Academics come first at RLC. Students earn the Ontario Secondary School Diploma in small classes, and our 56-acre campus is part of every subject, from geography on the trails to physics in a canoe. Through I-STEAM, students connect each subject with Indigenous and intercultural ways of knowing, and every learning experience asks: why does this matter?

Day students from across Muskoka, and boarders from around the world learn side by side, and every one of them is known by name. In a community this size, students feel safe because the adults around them know them well, from their teachers to our healthcare team. Boarders live in three houses, with live-in houseparents.

Every school year begins with a five-day all-school outtrip, with students hiking, paddling, and camping across Ontario. From there, challenge is built into every season, from expeditions and rock climbing to sailing and ski racing. The confidence students build outdoors carries into the classroom and well beyond it.

Our goal isn't only to prepare students for university or college. It's to prepare them for whatever comes after high school. Guided by the Rosseau Roots and our Seven Generations Initiative, students grow into thoughtful, community-minded young people who know who they are and how to make a difference. We call it growing good humans.