About Squaw Valley Academy and The Area
Squaw Valley Academy was founded in 1978, by Donald Rees, who also founded the Yosemite Institute in Yosemite National Park, and the Headlands Institute in the Marin Headlands near Sausalito, California. For over thirty years, Squaw Valley Academy has been a staple at Lake Tahoe and has enrolled students from all over the world.
The school is located on 2.8 acres and has five on-campus buildings, four of which students have access. Three buildings have ground level classrooms and offices, while the second and third levels are dormitory rooms. The fourth is the administrative building, with offices and the Dining Hall on the ground level, and offices and classrooms on the second level. The fifth building, located at the rear of the property is the Maintenance building. Adjacent to the school is a county-owned recreational park, which includes a full-size AstroTurf soccer field, children's playground, tennis courts and picnic area.
Located less than two miles from the school's campus is world-renown ski resort, Squaw Valley Ski Resort, home of the 1960 Winter Olympics. Located less than five miles from the campus is another, smaller resort, Alpine Meadows (ski resort). Located less than ten miles from the campus is Lake Tahoe.
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