The Mountain School, on the other hand, "owns nine acres in a beautiful spot off the main road," she said.

In 2005, he founded the Mountain School of Arts with long time friend Eric Wesley.

The Mountain School of Arts is a small fully functioning school that awards full scholarships to 15 students per year from all over the world.

Four years earlier, Milton Academy, near Boston, had started the Mountain School in Vermont.

He spent a semester of high school at The Mountain School in Vermont, where he was turned on to working for the environment.

No longer a four-year school, The Mountain School nevertheless retains its character and mission.

The Mountain School offers a variety of academic classes.

In addition to five academic classes, the Mountain School provides students with an opportunity to explore the community around them by integrating speakers and panels into the curriculum.

The Mountain School is also a working organic farm.

He is also active as an educator through the Mountain School of Art, Los Angeles, and sporadic knitting workshops.