Mountain Stewardship And Outdoor Leadership

At Mountain SOL we seek to guide the next generation on the path of building a more just and resilient Appalachia. Mountain Stewardship and Outdoor Leadership School, or Mountain SOL School, was founded in 2014 as an extension of Aurora Lights, a West Virginia environmental non-profit. Since it’s beginning in 1998, Aurora Lights has been leading programs in a variety of environmental stewardship and outdoor leadership topics, and Mountain SOL School is its effort to guide our next generation on the path of environmental awareness, leadership, and building a supportive community.

Mountain SOL is an educational non-profit focused on nature awareness, stewardship, and youth-led leadership. We offer in-school classes for students at our partner school, Morgantown Learning Academy, and afterschool and summer programs available to all local students. Our classes are more than just lesson plans taught outside. They are engaging, fully immersive experiences that emphasize passion, personal responsibility, and leadership.