The Eagle Fall 2017 by Eagle's Nest Foundation

The Eagle

EAGLE’S NEST CAMP

THE OUTDOOR ACADEMY

HANTE ADVENTURES

The Eagle’s Nest Foundation Newsletter FALL 2017

WALKING OUR TALK ALSO IN THIS ISSUE Fear Not the ‘L-word’ p.2

OA Alumna Brings Atlanta Together p.4

Spread the Word p.5

Why We Fly p.8

EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, PROMOTING THE NATURAL WORLD AND THE BETTERMENT OF HUMAN CHARACTER

Fear Not the “L-word”: Leadership & Ethics at The Outdoor Academy By Roger Herbert, Outdoor Academy Director Semester 45 students practicing leadership at a river crossing.

As any Outdoor Academy alum will attest, OA students practice a sometimes dizzying profusion of customs and traditions. They start each day with Morning Watch and end each day with Goodnight Circle. They pass to the left during meals and give thanks before digging in. They begin and end their semesters holding hands in a circle, singing Sweet Winds through the tears in their eyes. Among the most time-honored of these customs and traditions is the passing of the mantle of leadership from one student to another. Every evening from Opening Day to Final Circle, from 1995 to yesterday, on campus and in the field, the designated leader for that day announces her or his successor. In other words, OA students have been studying and practicing the art and science of leadership on a daily basis since the school’s establishment over 20 years ago. Yet, despite these deep roots, our school is sometimes uncomfortable with its identity as a school of leadership. This apprehension is warranted. Too many “schools of leadership” define leadership as the exercise of power over others. They celebrate Napoleon on his white stallion and celebrity CEOs who value personal and corporate profit over all other virtues. They teach and practice leadership as the supreme act of ego in a zero-sum world where, if you are not the winner, you are a loser. As one response to this conventional understanding of leadership, OA’s founding generation chose to adopt an

unconventional title for its student leaders. Rather than selecting a “leader of the day”, we designate an Adasahede, a Cherokee word that translates roughly as guide. Serving as Adasahede is not a celebration of ego; it’s a selfless act of community service. The same impulse that prompted the choice of Adasahede over “leader of the day” also prompted concern within the OA community over my decision last year to introduce into The Outdoor Academy Curriculum Guide our new Leadership & Ethics Seminar. Indeed, one faculty member challenged me on this: “what if our students don’t want to be leaders?” My response to this excellent question was that OA’s Leadership & Ethics Seminar, piloted during Semester 43 and instituted last semester, embraces a nuanced approach that understands leadership as an indispensible element of community life. Rejecting leadership, in other words, is equivalent to rejecting community... not an option at OA. Drawing on Robert Greenleaf’s conceptualization of the ancient idea of “servant leadership” (Servant Leadership, 2002), on curricula developed by NOLS and Outward Bound (John Gookin & Shari Leach, NOLS Leadership Educator Notebook, 2004), and on two decades of experience teaching and learning leadership here at OA, our seminar examines four distinct leadership roles. We teach our students that each of these roles is essential for building and maintaining a flourishing community, and stress that none are more or less important for ensuring community health.

Semester 45 students work together on a hike.

We start by introducing our students to leadership skills that make an effective designated leader, or Adasahede, in OA parlance. The designated leader, according to Gookin & Leach, “is the architect and guardian of the group process” (11). The designated leader, often in collaboration with the community, sets a vision and focuses the community’s energy on achieving team goals. Most schools of leadership stop here. Borrowing curricula from premier leadership schools like NOLS and Outward Bound, the OA Leadership & Ethics curriculum digs deeper. While designated leadership—the most conspicuous leadership role—is necessary for building and maintaining a flourishing community, it is not sufficient. Flourishing communities rely on effective execution of three additional leadership roles. First, effective leadership in community relies on an abundance of active followers. An active follower not only respects and seeks to advance the designated leader’s vision, but also “seek(s) clarity, give(s) input…help(s) out, and work(s) for the betterment of the group and its goals” (Gookin & Leach 11). Second, our Leadership & Ethics curriculum examines the role of peer leadership. A peer leader “sees what needs to be done and does it without hierarchy” (Gookin & Leach 11). Third, we turn to self leadership, practicing leadership by setting the example. Excellent self leadership exemplifies strength of character, good judgment, and commitment to getting the job done.

approach to leadership that just feels right. Some of us tend to lead by gut instinct while others prefer analysis. For some leaders, ensuring the emotional wellbeing of the team is the foremost concern while, for others, accomplishing the task at hand always comes first. Through classroom discussions, community meetings, and practicing leadership in our lab— community living on campus and in the field—our students begin their inquiry into which leadership style feels most natural to them. Effective leadership, of course, is not a virtue unto itself. History is well stocked with cases of highly effective leaders who led their followers into very bad places. For this reason, our leadership curriculum includes an introduction to moral philosophy as well. OA students learn to distinguish routine choices from those with moral content and to apply a framework for moral reasoning whenever they are confronted with morally complex choices. This article has characterized our Leadership and Ethics Seminar as “new.” In some ways, this is a fair characterization. We have introduced new classes into our Community and Outdoor Education curricula. Mostly, however, our seminar would be recognizable to every OA grad from Semester 1 forward. This is because, whether we embrace the “L-word” or not, The Outdoor Academy is, and has always been, one of America’s premier schools of leadership.

Our leadership curriculum also introduces OA students to several distinct leadership styles. For each of us, there is an

OA Alumna Brings Atlanta Together Through Knitting By Katie Harris, OA Dean of Academics

Stephanie Rinzler, Semester 42 alumna of The Outdoor Academy, is currently a senior at The Galloway School in Atlanta. Theater, music performance, and social justice are just a few of her interests, and, since her time at OA, Stephanie has started the non-profit organization Knitting Together Atlanta (KTA). The premise is simple: local homeless shelters in Atlanta host a knitting circle, and through the event, all participants—whether a current occupant of the homeless shelter or a KTA volunteer—learn to knit while connecting with others. In October, I interviewed Stephanie about the organization’s work. When asked about the source of inspiration for KTA, Stephanie gives credit to her OA experience. After returning

home, she pondered what aspects made the OA community so close. Knitting played a huge part in the community experience, from the source of pride each student felt in completing a hat to the shared experiences of learning and teaching each other a tangible skill. Stephanie shares, “OA showed me what a community has the potential to be... the ways that you can connect a community through a shared ambition or goal.” While at The Outdoor Academy, she had asked herself, “I wonder if I could do this on a larger scale?” A few months later, Stephanie called homeless shelters in the Atlanta area and registered a non-profit with the State of Georgia. And, she called many, many yarn stores! At first, the knitting community was skeptical, but once they saw the viability of KTA, they responded with time and donations. The first event in January 2017 exceeded Stephanie’s expectations. Eight volunteers and eight to ten participants from the shelter showed up. “A lot of times, people will go to shelters and donate or serve food, but not really take the time to have a conversation. This is what this is about… some of the more experienced knitters talk to residents about knitting podcasts and cool patterns. Some of the residents have gotten really into it. It’s so cool to see everyone helping each other.” Stephanie also brings a picture of the very first hat she knitted at OA (“a gray lumpy thing”) to every event as a way to get participants laughing and feeling confident that they, too, can learn how to knit. You can follow Stephanie and the KTA community through the organization’s Instagram account @knittingtogetheratl or website: knittingtogetheratl.org.

OA Semester 42 alumna, Stephanie Rinzler (3rd from left), with Knitting Together Atlanta members

Spread the Word: Eagle’s Nest Camp is Awesome! Share your story of summers at Eagle’s Nest Camp as a Camp Rep!

I first heard about Eagle’s Nest Camp from my college roommate, Cain Cox. Cain grew up attending Eagle’s Nest and had worked on staff the previous summer. (She is now a Trustee and mom to two amazing kids who are themselves Camp and OA alumni.) Back in our college days, Cain spent HOURS talking about Eagle’s Nest, much like campers and staff members do with their friends now. Cain’s stories were fun and intriguing, and brought a smile to her face and mine. I was drawn in and eager to be part of the community filled with many warm-hearted, creative, nature-loving people she described. So, the summer after my Sophomore year of college, I applied, interviewed with Helen, and got a job as a counselor teaching soccer and directing the musical. Twenty-seven years later, I am still here, sharing stories similar to the ones that made me fall in love with Eagle’s Nest so many years ago. After I graduated from college, Helen asked me to join the Eagle’s Nest Camp full-time staff as an intern. My job was to travel across the Southeast promoting Eagle’s Nest in the homes of our Camp Representatives. Back then, we presented a slide show to alumni families and prospective campers eager to learn more about Camp and Hante Adventures. These days we’re slightly more up-to-date with a Power Point presentation and videos that highlight the value and experiences of both programs. Yet, some features

By Paige Lester-Niles, Camp Director

of the events remain the same: we still serve Cho Chos; we still loving seeing alumni at these mini Eagle’s Nest reunions; and we’re still so thankful to the Camp Representatives who share our story with their friends and family members. At Eagle’s Nest, we are currently recruiting campers and Hante Adventurers for the summer of 2018. Marlin gave a presentation at a party in New Orleans in late October, and Sara and I just finished three presentations hosted by Camp Representatives in the Atlanta area. (Check out the back page of The Eagle to meet our new Camp Program Manager– Marketing, Sara Gerall.) This winter and early spring, we will be traveling across North Carolina and into Florida, Tennessee, Virginia, Maryland and Washington, DC. Look for the invitations we will send out when we visit your town. I really hope you will come to the parties and bring friends who might be eager to join the Eagle’s Nest community, just as I was after hearing Cain’s stories so many years ago. Do you have wonderful memories of Eagle’s Nest, and often find yourself sharing your stories from summers at camp with others? I would love for you to consider being a Camp Representative! You don’t have to be a current camper parent to host a party or a presentation. Contact me at paige@enf.org. I’ll work with you to set up an event where we can share the community of the Nest with friends, family, prospective campers and alumni in your town!

Cleaning to a Sparkle with Less of an Impact By Noni Waite-Kucera, Executive Director We set out the year with a commitment to reduce the toxicity and environmental impact of our cleaning and paper products, and I am happy to report that we have made some great changes! We are now using a great deal of distilled white vinegar to do our basic cleaning and an oxygen-based bleach to do our sanitizing. The nitrile gloves we provide for medical use, bathroom cleaning and food prep are now all biodegradable. Our laundry soap is a basic washing soda that leaves our clothes clean without all the “spring mountain air” scents so common in the marketplace. Our napkins and paper plates are chlorine free and made from wheat straw, a by-product of the wheat industry. Our garbage bags are compostable.

WANT TO CLEAN LIKE WE DO AT EAGLE’S NEST IN YOUR HOME? Daily Cleaning at Eagle’s Nest:

• Sinks, Toilets, Showers ¤¤ Clean with a 50% distilled white vinegar/50% water mixture (should be kept in a labeled spray bottle); spray on and wipe off with sponge or microfiber cloth ¤¤ Toilet Bowl – add ¼ cup white vinegar; scrub with brush ¤¤ Use a bio-safe sanitizer (ex: SaniDate) to spray on toilets, sinks and showers once daily after cleaning. Allow to sit 10 minutes; don’t wipe off.

• Mopping ¤¤ Add ½ cup distilled white vinegar to 1 gallon warm water; mop.

Weekly Cleaning at Eagle’s Nest:

• Sanitizing/Disinfecting Floors ¤¤ Add Charlie’s Oxygen Bleach (powder) to water per instructions to create sanitizing mop water. The same company makes a degreaser if you need to hit some hard spots; just add to the oxygen bleach and water. Got a “bug” going around? For when something like the flu hits, use a hydrogen peroxide based cleaner to get rid of the germs—this is what we’re using to clean the Health Hut.

We reached out to a local, family owned company, Charlie’s Soaps, to help us with this conversion and they have been a great help. If you have not tried their products you should consider it!

Fire Keepers: A Group of

Recurring Donors

A fire takes a lot of work to build, from the smallest tinder and kindling to logs, oxygen and heat, each part is important to keep the fire alive. It also takes regular tending to keep the fire going. By making a monthly gift to the Annual Fund you can ensure the fire never dies and provide opportunities for future generations to grow in this community we create each day. “The fire is the main comfort of the camp, whether in summer or winter, and is about as ample at one season as at another. It is as well for cheerfulness as for warmth and dryness.” Henry David Thoreau Join the Fire Keepers by making a recurring gift to Eagle’s Nest and/or The Outdoor Academy of at least $10/month. With your annual gift of $120 you can stoke the fire and join our circle of friends and donors who support the important mission of experiential education in the natural world. This place, 43 Hart Road, is a second home to all of us, a place where we enjoy the simple life, find our best-selves and build the fire for lifelong learning. When you become a member of the Fire Keepers, you help other young people by providing scholarships to campers and students, adding to the sustainability of our campus, and increasing the reach of our community.

Alumni Spotlight: Allison Moore By Cara Varney, Development Director

Allison Moore has been coming to Eagle’s Nest for the past 13 years. She has been a camper, JC, student of Semester 32 and most recently worked during the last 5 summers at camp. Allison is also in our new recurring giving club, the Fire Keepers. As a loyal friend and donor we asked Allison a few questions about her time in Pisgah Forest, what she is doing now and why she supports ENF. How has your experience at Eagle’s Nest changed your life? Without Eagle’s Nest, I would not be half the person I am today. Because of Eagle’s Nest I feel like I have the power to do whatever I want to do, I think big and always work hard in everything. To me, that’s the most special part about the Nest. It helps people grow and the growth doesn’t stop. I have spent so many years at the Nest and I still learn and grow each time I return. What was your favorite part of ENC/OA…? The people are what make this place so special. While 43 Hart Road has a special magic that no other place on Earth has, the people that I have met through the Nest are some

“Make every day, Giving Day.” Benefits of becoming a Fire Keeper: • Receive a Fire Keepers sticker and other swag! • Special recognition in the Annual Report • Member spotlights in the Eagle Newsletter • Invitations to Member Only events on and off campus Choose a fund that best fits your fire ring! • Camp Scholarships • OA Scholarships • Unrestricted (area of greatest need) • Regional Scholarship Funds ¤¤ Atlanta ¤¤ Nashville ¤¤ DC Metro (Capital Nesters) Find out more and make your gift online! www.enf.org/give-now

of the most wonderful people in my life. They are the people that know me best and that I can count on no matter what. Nest friends are the best friends! You received a scholarship to attend Camp and The Outdoor Academy; how did this affect your time in Pisgah Forest? After you left? Now? Without the scholarship that I received for both Camp and The Outdoor Academy, I would not have been able to attend. Each day I think about the wonderful things that this place has given me and how I would never have been the same without it. Because I received the scholarship, I cherished every moment that much more. You are in the Fire Keepers (recurring giving club). Why do you choose to give in this way? I choose to give with the Fire Keepers because while Eagle’s Nest is a wonderful place, not everyone can send their child without assistance. Because of the Fire Keepers, we are able to send children that truly want to be a part of the camp experience. As someone who was sent to Eagle’s Nest thanks to the generosity of others, it’s almost like coming full circle, and as we all know, happiness runs in a circular motion. What are you doing now? I am currently living in Jacksonville, Florida, finishing my elementary education degree. I graduate in December and I could not be more excited to teach the future of this world! Eventually, after teaching in traditional public schools I would love to teach experiential education. If you could have any super power what would it be and why? If I could have any super power it would be to read people’s minds. If I could read people’s minds, then I would know what they wanted or what would make them excited or happy and that is one of my favorite things to do- to make people happy!

Why We Fly: International Hante Adventures By Marlin Sill, Assistant Camp Director

Hike from hut-to-hut and explore the Tyrolean Alps of Austria with Hante Adventures this summer.

This summer, join Hante Adventures as we take two amazing trips to international destinations. Hante British Columbia and Hante Austria are treks that will both challenge you and open your eyes to new and exciting places. On Hante British Columbia, we will visit our neighbors to the North and trek into the Canadian Coastal Mountains of Vancouver. In this area of Canada lies some of the Northwest’s most rugged and pristine coastlines, with climbing that rivals El Capitan in every way. We plan to hike the Sunshine Coast Trail, which has recently established itself as a gorgeous traverse along the mountainous coastlines of Desolation Bay and Lake Powell. The Lake Powell Visitor Center has welcomed our group with mounds of information on the natural wealth of the area, and open arms of support for those who will join us on this Northern Expedition. From the 180 kilometers of trail, to the 1000 foot-tall granite walls, this is sure to be the trek of a lifetime. Hante Adventures also heads to the Alps this summer with Hante Austria. Rodrigo and I hiked along the Alta Via over a year ago on Hante Italy, and along the trail we met many wonderful people. One Austrian family took great interest in our organization and immediately recommended the Zillertal Route in Austria. From that moment on, we had our sights set on the Tyrolean Alps in Southwestern Austria. Rodrigo and I

have poured over guides and maps of the area, plotted which huts the Hante group will stay in, and studied the elevation profiles and challenges that will present themselves each day. Though the daily mileage will be shorter with much lighter packs, the travel will be over 7,000 feet above sea level and across beautiful alpine meadows, scree fields, and boulderstrewn passes that look up to the summer glacier fields and down to the valleys thousands of feet below. Beyond this trek, along the same trails where modern-day mountaineering took off, the trip will travel by train through Innsbruck, Salzburg and Munich, studying the cultural significance of the region and how the Austrian way of life became the centerpiece for Bavaria’s current cultural heritage. With a country as large and varied as the US, it can be hard to imagine why we at Eagle’s Nest would choose to trek beyond our borders and venture to foreign lands for our Hante Adventures. But, when you look at the mission of Eagle’s Nest, “promoting the natural world and betterment of human character” are ideas that transcend border and cultures. It is in those experiences where one learns to connect to new cultures, and in those different terrains where we learn more about ourselves and the world as a whole. On Hante British Columbia and Hante Austria, you too can visit the international locales that make Hante Adventures special, unique and unlike any other experience on earth.

Alumni, Future Nesters and friends gathered to celebrate Nest Fest: 90 Years of Camping on Hart Road in September.

Nest Fest: Camping for 90 Years

By Michelle Miller, Development Assistant

2017 celebrates 90 Years of Camping at our beautiful Nest on Hart Road! Can you believe it? To commemorate this milestone, we invited Outdoor Academy, Camp and Hante alumni far and wide to join us for a day of beautification, celebration, and connection. On the morning of September 16th, over 150 Nesters, Future Nesters and friends of Nesters descended upon campus with smiling faces and helping hands. Attendees split into 14 different work crews to tend trails, work in the garden, pick apples, mulch, split wood, paint, and spruce up campus. Despite the hurricane that blew through only days before, Mother Gaia blessed us with a gorgeous day and we got a lot of work done! Current Semester 45 students were on site providing guidance, sharing stories and meeting students of semesters past. They welcomed the opportunity to share their home and deeply appreciated the many efforts poured into making it even more beautiful than it was before. Shout out to Semester 42 for taking advantage of this time and using it as a class reunion! After a morning of serious dedication, we rewarded our busy worker bees with a hearty cookout lunch on the A-Field! We enjoyed delicious burgers and hot dogs provided by our own Taylor Mackey and Mount Valley Brand Beef, took a break in the shade, and caught up with friends old and new. Faculty and staff offered tours around campus, brought the canoes out onto the lake and, of course, there was a pick-up game of Ultimate Frisbee! Some alumni took this time to shop around at the Artist Village, where we featured the creative talents of many Nesters from across the years.

After a long, but wonderfully rewarding day, we circled up to say farewell (or “see you soon” to our dinner guests) before prepping the campus for the evening. Dinner was prepared in the Whole Kitchen by Mark Walker, Jane Davidowski, Jacob Goodling, Ali Heston, and Sara Aguilar. It was great to have such an awesome crew working together in the kitchen! A pre-dinner social hour was sponsored by the local Oskar Blues Brewery, and the dinner menu featured pork from alumni Wendy and Graham Brugh of Dry Ridge Farms. Videri Chocolate Factory, owned by alumna Starr Sink Ratto, provided delicious table favors. During dinner, we announced the launch of the Brugh Seed Fund— our starter fund to build a general endowment to support Camp, Hante, and OA and the physical campus in perpetuity, encouraging young explorers and adventures to be a part of our community for generations to come. We closed the night with an emotional Goodnight Circle, linking alumni young and old to this magical place. Nest Fest was overflowing with love and felt truly electric. We are so thankful to be able to say that our campus on Hart Road has been a home to so many for 90 years. This day was beyond successful and we are already looking ahead to what will undoubtedly be an amazing Centennial. Hope to see you there!

NEST CHATTER MARRIAGES • Alexandra Karpen (Camp, OA) and Patrick MacMartin, • • • • • •

August 27, 2017. They met rock climbing! Becca Stevens (Camp) and Nathan Schram, September 2, 2017. Karina Costa and Nate Sutton (Camp, OA), September 7, 2017. Jillian Woodliff (OA) and Matt Bailey, September 9, 2017. Mary Weatherbee and Gary Sorcher (Camp, OA), September 23, 2017. Cara Varney (Foundation) and Todd Weinkam, September 30, 2017. Kim and Ted Harper (Camp, OA), October 14, 2017.

BIRTHS • Kylian Block to Daina and Eron Block (Camp), February 21, • • • • • • • •

2017. Alice Elizabeth Timmons to Jason and Cecily Timmons (Foundation), April 7, 2017. Axel Jones Lupfer to Serena Jones (Camp) and Eric Lupfer, April 9, 2017. Josephine Marie Guy to Erin Malone (Camp) and Brian Guy (Camp), April 14, 2017. Charles Allen Read to Jay and Lydia Beaudrot Read (Camp, OA), May 27, 2017. Carrick Luther to Lance Luther (Camp Parent), July 5, 2017. Louisa “Lou” Cusick to Theo and Sarah Abramson Cusick (Camp), June 13, 2017. North Atwood Leonardsmith to Kelsey and Ellie Leonardsmith (Camp, OA), July 29, 2017. Oriah to Kirra Seaburg (Camp, OA) and Cole Valadez, August 18, 2017.

Top Left Photo: Nate Sutton (Camp, OA) and Karina Costa with their son, Harren. Bottom Left Photo: L-R: Cary Crawford (OA), Cecily Timmons (Foundation), Cara Varney (Foundation) and Arrington McCoy (OA), celebrating Cara’s marriage to Todd Weinkam. Right Photo: Salem Ratto (Camp) climbing at the NC Triangle Alumni Gathering.

NEWS • Saleem Hue Penny (OA) recently published his debut

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on June 19, 2017. • Rachael Panning (OA) passed away on July 17, 2017. • Alex Hartley (Camp, OA) passed away on September 8, 2017.

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• George “Jay” Ellis (Diabetes Camps, Trustee) passed away

UPCOMING EVENTS: We’re planning to be in Atlanta and Jacksonville this fall! If you’d like to help host an Alumni Gathering in your hometown, please contact Melissa Engimann, Alumni Relations Coordinator, at melissa@enf.org. See you soon!

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book of poetry, The Attic, The Basement, The Barn, with an audio companion of ten original rural hip-hop blues songs. Meredith Dowling (OA) is the associate director for SouthWings, a volunteer pilot organization that serves the environmental movement of the southeastern United States. She works out of their New Orleans office. Carson Hale (Camp, OA) relocated to Washington, DC and is working for Oehme, van Sweden, a landscape architecture firm that specializes in designing personal gardens and public spaces in a way that incorporates native plants in a natural way. Tyler Kameh (Camp) graduated from the University of Virginia in May with a Masters of Education in Exercise Physiology; he will serve at a church in Colorado for a year before pursuing his career in Clinical Exercise Physiology. Jacob Goodling (Camp) started his MBA at Wake Forest University this fall. Lydia Beaudrot Read (Camp, OA) has earned a tenure-track faculty position in the BioSciences Department at Rice University.

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ALUMNI GATHERINGS AND EVENTS • On April 19th, our North Carolina Triangle (Raleigh/

Durham/Chapel Hill area) alumni circled-up at Triangle Rock Gym. Twenty-five alumni, family and friends spent the evening climbing and catching up with fellow Nesters and OA friends.

• In May, a few of our San Francisco-area alumni joined

Reily Kennedy (OA) for drinks and discussion. A good time was had by all.

• Sixteen Asheville-area alumni gathered at the home of Jen

Powell and Maddie Pearce (Camp, OA) on June 23rd for food, friendship, and fun… including some face painting! Development Director, Cara Varney, was on hand to unveil Fire Keepers—ENF’s new recurring giving club.

• In September, over 150 alumni, family and friends

gathered on Hart Road to celebrate Eagle’s Nest Foundation’s 90th Reunion – Nest Fest! For a recap on all the fun, see the article “Nest Fest” in this edition of The Eagle and check out the photo gallery on our website, www.enf.org/eagles-nest-camp/camp-photo-gallery.

Asheville-area alumni gather at the home of Jen Powell and Maddie Pearce (Camp, OA)… and yes, there was face-painting!

• On October 21st, the Semester Leaders’ Council—an alumni

association whose purpose is to strengthen the bonds within and between OA semesters, and between alumni of OA and ENF communities around the world—met for their second annual meeting in Pisgah Forest. At the meeting, those present discussed goals for the group, establishing a leadership structure and communications platform, and committee topics. The Council seeks representatives from Semesters 11, 12, 15, 24, 29 and 33 to join them. If you are a graduate from one of those semesters (or any semester) who would like to join or support the Council, please contact Sarah Post, OA Admissions Counselor at sarah@enf.org for more information.

2016: WHAT YOUR DOLLARS DID 510 of you donated $206,696

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30% of scholarships are funded by our DONORS

Session 1

6/9/18 – 6/22/18 (14 days) Hante Trails Grades 7 - 11

Session 2

6/24/18 – 7/13/18 (20 days) Rocks and Rivers Grades 7 - 11 Hante Austria Grades 8 - 11

Session 3

7/15/18 – 8/3/18 (20 days) Appalachian Trail Trek North Carolina Grades 7 - 11 Hante British Columbia Grades 8 - 11

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NEW FACES AT THE NEST SARA GERALL & SARAH POST

Sara Gerall

Sarah Post

Sara joined our community in October as our new Camp Program Manager–Marketing and brings with her great enthusiasm for summer camps and experiential education. She is a graduate of UNC-Asheville where she majored in Math and Sociology. While at UNC-A, she researched experiential education as a means of student and teacher engagement, and she also worked with the admissions office. Sara loves the outdoors and adventure, and has years of camp experience. She will be traveling the country this fall, winter and spring, giving camp promotions and alumni parties. Come to a party in your area to meet Sara and tell her what you love about Camp!

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Sarah, our new OA Admissions Officer, comes to The Outdoor Academy from the Alumnae Relations office at the Village School in Charlottesville, VA. She has a BA in Environmental Studies from Denison University and is an experienced wilderness trip leader, staff recruiter and admissions counselor. Most recently, she co-led a 24–day trip across the Brooks Range of Alaska. Sarah started work in the Pisgah Forest office on October 3rd, and is currently canvassing the southeastern US, visiting schools and spreading the word about The Outdoor Academy. Please join us in welcoming Sarah to OA and the Eagle’s Nest community!

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