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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Small Group Dynamics: Rafting on Little Hosmer

“Wow, this suddenly got a lot more real,” one student said when we waded into the water to launch our craft. It was a sunny day with a hint of…

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Brandon Erny Wins Young Investigator Award

Sophomore Brandon Erny has been selected by the Composting Council Research and Education Foundation (CCREF) to receive the Young Investigator Scholarship, a $2500 research award established to recognize an outstanding…

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Tradd Cotter Teaches “Mushrooms, Molds, and Mycorrhizae” This Summer

Study “Mushrooms, Molds, and Mycorrhizae” with Tradd Cotter at The School of the New American Farmstead at Sterling College Mushrooms are delicious and full of nutrients, but they are also…

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