Common Thread: Annual Friends and Family Weekend
Saturday, October 5th, 2024
Sterling College's Common Thread: Annual Friends and Family Weekend on October 5th invites you to experience the beautiful fall foliage of Vermont. We will highlight our place-based experiential environmentally focused education on our 130 acre campus welcoming you to join a guided campus tour, faculty workshops as well as one on one interactions with students, faculty, and most importantly – join in community.
- Take a hands on mini-class with Sterling College Faculty.
- Indulge in a farm to table meal in Dunbar Dining Hall featuring produce, eggs, and meat from the Sterling farm!
- Experience Peak Foliage in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom.
Schedule of Events
Saturday, October 5th, 2024
9:30 am
Arrival, Registration & Refreshments
Arrival, Registration & Refreshments
10:15 – 11:30 am
Mini-Courses with Sterling College Faculty
Introduction to Insect Order Identification with Dr. Laura A. Spence,
Sterling College Lab, Simpson Hall
Landscape History: Craftsbury Then and Now, with Farley Brown,
1958 Room (to include a walking tour of Craftsbury Common)
Mini-Courses with Sterling College Faculty
Introduction to Insect Order Identification with Dr. Laura A. Spence,
Sterling College Lab, Simpson Hall
Landscape History: Craftsbury Then and Now, with Farley Brown,
1958 Room (to include a walking tour of Craftsbury Common)
11:45 – 1:00 pm
Brunch, Dunbar Dining Hall
1:00 – 2:30 pm
Mini-Courses with Sterling College Faculty
Orienteering How-to with Adrian Owens, Dunbar Front Porch
Walking Tour of Campus, Dunbar Foyer
2:30 - 4:00 pm
Apple Picking, Gleaning & Cider Press, Simpson Hall Timber Frame
4:30 - 6:00 pm
Fall Harvest Supper, Dunbar Dining Hall
