A Special Connection. Last month Chrysalis shared a powerful experience with some of our girls and their fathers. So many of our students get to embrace the engine of change that is the outdoors while completing wilderness therapy. This time, they had the opportunity to do so tracing a few miles of the journey that Lewis…
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again at Chrysalis School … the time of year I both love and dread. Love, because it is the season of program graduations, and there is nothing more inspiring and humbling and wonderful than to witness the culmination of a student and her family’s work and progress here at Chrysalis.…
Read MoreDr. Brene Brown has started an international conversation about shame, vulnerability, courage, and connection. If you haven’t heard of her work yet, indulge your curiosity with this link to her personal bio and website. She has semester courses online that are open to anyone interested in diving into the deep end of the pool of…
Read MoreIt was a brisk February morning when my Ornithology class first ventured outside in search of birds. There was little promise of a sighting, yet the stillness of the day amplified the slightest movement or sound. The students eagerly scanned the landscape for any evidence of our quarry. There were a few glimpses of fleeting…
Read MoreOver the last 18 years, Chrysalis Therapeutic Boarding School has conducted dozens of international service trips with our students. It is hard to imagine a service opportunity more meaningful than what we experienced at Casa Hogar Alegre. All of our hearts were touched as we bonded with and improved the living conditions for the children.…
Read MoreI have the privilege of working as a supervisor at Chrysalis Therapeutic Boarding School for Girls and also have the background of being a professional cosmetologist. Ever since I started working at Chrysalis I have been in love with the work I get to be engaged in and I love when the therapeutic work the…
Read More“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity.” – John Muir And I Must Go When people ask me what I’ve been doing in Montana for the past 7 months, my reply usually starts and ends with “I go…
Read MoreHello Parents, Colleagues, and Friends! In the manner that we encourage growth and change in your daughters, we are engaging in some of our own. Over the last month, all of our staff have been reading The Anatomy of Peace, a book written collectively by the Abridger Institute. Today, I have given each student her own copy…
Read MoreI hate sounding cheesy, but I’m not sure how to avoid it when I get to brag on our students here at Chrysalis. In March, we went to the state regional of the national Poetry out Loud competition. Both of our girls made it to the next round, so last weekend, I had the honor of bringing…
Read MoreWe are so proud of our students and the hard work they put into the service learning aspect of Chrysalis Therapeutic Boarding School. In the past few months, our students have had increasing involvement in local and national organizations. The Chrysalis community as a whole has developed a deeper passion for helping others, and is…
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