Mountainix Alpine

Miranda’s journey into education started long before Mountainix Alpine had its first classroom. She was one of those rare people who seemed genuinely enthralled by the act of helping others see the world a little differently. I remember her saying, “You can’t just hand someone a map; you have to walk a few steps with them before the landscape makes sense.” That’s probably why the company’s approach to teaching social work isn’t about lectures or endless theory. Instead, students are plunged into immersive scenarios—real stories, messy emotions, unpredictable outcomes—because that’s what actual practice looks like. People often ask how we get learners to care so much, and the answer is: we care first. Miranda’s philosophy, if you can call it that, is simple—meet people where they are, and never forget the power of genuine connection. Her commitment to education isn’t something she ever boasts about, but it’s everywhere you look. She’s spent countless evenings refining lesson plans, searching for new ways to make abstract concepts stick, sometimes even dragging friends into role-plays just to see how a lesson might land. That relentless curiosity, coupled with a deep-seated belief in people, became the backbone of Mountainix Alpine’s culture. So much of what we do—open-door policies, collaborative workshops, peer support circles—reflects Miranda’s conviction that learning is a shared, messy, and endlessly rewarding journey. There’s this real sense that nobody here is just a student or just a teacher; everyone’s both, all the time. The thing that always strikes me about the company is how seriously it takes community. Not in a performative way, but in the tiny, everyday acts—like how first-year students are encouraged to co-create resources for the next cohort, or how mentorship isn’t assigned, but grows out of conversation. One of our biggest milestones came when a group of alumni, now social workers themselves, returned to co-host an immersive workshop for new students. That day, the energy in the room was electric. Seeing former learners guide others through the same transformative experiences they’d had—well, it felt like proof that this way of teaching doesn’t just work; it ripples outward, changing lives in all directions. If you’re looking for a place where education is as much about heart as it is about knowledge, you won’t find a better example. Miranda’s legacy isn’t just in the curriculum or the accolades Mountainix Alpine has gathered. It’s in the way people talk to each other here, the questions they dare to ask, and the courage they find in themselves, often for the first time. And that, I think, is the real measure of transformation.