Information for Teachers

Welcome teachers! We look forward to hosting you and your students at Sargent Center.

Whether you choose to stay for 2 or 5 days - or somewhere in between - School Program is an exciting and rewarding experience for everyone involved, and that is because we’re here to ensure that you and your students get the most out of your time with us.

On this page, we’ve gathered some resources that will assist you from your earliest stages of planning throughout the duration of your stay with us at Sargent Center. However, we encourage you to contact us at any time with your questions

Choosing your lessons

Browse our array of available lessons and learn how our lessons correlate with state curricular requirements. Use the Preliminary Planning Worksheet to begin thinking about which lessons are right for your group. When you meet with our instructors to discuss your adventure at School Program, they will be happy to help you refine your goals and choose just the right combination of activities:

Lesson Descriptions
Department of Education correlations for:
	Massachusetts
	New Hampshire
Preliminary Planning Worksheet

Attention to detail

Meals, served buffet-style in Northern Lodge, are provided as part of the School Program, as is lodging in our fully-winterized cabins and dormitories. Some schools arrange for extra services, such as an evening snack or special performance. Many groups also choose to order School Program t-shirts as special souvenirs. The following forms will help you organize the details of your stay—we recommend starting with the planning timeline, which will explain exactly what you should be planning, and when:

Group list

T-shirt order form

Student dormitory floor plan

What to expect

Our staff will be ready and waiting to get started working with your group at 10:30 a.m. on your arrival date. From that time, we’ll lead you and your students through the lessons you during the planning process. With the exception of general supervision outside lesson periods and afternoon/evening electives, our instructors will be responsible for each day’s events. Teachers should come prepared to deliver elective courses as determined throughout the planning process with our instructors.

School Program is an exciting, busy, and fun-filled experience. Here’s a sample of a typical day:

Morning
7:00 a.m.	Wake up
7:30 a.m.	Free time
8:00 a.m.	Breakfast with instructor
9:00 a.m.	Community capers
9:15 a.m.	Lesson
11:30 a.m.	Free time
Afternoon
12:00 p.m.	Lunch with instructor
1:00 p.m.	Lesson
3:30 p.m.	Teacher-led electives
5:00 p.m.	Free Time
Evening
6:00 p.m.	Dinner with Students
7:00 p.m.	Lesson
9:00 p.m.	Instructor escorts students to chaperones

Lending a hand

To ensure a great visit, we ask that teachers and chaperones adhere to the following procedures:

Policies
Teacher and Chaperone Supervision Responsibilities

Preparing your students

From health forms to e-mail availability to what to wear, here are the forms you will want to share with you students and their parents in preparation for adventure:

We’ll see you in New Hampshire! Remember, we encourage you to contact us with any questions about School Program—we’re happy to help.