One of the more tempting education opportunities around is this school-bus load of students that travels all around the country each year from September through May. The bus stops at such diverse locations as wilderness areas, Native American communities, and my own turf until recently, The New Alchemy Institute. Students don’t stay in the bus, either. They hike, ski, bike, boat, and participate in the action of the areas they study, for graduate, undergraduate or even high school credit. Praise for this school is high and I can see why: There’s that indefinable feeling of reality that is missing from so much classroom instruction. They have scholarships, summer expeditions, and a degree program through Lesley College.
