Family Weekend
Craftsbury Common is one of the most beautiful villages in all of Vermont, and a popular destination in all seasons. Many family members of Sterling College students visit Craftsbury every year for Family Weekend, and some continue visiting long after the student has graduated. There is a special magic to this community that is refreshing for visitors, and keeps people coming back year after year.
The view of peak foliage from the Creek Road heading out of Craftsbury towards Albany, VT
October 7-9, 2022: Craftsbury Common, VT
Family Weekend is a great opportunity for you to:
- Catch up with your Sterling College student
- Meet faculty and staff
- Learn about the ecology of northern Vermont
- Experience our approach to ecological thinking and action
Tentative Schedule:
- Friday, October 7th
- 4:30 – 6:30 Registration in Dunbar Foyer
- 5:00 Dinner in Dunbar Dining Hall
- 5:45 Ice Cream Social (Dunbar Dining Hall) and Traditional Music Jam with Carol Dickson – bring your instruments!
- Saturday, October 8th
- All Day Registration and Snacks in Dunbar Foyer — FREE t-shirts (limited)
- 9:00 – 10:00 Continental Breakfast
- 10:00 – 12:00 Activities (may change):
- Scavenger Hunt (pick up the list from the registration table)
- Fiber Arts Demo with Gwyneth Harris (Strong Hall)
- Gear Repair (10-2) (Strong Hall) — Bring Your Items Needing Fixing!
- Used Gear Sale (10-2) (outside Mager Hall)
- Draft-powered Wagon Ride and Campus Tour (11-12) (Meet outside Mager Hall)
- Blacksmithing Demo with Bill Dallmeyer ‘05 (Blacksmithing Shop on the Farm Road)
- Craftsbury Farmers Market (10-1) (On the Common)
- Cyanotype Botanical Bookmarks & Free Books (Brown Library)
- Challenge Course (Cedar Swamp/Lowers)
- Community Art Project with Victoria LaGuardia ‘23 (Behind Kestrel)
- Hands-on Microscopes w/Mads Aland (Science Lab)
- Cider Pressing (Timber Frame Behind Simpson)
- 11:00 – 1:00 Lunch in Dunbar Dining Hall
- 12:00 – Teamsters Lunch – Draft Animal Power Networking (Behrend Admission Center)
- 12:30 – 4:30 Activities (may change):
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- Cider Pressing (Timber Frame Behind Simpson)
- Horace Strong Canoe on Hosmer — Some boats available but feel free to bring your own (pre-register at the registration table in Dunbar)
- Climbing Wall (Cedar Swamp/Lowers)
- Craftsbury Farmers Market (10-1) (On the Common)
- Cyanotype Botanical Bookmarks & Free Books (Brown Library)
- Hands-on Microscopes w/Mads Aland (Science Lab)
- Natural Dyes Workshop (pre-register at the registration table in Dunbar) (Strong Hall)
- Nature Drawing Walk with Farley Brown (Meet outside Dunbar)
- Community Art Project with Victoria LaGuardia ‘23 (Behind Kestrel)
- Gear Repair (10-2) (Strong Hall) — Bring Your Items Needing Fixing!
- Used Gear Sale (10-2) (outside Mager Hall)
- Woodworking Demo (Strong Hall)
- Edible Forest Garden Tours with Will Mussman
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- 5:30 – 6:30 Dinner in Dunbar Dining Hall
- 6:15 – 7:30 Science & Suds – The Use of Fungi to Enhance Best Management Practices w/Coral Guerrero ’23 (beer, hard cider, and kombucha served by the Genny)
- Sunday, October 9th
- 8:00 – 9:00 Breakfast in Dunbar Dining Hall
- 9:00 – noon Work Morning – Come Prepared to Paint!
Your RSVP is much appreciated!
There’s a lot to explore here in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, but we’re also close enough to Quebec to make a quick jaunt across the border feasible. Be sure to pack your passport if you plan to make a trip into Canada.
