Last week, some of our students had the wonderful opportunity to have a phone call with Daniel Quinn, author of Ishmael, My Ishmael, The Story of B, Providence, and various other novels. Our sophomores have just finished reading Ishmael and are working on their final papers for the unit, and all of our students have…
Read MoreSending your daughter away to a therapeutic boarding school is never in a family’s plan. It can be hard and overwhelming when your daughter doesn’t thrive at home and may need extra help and support. It’s hard to know when your daughter needs more help than you can provide. Here are some common signs that…
Read MoreThere are many reasons why we are so fortunate that Chrysalis is in Northwest Montana. One of those reasons happens to be how close we are to such expansive, wild, and dramatic scenery that surrounds us in all directions. We decided to take advantage of our proximity to Canada and head to Waterton Lakes National…
Read MoreThis year’s mother-daughter retreat recently concluded its 2014 stint under the high beams of the Cockerall Center at Flathead Camp. Unseasonable temperatures, dramatic clouds and rain provided a unique experience this year as we anxiously awaited for the skies to part and the sun to appear so that we could be pulled around on the…
Read MoreKudos to the 2014 High School Graduates of Chrysalis! They are ready for college success. The ACT College Readiness letter has arrived in our school office. The results are shown on the graph below. 100% of our students who took the ACT met or exceeded the benchmark score of 18 on The ACT English Test.…
Read MoreAfter a full day of preparing and packing for the second Adventure Trip of the summer we were all ready to hit the road and head north. We drove three and a half hours into British Columbia to arrive just an hour south of Banff National Park, in the Kootenay National Park. We spent our…
Read MoreOver spring break, seven Chrysalis students left Eureka for a weekend trip to the Rocky Mountain Front. ‘The front’ as locals call it, is the place in our state where the mountains meet the plains. To the west, snowstorms brew high in the foreboding Rockies, to the east, golden fields and blue sky stretch into…
Read MoreI strongly believe that one of the things that makes teaching such a challenging profession is that many of us adopt our students. Of course, this doesn’t happen legally, but I can assure you that it happens emotionally. I teach because I care about the success of your daughter. I am always telling them that I…
Read MoreOn Tuesday February 25th, seven Chrysalis students journeyed south from Eureka to Whitefish Mountain Ski Resort, but not for a day of hitting the slopes. Instead of skis, snowboards, helmets and goggles, they arrived with noise makers, flowery leis, silly hats and giddy personalities as we volunteered to help out with the 16th Annual Montana…
Read MoreThe following article was written by one of our English teachers after last week’s Montana High School Regionals Poetry Out Loud Contest. I think I should have worn velcro on the seat of my pants last night… it certainly would have made it easier to stay seated after hearing our school champion recite her first…
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