Green Oaks Term

Every other year, twelve students embark on the most epic journey they may ever know. Traversing through the woods and tromping through the prairie, the students spend ten weeks exploring Knox's Biological Field Station, Green Oaks Biological Field Station. There a numerous field trips, most notably to regional bird sanctuaries, all the mounds, a few communes, and a full week in Wisconsin. The students take one of the three classes at the 300 level, with which an intensive, independent project is done. Most learning is self-initiated and self-imployed, meaning that the students learn what they want to, when they want to. Site-specific art is important. Diagonals move a picture.

They immerse themselves in identifying the species around the field station, creating art they don't always understand, and whatever Jon's class is. The students work intently on embracing their inner cat champions, rescuing orphan burgers, and perfecting their skills in utilizing smooth duck whips. Occasionally, they are forced to return to Galesburg to buy groceries.

Most importantly, every day at Green Oaks is better than Flunk Day. Hands down.

In the 2012 Spring Term Session, the best students participated. That is, Steve Galdek, Jamie Ruml, Carrie Stephen, Rika Stoller, Evelyn Langely, Alyssa Kennamar, Dani Hill, Molly Olson, Hannah Tochtop, Mya Kahler, Jesse sindler, and Jules Ohman. The program assistants are Eric Ballard and Zak Kahn.