Alum Finn Mahoney '10 speaks to 6th graders about resilience

Tenacre alum Finn Mahoney '10 visited the Grade 6 classroom yesterday afternoon to speak about his experiences with the Vermont Semester Program, a five-month expedition in which high school students trek and live in the woods of Vermont. The Tenacre students were locked in on every word Finn said. Students in the program travel 600 miles through Vermont backcountry by skiing, white water canoeing, rowboating, and mountain biking. Led by expert guides and woodsmen, they learn a myriad of practical skills needed to survive in the wilderness. The five-month program starts in Janaury and ends in June. Finn compared the experience to Tenacre's "Resilience" theme, stating that resilience was one of the most important skills to have on this journey.