Students in this course will help to support faculty and students enrolled in A Sense of Place as they develop skills and group dynamics throughout the intensive. Students will work with a faculty member to develop a proposal that outlines specific goals and outcomes.

Course Faculty

Allison Van Akkeren

Allison Van Akkeren

Allison focuses on living lightly on the earth. She built her first home, a mile by foot from the road, using hand tools. The home she currently lives in, she…

Jordan Zaber

John Zaber

I arrived at Sterling College in the autumn of 1983 as a student. I returned in the fall of 1994 as an admissions counselor – since then I have held…

Josh Bossin

Originally from Massachusetts, Josh graduated with his undergraduate degree in Outdoor Education from Johnson State College. Josh worked and lived in Northern Vermont for seven years, guiding and instructing outdoor education,…

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