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Student Life

Weekends and Recreation

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Weekends at Greenwood include both structured activities and free time where boys can socialize, be outside, or just enjoy some quiet time. We make sure that boys have a choice of activities.

Here are some of the off-campus weekend activities our students typically enjoy:

  • Going to a dance at a nearby school
  • Watching a movie at a local theatre
  • Skiing and snowboarding at Mt. Snow – every Saturday during Winter term
  • Rock climbing, camping, and other Outdoor Adventure trips
  • Eating dinner out at one of the many local restaurants
  • Attending regional college and university sporting events
  • Swimming in the local culvert or in the West River
  • Exploring the nearby towns of Brattleboro, VT and Keene, NH
  • Visiting museums
  • Attending local and regional musical concerts
  • Ice skating at the Brattleboro rink

On-campus the boys have many, many options, including:
  • Sledding, snowboarding, or skiing on our student-built terrain park
  • Snowshoeing
  • Mountain biking
  • Sunday morning cartoons and brunch
  • Practicing tricks at our bike and skate park
  • Fishing, canoeing, kayaking or skating on our pond
  • Playing the drums, acoustic or electric guitar, piano, keyboard or other instrument
  • Model-making
  • Working in our shop or at our metal forge
  • Camping overnight in our winterized shelter in the woods
  • Playing video and computer games during screen-time
  • Shooting hoops in the gym
  • Playing with the campus dogs
  • Sleeping over in a friend's room
  • Playing pick-up soccer, baseball or lacrosse
  • Climbing on our indoor rock climbing wall
  • Watching a movie on our huge projection screen
  • Chilling with some music or a book
  • Cooking
  • Playing disc golf

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