Spring is right around the corner, and a rejuvenating afternoon at the spa seems like the perfect way to welcome the new season. For the past 15 years, Kurn Hattin Homes’ houseparent, Sue Peltier, has continued the tradition of a Do-It-Yourself Spa Day in Hubbard Cottage after Winter … [Read more...] about A Day at the Spa at Kurn Hattin Homes
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Kurn Hattin Homes’ children enjoying the beautiful weather with a day of sledding.
Kurn Hattin Homes Kicks off Sugaring Season
Sugaring season is once again upon us, and Conor Fitzgerald, Assistant Farm Manager, with the help of middle schoolers at Kurn Hattin Homes, spent the last two weeks tapping several species of maple trees, setting buckets, and running lines in Kurn Hattin Homes’ own sugar maple grove. Maple … [Read more...] about Kurn Hattin Homes Kicks off Sugaring Season
Kurn Hattin Homes’ Children Experience First-Hand Impact of Their Gift
Every year the children in each residential cottage choose a project to support. The Hubbard Cottage children recently got to experience the full circle impact of their support. The children love dogs, so they chose to support The Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society in Windsor, VT which is one of the … [Read more...] about Kurn Hattin Homes’ Children Experience First-Hand Impact of Their Gift
Siberian Husky Sled Dogs Pull into Kurn Hattin
Kurn Hattin Homes’ children had another fun and educational visit from October Siberians, a Vermont sled dog team and Siberian Husky kennel. The practice of using dogs to pull sleds with loads dates back to early history, and the Kurn Hattin children enjoyed learning about the equipment, … [Read more...] about Siberian Husky Sled Dogs Pull into Kurn Hattin
Kurn Hattin Students Enjoy Outdoor Classroom
Earlier this year, the boys in Turrell Cottage at Kurn Hattin Homes learned to make walking sticks. They hiked into the woods, selected and sawed small trees, scraped, sanded, stained and added their personalized designs with a burning tool. Recently these walking sticks came in handy during a … [Read more...] about Kurn Hattin Students Enjoy Outdoor Classroom
Sledding and Hot Chocolate
Each month the children at Kurn Hattin Homes have a PBiS (Positive Behavioral interventions and Support) challenge to reach a goal and earn prizes by showcasing Kurn Hattin Homes’ expectations: We are kind, We are proud, and We keep trying. In January the students reached their goal of earning … [Read more...] about Sledding and Hot Chocolate