For generations, the playground at Neskowin Valley School (NVS) has been a place where children learned to take risks, build confidence, and create lifelong memories. For Erica Morgan, an NVS alum, those early experiences shaped the foundation of her resilience, leadership, and career. Erica was always more confident outside of the classroom, from playing outside to dance class. Her resiliency and inquisitive nature were nurtured by her teachers at NVS and helped her transition from the Oregon Coast to Maryland in middle school. The supportive environment at NVS instilled in her a lifelong passion for exploration and learning, values that her parents, Richie and Lovetta Morgan, sought when they chose the school for their three children.