Special Campus Locations

The caboose, donated by Norfolk-Southern Railways in 1989, houses the High Meadows archive. The deck is a popular place to set up snacks at community events. When it first arrived on  campus, it was renovated to become the location for the first High Meadows School library.

Hear a High Meadows student narrate a video history of the Caboose.

This sprawling evergreen was once a popular roosting spot for our campus chickens. Today, it is an exciting rite of passage for our younger students to climb the tree as they move from Pre-K into Kindergarten. Children expertly navigate the low-hanging branches for a daily climbing adventure during outdoor snack time.

Learn more fun facts about the Chicken Tree!

The stone labyrinth is a quiet space for students to walk and reflect. Often used for class discussion time to bring focus to a learning concept, the permanent spiral of painted rocks created by previous generations of students is revered by current students and campers. As you walk the High Meadows Labyrinth, be sure to look for stones with the words Confidence, Empathy, Creativity, Caring, Appreciation, Curiosity, Tolerance, Respect, Cooperation, Enthusiasm, and Commitment.

The Senior Castle cabins on the south side of the Upper Meadow are used mostly during summer camp but are available as gathering areas at any time. They are dry spaces in the outdoors on rainy days. Many of the castles are constructed from reclaimed lumber from our forests and with as little disturbance to the land as possible.

When High Meadows began, our founders and early leaders recognized that we had much to learn from the people who walked this land before us. As a way of honoring this history, High Meadows constructed a Sioux tipi to define the space, call the eye upward, excite the intellect, and refresh the senses. The tipi is primarily used for teaching, meditation, and gathering.

The Tire Swing is the symbol of our school, representing imagination, responsible risk-taking, and friendship. At the heart of the Lower Meadow, the Tire Swing is always in motion during Meadow Time, which is our daily period of outdoor play and exploration in the school's natural environment.

“The Tire Swing is a symbol of what it is to be a child.” –Jody Holden, High Meadows School founder