Work at NELP

1978 Planting

Journal entry from 1978 describing planting a garden

2011 NELP student journal entry on "work that is real"

Afternoon mist on Chocorua Lake

Moss and lichen cling to evergreens in the Bigelow Preserve of Maine

NELP — What to Expect (Application)

Description of what students should expect and bring to the New England Literature Program on 1979 application form

NELP students catch the end of sunrise atop Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park

Principles and Theme of Instruction at NELP

Paragraph regarding community in a document titled "PRINCIPLES AND THEMES OF INSTRUCTION AT NELP." In a folder with early program proposals, goals, and aims.

The New England Literature Program (description)

Walter H. Clark Jr's descriptive article explaining the structure, logistics, and goals of NELP a couple years after the program began.

XII Work Day

Mashup of student writings and sketches about Work Day, NELP 1986

XIII Chopping wood

Journal entry describing a student's experience chopping wood at camp

XIII Work Day

Student journal entry about 1987 Work Day

XXVI Closing work day

List of tasks necessary to close camp at NELP, students and staff coordinate to complete duties prior to departure

XXVI Community Day

Agenda for Week 1 Day 6 at NELP, Community Day, in which students engage in activities to take care of camp and one another

XXVI Final Week Schedule

Schedule for the last week of NELP in 2000, including the final work day

XXVI First Day Schedule

Staff schedule of the program's first day activities with times. Includes description of "odd jobs" students complete upon arrival.

XXVI Week 1 Schedule

Outline of the first week of NELP in 2000, including Work Day and Community Day

XXVI Work Day

Schedule of activities for the second day of NELP, Work Day, in which students and staff set up camp in earnest

XXVIII Chopping wood

Journal entry from student on NELP XXVIII describing their experience chopping wood

XXVIII Hobart poem

Poem about the Hobart dishwashing machine

XXVIII Hobart poem 2

Poem about the Hobart dishwashing machine (page 2)

XXVIII Kitchen Documentary

Written documentary about the NELP kitchen for a workshop

XXVIII Kitchen Photo

Xerox printed black and white film photo of students working in the NELP kitchen

XXX Program Evaluation

Student evaluation of NELP XXX (2004), including reflection on their participation in communal life at camp.

XXXI Chore lists

Student handwritten lists of chore systems and duties from NELP XXXI

XXXI Kitchen Photos

Scans of color photos from the NELP XXXI kitchen, including the meat slicer and a student in a trash can

The Role of Work at the New England Literature Program

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