girls’ Volleyball, Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball, and Boys’ and Girls’ Track & Field.

Additionally, Shining Mountain Waldorf School is a proud member of the Positive Coaching Alliance.

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- Sarah Gillis, SMWS Class of 2012 and Sr. Space Operations Engineer at SpaceX

“I feel like one of the really important things that you get out of a Waldorf education is curiosity—curiosity to go and learn and explore what’s out there in the world. I fell into engineering and a path that I don’t think I would have anticipated, but having an arts background where you’re bringing creativity and imagination into problem-solving, there’s a really incredible synergy between those.”

- Sarah Gillis, SMWS Class of 2012 and Sr. Space Operations Engineer at SpaceX

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