by Gabriela Marvan | Jul 17, 2026 | Blog, News, Uncategorized
By Kerry McDonald, Forbes Contributor. For Layla Coyne, choosing to attend a microcollege was a natural extension of her unconventional K-12 schooling experience. As a middle schooler, she left a traditional public school to attend Rock Tree Sky, a self-directed...
by Gabriela Marvan | Apr 14, 2026 | Blog, News, Uncategorized
by Kelly MeyerhoferMilwaukee Journal Sentinel VIROQUA — It was a moonless night, perfect for stargazing. They moved some of their tents to a clearing in the woods for a better view.Waiting for darkness to settle over the Kickapoo Valley, they paid attention to...
by Jacob Hundt | Dec 12, 2023 | Blog, News
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 | Jan 15, 2021 | Blog, News
When we set the stage for our Fall 2020 semester program, our students were aware they could continue on in the new year as fellows after completing the fall semester and taking a much needed winter break. When the fall semester began, we weren’t sure who would...
by ginowhitaker@pixeler.com | Nov 26, 2020 | Blog, News, Students
By student Brandon Ipiña Coming to Thoreau College, I wasn’t really sure what it was about. Yes, I did know it would be in the Driftless Region, that there would be time to reflect and to work, and that through all these moments of engagement and practice, I would get...
