Where Learning Comes Alive

Our Next Big Adventure

Since day one, Muskoka Highlands Academy has been rooted in possibility, flexibility, and the belief that learning should be anything but ordinary.

Now, we’re thrilled to begin our next chapter at Winning Techniques Camp in Emsdale—a setting that reflects everything we believe about how children learn best. With forest trails, water access, and rustic indoor spaces, this inspiring environment offers both the stability and freedom to deepen our programs, strengthen our connections, and continue doing school differently.

In the first chapters of our journey, we moved seasonally between two remarkable locations: Hidden Valley Ski Hill and Grandview Mark O’Meara Golf Course in Huntsville. These spaces allowed us to create a year-round learning experience deeply connected to nature.

Our classrooms, learning materials, and furniture were thoughtfully designed to travel with us—easily packed, unpacked, and transformed into warm, beautiful learning environments. We were proud to occupy the majority of both buildings and grateful for the flexibility to make those spaces feel like home.

We’re proud of the foundation we built in those early years, and deeply grateful to Hidden Valley and Grandview for giving us the flexibility to grow, explore, and dream big.

Winning Techniques is the next evolution of that dream—one that brings our vision to life in new and exciting ways. We can’t wait to share more about this incredible space, and all the ways it’s helping us reimagine what school can be.

Where we’ve been

In our earliest years, Muskoka Highlands Academy embraced a rhythm unlike any traditional school—one that moved with the seasons and was deeply connected to place.

At Hidden Valley, students explored winding forest trails, rolled down ski hills, studied pond ecosystems, and learned to recognize the signs of seasonal change through daily experience. It was a place where nature wasn’t just a backdrop—it was a co-teacher.

Each winter, our community shifted to Grandview Golf Course, where snow-covered fairways and wooded trails became our cold-weather classroom. Here, students built quinzees, tracked animal prints in the snow, and gathered around warm fires after days spent exploring.

These transitions didn’t just shape our schedule—they shaped our students. They learned to adapt, to embrace change, and to see learning as something that happens anywhere, in any weather.

We’ll always hold deep gratitude for the spaces that helped launch our vision and gave our students a truly unique foundation for learning. They allowed us to create something remarkable—an education built on movement, curiosity, and connection.

Learning adventures at Hidden Valley