Midland School, a distinctive co-educational boarding school for grades 9-12, is located on a 2,860-acre ranch at the edge of the Los Padres National Forest. Midland has been a leader of place-based and experiential college preparatory education since 1932. Everything we do - from the courses we choose to teach, to how we maintain our campus, to the way we feed ourselves - originates from an intentional curriculum that focuses not only on academics, but also on leadership, community, and stewardship. Our students live a cell-phone-free high school experience, close to nature.  Our campus residential community is filled with outdoor enthusiasts, farmers, animal lovers, artists and, of course, friendly and talen