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In the years just before “a date which will live in infamy,” December 7, 1941; Kurn Hattin Homes had two short term assistant directors, William “Bill” Avery, 1938-1940 and John Watson, 1941-1942. Bill was a reserve Second Lieutenant in the US Army because he received Reserve Officer Training Corps … [Read more...] about The Growth of Ideas

Kurn Hattin has a close connection to Haiti. Two current students have family there and a current and former houseparent work with a Haitian orphanage and a women’s program. Houseparent, Sara Frantz helps run an English camp among other tasks when she’s in Haiti. The Kurn Hattin children met one of … [Read more...] about Student Council Organizes Haiti Relief Effort

Since its inception in 2000, the horse program has been a popular addition to Kurn Hattin’s offerings. Students utilize the horse program for many different reasons. For some, it is just one more activity that they fill their Kurn Hattin life with. For others, it is finding one thing that is really … [Read more...] about Walk, Trot, Canter

Seventeen year-old Kurn Hattin graduate and Putney School Junior, Lyssa Jackson says that she feels she can not adequately repay Kurn Hattin for all it gave her. But she is doing all she can to share her story and help support the children currently at the Homes. As their 2nd Annual Community … [Read more...] about This Is My Story

I watched as John Harris, a 7th grader at Kurn Hattin, practiced his Tae Kwon Do exercises at a nearby studio. He looked focused, relaxed and confident. A little later, he was presented with a new ribbon for his belt and was promoted to Novice Orange, First Degree. John is quick to admit that Tae … [Read more...] about Focused, Relaxed and Confident

After I graduated from Kurn Hattin in 1981, I attended Keene High School in Keene, New Hampshire for the first two years of high school and then transferred to Monadnock Regional High School (MRHS) in Swanzey to complete my last two years. I graduated from MRHS in 1985. Throughout my high school … [Read more...] about Words of Advice from a Graduate Who’s Been There…

“I will remember this trip for the rest of my life; thank you for taking me camping Mr. Plante.” I too will remember this for the rest of my life, as an eight year old boy stood in front of me gazing into my eyes, his grin seemed to stretch from ear to ear and his words were tugging at my heart. He … [Read more...] about Thank You for Taking Me Camping