January School and June School

Northfield believes that education takes place out of the classroom as effectively as in it. We also believe that circumstances change, but the spirit of inquiry doesn't. Therefore, in an effort to demonstrate and develop the good habits of inquisitive scholars, we offer a week of “school” in an entirely different setting, under conditions that hardly anyone would call “school.” We have converged for study in the hills of middle Tennessee, the parkways of Washington D.C., the hiking trails of the Natchez Trace, the prairies of Lemmon, South Dakota, and in the summer of 2009, Williamsburg, Virginia. Learning happens. We enjoy one trip after the end of the school year, during the third week of June. With smaller groups, we tackle a sequestered time during January, when winter helps us settle into the time and silence that learning requires.

On January School by Noah Trammell (class of 2010)
One of my best memories of January School is my first visit to Sewanee. (more)

Take a tour of June School.

On June School by Luke Woolley (class of 2008)
In Tennessee last summer during June School, I discovered one of my favorite places in the world: Buggytop Cave. (more)