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	3/18/2009 - After the class had introduced themselves to bridge engineering using paper and glue and then a computer-design application, it was time yesterday to see the real thing. Students in Ms. Stigum's bridge-building Colloquium class headed out yesterday to several bridges in the area, including the covered bridge in Ashland, to see what engineering and design choices had been m...   View
	3/17/2009 - While the mornings are full with classes for Senior Colloquium and Artward Bound, the afternoons are available for other activities. Ms. Magnus took a busload of kids out to Squam Lake yesterday afternoon to enjoy both the hard ice still covering the lake as well as the beautiful, spring-like weather. Above, a group of sophomore Artward Bound types and Kelsey Nichols pose...   View
	3/16/2009 - The Project Outreach folks checked in again this morning, sending a set of photos from their time in Philadelphia this weekend, taking advantage of the cultural, historical, and culinary benefits of the fine city. Above, the folks stand in front of Independence Hall. Thanks for the photos, and keep them coming!...   View
	3/13/2009 - Today, students on Out Back headed by group into "Base Camp," the hub of a wheel around which students are placed on solo. There they picked up their provisions for their solo experience, including a whistle (for safety), a series of colored flags (to periodically communicate with the adults to let them know they're okay), a tarp and Wilson lid (for protection against the ...   View
	3/12/2009 - Tonight, students on Out Back are headed by group toward "Base Camp," the hub of a wheel around which students will be placed on solo. Tomorrow morning, they'll come into camp, drop their group packs and food, and pick up their provisions for their solo experience. These include a whistle (for safety), a series of colored flags (to periodically communicate with the adults ...   View
	3/11/2009 - Senior Colloquium exposes seniors to the rigors of a college-level seminar course through a wide variety of workshops, this year including robotics, bridge design/construction, service, film, French cuisine, and geodesic greenhouse construction. The robotics course is sponsored by Mr. Pettitt, and is based around the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Scienc...   View
	3/11/2009 - The first two Project Outreach Newsletters ("Gnarly Roots and the Butterfly Room" and "Work Day One") came in from the folks in Philadelphia tonight. They provide stories from the Saint Barnabas Mission, the Fairmount Park, and the Presbyterian Church where they're staying, all written in the students' own voices. They provide a great view into life on Project Outreach, an...   View
	3/10/2009 - Artward Bound gives students at Holderness a chance to explore their creative side, as we welcome a set of artists-in-residence to expose groups made up of faculty and students to a variety of artistic forms. One of the opportunities this year is blacksmithing, and we're happy to welcome Garry Kalajian back to campus for another year in our on-campus forge. Above, m...   View
	3/9/2009 - ... And Special Programs is underway! This signature program at Holderness splits up the school by graduating class, and provides students and faculty with an opportunity to move outside their comfort zones to explore service in Project Outreach (first-year students), their artistic side in Artward Bound (sophomores), the outdoors in Out Back (juniors), and the intellectua...   View
	3/7/2009 - On Thursday night, Gretchen Hyslip '08 came back to campus to talk about her experiences educating Afghani and Pakistani children. Yesterday, in support of Gretchen's presentation and work, the school held a "paid dress-down day" ($1/student) to raise funds for her efforts. Above, brother Jack Hyslip '10, Ms. Moses, and Gretchen pose for the camera after the talk....   View