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
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Walk, Trot, Canter
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
Interview with Lyssa Jackson, ‘08
Wow! I forgot several times that I was talking to a sixteen-year-old when I met with Lyssa Jackson, Kurn Hattin, class of 2008 and a sophomore at the Putney School in Putney, Vermont. Lyssa made quite an impression when she was at the Homes and certainly continues to do so. She is very mature, … [Read more...] about Interview with Lyssa Jackson, ‘08
This Is My Story
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
Focused, Relaxed and Confident
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
Words of Advice from a Graduate Who’s Been There…
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…
Thank You for Taking Me Camping
“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
King of Nouveau Swing, Big Chief Donald Harrison, Mentors Young Local Musicians
King of Nouveau Swing, Big Chief Donald Harrison, Mentors Young Local Musicians WESTMINSTER, VT- After performing center stage on Church Street at the 2014 Burlington Discover Jazz Festival on Thursday June 4th, the young students of the Kurn Hattin Homes Jazz Ensemble were invited to participate in … [Read more...] about King of Nouveau Swing, Big Chief Donald Harrison, Mentors Young Local Musicians