Icicle River Middle School

 This week we sent a group of Academy students off on a backpacking trip up to Lake Valhalla! Some of these students have never been backpacking so you can imagine the excitement Wednesday morning when they left. The goal of the trip is to help teach perseverance and leadership while raising self-efficacy. This is just one example of the many projects and "out of book" learning opportunities IRMS staff offers our students