It all started with me trying to find common ground. Not meaning the phrase, meaning the place. Oops! I meant,...
I arrived yesterday, unsure of what exactly was to come. I had only very quickly opened the google document explaining...
Over the course of this weekend many things have happened. From meeting new people and having the time of my...
First let me just say how blown away I am by this whole retreat, and really this whole program. When...
When I arrived here yesterday (which seems like years ago now) with a carfull of people: I was both excited...
Yesterday, we all presented our topics to the other approximately 30 students of What’s the Story?. Then, we had a large discussion...
The weekend started out in groups. Small ones, based by age, gender and school. The groups didn’t mix. Slowly, over the...
This past weekend has been one of the most productive of my time with What’s The Story. We gave our...
The story of my weekend during this November retreat is one of work and production. After arriving on Saturday morning...
I came in this weekend, tired from waking up early to help load up my cross country team’s bus to...
This weekend we got together and talked about different topics and chose ours. This was really exciting because we finally...
This weekend was full of excitement and productivity, we spent our Saturday morning rolling through pitches and seemingly endless amounts...
The results of this retreat have left me more motivated and determined than ever. It was decided that for my...
With five hours of sleep and too much coffee in my system, I pulled onto the dirt road and into...
I wasn’t exactly sure how this retreat was going to look. I knew that we would have to come to...
This weekend has been a long time coming for me. I’ve had so many thoughts all summer about what we...
Over the weekend I learned a good amount about everything. I learned other people’s opinions and ideas about certain subjects,...
I am one of two seventh graders in this program, and the second is older than me. Therefore I came...
This weekend definitely wasn’t what I pictured. Though I knew I was going to be nervous, I didn’t anticipate my...
This is way, way, unacceptably late, but here me out. It’s almost 1 am, and I’m about to make my...
Here is a link to my slide-show. I want schools to be a safe and inclusive environment for students of...
There are several main topics of my plan that I would like to address: I hope that I can...
I want to make Vermont educational communities more inclusive, appreciative, and effective places for New Americans and English Language Learner...
The change I would like to see is the acceptance and equitable treatment of Mexican farmworkers in our community. I...
I want to help the environment in Vermont by changing the story of the Addison Natural Gas Project. I want...
