by Jacob Hundt | Sep 19, 2022 | Blog, News, Uncategorized
At Thoreau College, we have always considered our campus to be Viroqua, Vernon County, and the wider Driftless Region more generally. Students have lived in several regular residential homes in town that we have rented and equipped with gardens and chicken coops. We...
by Jacob Hundt | Sep 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
This summer Thoreau College launched a new project to spread the word about the many exciting efforts currently underway across the country to rethink and renew education for young people and adults of all ages. On “Microcollege: The Thoreau College Podcast,” Thoreau...
by Jacob Hundt | Dec 5, 2021 | Students, Uncategorized
Metamorphosis Year #1 Thoreau College – Fall 2021 “Are we really going to throw away the lungs?” — Amy Yang, TC2021-2022 This unusual question was put to me in deep earnestness this fall by Amy, one of our 2021-2022 Thoreau College Metamorphosis Year...
by Jacob Hundt | Jul 27, 2021 | Blog, Uncategorized
Written by: Garden Juju Collective Thoreau College, Driftless Folk School are offering a 4-day Walkabout Permaculture intensive course this summer 3rd – 6th of August in Wisconsin in collaboration with Bridget O’Brien, Dr Charlie Brennan of Garden Juju...
by Jacob Hundt | May 24, 2021 | Blog, Students, Uncategorized
By Jacob Rowland, 2020 Fall Semester Program Thoreau College is a singular place, and perhaps a hard place to understand. The applicant process is, in a way, opposite to the ordinary college search process: most colleges have extensive websites, virtual tours, and...
