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Author: Priscilla Novitt

November 22, 2021 | Priscilla Novitt

The Class of 2022: Tradition meets the moment

The Class of 2022 at the Mount Holyoke Summit House during orientation week. Photo: Dave Weber ’15 Students who, prior to COVID, would have entered Conway in September 2020, completed their twice-monthly Thursday evening class The Story of a Place: […]

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December 14, 2020 | Priscilla Novitt

The Conway School’s Response to a Pandemic

This is a very unusual year. So, we are responding in a creative way. As ecological designers and educators, we are thinking through the ways our systems are resilient—and ways they are not—and determining how to carry out critical functions […]

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October 5, 2017 | Priscilla Novitt

Class of ’99 “Legendary Cuisine” #tbt

A recent post about Conway’s Monday night dinner tradition led us back into the archives, where we discovered that Conway students have been setting the bar for group meals high for many years. Here is an excerpt from the fall […]

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August 16, 2017 | Priscilla Novitt

Looking forward to welcoming the Class of 2018!

The Conway School Class of 2018 arrives on September 5, and we have an exciting orientation week planned with trips to dynamic ecosystems, net zero energy buildings, and newly installed urban parks. Members of the Class of 2018 come with […]

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March 29, 2017 | Priscilla Novitt

Conway Experiences First February Tornado

One month ago, a tornado caused serious damage to buildings in Conway and Goshen, MA. Fortunately, no one in Conway or Goshen was hurt, but the area suffered severe damage including the loss of a 300-year-old barn, roof damage to […]

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July 14, 2015 | Priscilla Novitt

Con'text magazine explores ecological design in demanding times

Our magazine includes an annual report, stories about recent projects completed at the school, words of wisdom from guest speakers, and fascinating news from Conway alums working around the country and overseas. The current issue includes news about Conway’s new […]

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November 20, 2012 | Priscilla Novitt

Guy McPherson to address climate change at Dec. 5 public lecture

Guy McPherson: Climate Change and You Wednesday, October 10, 7:00 -9:00 pm Sunderland Public Library | 20 School Street, Sunderland, MA Guy McPherson is a unique and fascinating individual with a compelling life story. After 20 years as an award-winning […]

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September 15, 2012 | Priscilla Novitt

Kunstler, Mann, and Dizard to speak this Fall

This fall James Howard Kunstler, Charles Mann, and Jan Dizard will lecture for the Conway School and the Sunderland Public Library. The lectures, which are free and open to the public, will take place at the Sunderland Public Library at 20 School […]

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May 23, 2012 | Priscilla Novitt

Join Us for Student Project Presentations, Friday, June 8

Conway students will present creative solutions to six very different and very demanding real-world projects, at Conway on Friday, June 8, 2012,  9:00 AM – 4:45 PM. The critics will be Landscape architect and planner Peter Flinker (Principal, Dodson & Flinker), […]

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October 1, 2011 | Priscilla Novitt

Fall 2011 Student Project Presentations

This fall term we have an especially interesting array of student projects, and we invite you to come to the students’ formal presentations of their progress on the projects. Comments the students receive at these presentations will help guide revisions […]

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