We recently had the privilege to connect with alumna and Woodstock School Board General Body member Kathleen Hawthorne '90 along with her son Ashton, a current student at Woodstock. They shared about themselves and their respective experiences at Woodstock both as a rewarding living and learning experience and as a...
After developing the concept during his master's degree work in the UK, Arsh Bansal '11 returned to India and launched Tenpy, a startup providing nature getaway living in "tiny homes" designed for people of all types to escape their routine and find rejuvenation through reconnection with nature. Advancement and Alumni...
For this month's From The Archive series, we bring you a touching piece of correspondence recently received from Dr. David Le Shana '48. In his letter David shares a profile of his long and distinguished career in Christian higher education, expresses his gratitude for Woodstock, and shares a glimpse of...
Congratulations to Woodstock School Distinguished Alumni awardees for 2022 Dave Rugh '66 and Daphne Wysham '79. These awardees have made remarkable accomplishments in the fields of ecology and the environment, and we can't wait to welcome them to campus for Baccalaureate and Graduation 2023. Congratulations, Dave and Daphne, and we...
Alumni-staff collaborations are illuminating the history and magic of local nature! Hanifl Centre Director Akshay Shah and Distinguished Alumnus Stephen Alter ’74 have collaborated on a new book entitled The Corbett Papers: Biographical, Legal and Contextual Material on the Life and Career of Jim Corbett of Kumaon, published in October 2022. [gallery...
The Advancement and Alumni Relations Office is excited to inform the Woodstock community that Li-chun (Chu) Wu, Class of 1950, has donated to the Archives an album of photographs. See page 48 of the most recent Quadrangle for Li-chun’s remarkable journey to Woodstock and beyond. These 261 photographs were taken at Woodstock...
We are happy to share some of the beautiful scenes captured on the hillside and have made them into Zoom backgrounds and phone wallpapers for you to enjoy. We add new selections every other month when we publish our Alumni Connections Newsletter. Right-click to save the images and then set...
Scotland’s Finance Secretary Kate Forbes is a Member of the Scottish Parliament for an area of the Scottish Highlands. She also holds a post in the government as the Secretary of Finance. Having attended Woodstock from the seventh to ninth grades, at the age of 25 in 2016 Kate Forbes was...
Met at Woodstock? Married at Woodstock? Found a kindred spirit in another Woodstocker years later? We celebrate Woodstock love this month in recognition of Valentine's Day and the recent Indian wedding season. We reached out to some of our alumni for their Love Stories with a Woodstock connection – read...
We recently spoke with Anirudh Vohra, ‘10 during a visit he made to Woodstock and Mussoorie for his most recent film project. Anirudh completed his law degree after graduation. However, a passion for acting which started here at Woodstock led him to pursue work in films. Read on to learn...
Woodstock: A Writer’s Muse Saksham Garg ’13 recently published his first book, Samsara: Enter the Valley of the Gods. Sahiba interviewed Saksham about his book that draws much inspiration from the area around Woodstock. Sahiba and Saksham also discuss other reflections on Saksham’s time at Woodstock as well as his experiences...
Talk about a logistical challenge. Four hundred forty students and 76 adult chaperones in 22 activity groups visiting 86 different locations over 5 days. You read that right – no typos. But logistics isn’t actually the story here, as challenging as the logistical numbers appear. In fact there’s no “story” here...
David J. Schoonmaker, Class of 1962 March 16, 1944 - December 15, 2022 We are deeply saddened at the news of passing of Distinguished Alumnus David J. Schoonmaker at age 78 on December 15, 2022. He is survived by his wife Eva of Denver; brother Marlin of Seattle; son Sean, daughter-in-law Liisa,...
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On October 10, 2022 three alumni made the most of a clear and beautiful day on the hillside together by taking a bike tour around Nag Tibba. One alum was making one of many return visits to campus to shoot promotional videos for the school. Another alum joined team Woodstock...
