The middle school group spent the first three days of school backpacking on Mt. Mansfield - three days of endless conversation, bantering, catching up with each other, welcoming the new students, exploring, enjoying what good shape we got in over the summer or suffering because of how little we'd done. Warm sunny days, clear nights, no bugs.
Miranda, Adrian and Parker by Cantiliver Rock
After a trailside dinner on Sunset Ridge
Group at the summit
Late afternoon
Margot at the edge of the world
S'mores after dinner
Evan the porter
Dirty, tired and glad to have our packs off
The whole school hiked Mt. Philo on Day 4 for an orientation day with group games. Classes began on the 5th day.
Ari leads a game
Patrick and Lena
Jez, Amelia, Ezekiel, Evan and Willy
Bill and Amelia, at the summit
Even our youngest student, Anouska, made it up
Lindsay, Isza and Zoe
Evan, Anoushka, Jacquie, Lena, Jez and C
Beakie and Amelia almost fall off
In late September, the upper elementary group did an overnight camping trip at Branbury State Park.
Setting out for the Falls of Lana
Brendan
Looking out to the west
Crossing Sucker Brook
End of the day
Bo and Charlie, cooking over the fire
