| Ongoing |
Archives viewing and gathering space in Currier Center Gallery |
| 5:45 AM |
Morning barn chores (not mandatory) |
| 7:00–7:30 AM |
Coffee and pastries in KDU |
| 7:15 AM |
Bird walk with ornithology teacher Todd Dowling. Meet lower level of Reynolds Building. School will provide binoculars. Listen and hopefully see some of the resident species on campus. Lower Farm and then up through the pasture. Be prepared with shoes and clothes that can handle some insects and a walk through the pasture. |
| 7:30–8:30 |
Hot breakfast in KDU. (Continental breakfast available until 9:30) |
| 8:45 a.m. |
Reunion Book Group discussion in KDU faculty room. Grab some breakfast and start the day with lively conversation. Book is Motherland by Julia Ioffe. Hosted by history department chair Pat O’Connor. |
| 9 AM–5 PM |
Registration in Currier Center lobby |
| 9:15 AM |
State of the School assembly with Danny O’Brien and board of trustees in Barnes Assembly Hall. |
| 10:20 AM |
Supervised kids’ play time. Drop your kids with Putney students and enjoy your morning sessions. Please sign up at registration table so we know how many kids to expect. Meet at registration table! |
| 10:30 AM |
Morning sessions, including, arts, hiking, music. Details TBC. |
| 12–1 PM |
Lunch in KDU and under tent |
| 12:30–3:30 PM |
School store open in White Cottage dorm |
| 1:30 PM |
Conversation with Peggy King Jorde ’76, cultural heritage consultant and documentary filmmaker. We will screen and discuss the 29-minute film Buried and discuss her film A Story of Bones. Alumni are encouraged to watch A Story of Bones (90 minutes) prior to reunion weekend. Details TBC. Barnes Assembly Hall. |
| 2:45 PM |
Class photos, followed by class meetings (see below for photo times) |
| 3:30 PM |
Campus tour. Meet outside of Main Building. |
| 4:15 PM |
Afternoon sessions: AI in education, student life, DEIJB, and drop-in time with Putney trustees. Details TBD. |
| 4:30 PM |
Afternoon barn chores (not mandatory) |
| 5:00 PM |
Sing it Forward Campaign Closing Celebration (with tour of Old Girls and Barnes renovations) on health center patio. Come raise a glass with us! |
| 5:30 PM |
Happy Hour outside of KDU |
| 5:45 PM |
Putney Generations photo outside of KDU. Parents/children who attended Putney please join. |
| 6:30 PM |
Dinner |
| After dinner |
Bonfires outdoors, weather permitting |
| 8:30–9:45 PM |
Contra/square dance in Barnes Assembly Hall |
