Connecticut River
2024–25 ENROLLMENT INFORMATION

Congratulations on being selected to travel on the Connecticut River: A stewardship paddling adventure through the Connecticut River from headwaters to home travel program! On this trip, you will join Loomis Chaffee and Northfield Mount Hermon students to participate in the “Headwaters to Home” expedition— an interdisciplinary learning adventure along one of New England’s most prominent ecological features, the Connecticut River. Through this experience you will learn how a river creates a living place and how people have made a home beside it. 

 

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Enrollment Process:

  1. Review the resources and information on this page and in your acceptance letter to make an informed decision

  2. Complete the enrollment paperwork by November 26th, 2024

    • You should receive a separate email from DocuSign with all of your required enrollment paperwork, documents, and information about payment.
  3. Check back here for updates and more information about the trip and any pre-program requirements

General Program Information:

  • Program Dates: June 4th – 13th, 2025
  • Updated Itinerary (COMING SOON), preliminary itineraries can be found on the Trip Page HERE
  • Program Notes:
    • Program Meeting Point: On June 4th, 2025, Students and Program leaders will meet at the Deerfield Academy Campus and will travel together via van to Quimby Country Cottages, Vermont, arriving on June 4th, 2025
    • Cell Phone Policy: This is an “unplugged” trip where students will not have access to cell phones or internet for the duration of the trip.
    • Other Important Information about the program: The program contains outdoor activities such as hiking, canoeing, and swimming, and most of the trip accommodations are at campsites. While no prior experience with outdoor activities is required, a willingness to lean into discomfort will be key. This trip conflicts with the June 8 ACT test date.
 

Documents & Forms:

Please consider all the information on this page and in your acceptance letter. On Tuesday, November 19th you will receive an email from DocuSign with all of your required program forms to fill out and links and information to all of the provider required forms. Please fill out all Deerfield Academy and Provider Forms using the DocuSign. 

Below we are providing a complete list of all of the forms you will receive through DocuSign. The forms you see here are for INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY.   

1. Deerfield Academy Forms:

 

Health & Safety:

Please review the following Health and Safety information

1.  Travel Medicine Advisory Letter from Dr. Benson

 

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Payment Information:

A non-refundable deposit is due by November 26th. You will be prompted to make this deposit by credit card or eCheck when you sign your enrollment forms in DocuSign. Alternatively, you may pay by check or wire transfer. If mailing a check, please make checks payable to Deerfield Academy and write the trip name on the memo line. Checks can be mailed to Accounts Receivable, P.O. Box 87, Deerfield, MA 01342. For wire transfer instructions please contact the Finance Office at finance@deerfield.edu.

Questions? Please contact the Center for Service and Global Citizenship via email csgc@deerfield.edu or phone: 413-774-1435.

This page contains enrollment information for students who have been selected for one of our 2025 trips. If you are interested in other Global Studies programs or future travel opportunities, please contact The Center for Service and Global Citizenship.