Why Conserve

Enrollment Update: June 7, 2018

We are no longer accepting applications for fall 2018 and spring 2019. We will begin accepting applications for fall 2019 and spring 2020 on September 1, 2018.

Is Conserve School for me?

Conserve School is looking for students who want to spend one semester of their high school career at our Northwoods campus, and who can demonstrate the following:

  • Prior success with college-preparatory academic material.
  • An interest in understanding the science of natural resource conservation.
  • A commitment to protecting the environment.
  • A willingness to learn about careers that help preserve the natural world.
  • The fitness level necessary to engage in outdoor activities such as canoeing, backpacking, camping, biking, cross country skiing, and snowshoeing.
  • The desire to learn new skills. (Students need not have prior experience with outdoor activities.)
  • Readiness to live responsibly in a trusting community (in consideration of this, applicants and accepted students are asked to sign an ethics pledge).

If this sounds like you, then we encourage you to apply. We accept applications from high school freshmen or sophomores for the fall or spring semester of their sophomore or junior year. Click here to begin your application.

Why should I apply?

Much like a “semester abroad” during college, a semester school gives high school students a chance to step out of their regular school and into an exceptional educational setting, while still continuing their required academic studies. Semester schools are a growing and increasingly popular phenomenon.

  • Attending a semester school can:
  • Intensify a student’s interest in and motivation for learning.
  • Allow a student to pursue an area of interest in-depth.
  • Broaden a student’s range of skills and interests, and increase their maturity level.
  • Boost a student’s chances in the increasingly competitive college admissions process by:
  • Providing them with a unique and eye-catching experience that sets them apart from other applicants.
  • Associating them with the prestige of the Lowenstine Honors Scholarship competitive application process.
  • Giving them a unique and meaningful experience to highlight in college application essays and interviews.
  • Introduce students to a diverse group of highly motivated peers with similar interests and goals.
  • Give students a head start on developing the independence, good judgment, and life skills necessary for living away from home -- before they go away to college.

Nondiscrimination Policy

Conserve School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin, immigration status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, creed, or religion to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at Conserve School. Conserve School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national and ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.