On wilderness expeditions, students keep a journal to record their thoughts, experiences and memories—from reaching the top of a peak, to realizations through conversations with new friends, to finding humor in a hiking day that didn’t go as planned.
On campus, faculty provide lessons on turning those journal entries into a formidable personal essay. Workshops with peers and faculty help each student grow in the art of giving and receiving feedback. At the end of the Summer Term, students share their essay with the community and return home with a written encapsulation of their experience.