At Chrysalis, we engage in intensive work discovering and building our self-identity. There are few better ways to find out who one really is than by serving others. Making connections with, and finding the strengths of individuals in another culture halfway around the world helps to heal one’s own wounds and strengthens ideas about who…
Read MoreStudents and parents embark on a week-long Costa Rica adventure Arriving late in the day we pull into our cabinas in Nosara, Costa Rica. Our students are all exhausted from leaving Eureka 24 hours earlier but jazzed to get out to the beach and get into the ocean. Swimming and watching our first sunset in our…
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 MoreThere are some things in life one has to see to believe. Pictures and video recordings can both be altered, oral tradition stories can be exaggerated or twisted beyond belief, and the visual memories of our elders begin to fade as time goes by, rendering some of them not much more than rich fantasies. This…
Read MoreThere are many things in life that we dream about doing someday that never materialize, despite our best intentions and plenty of substantial effort, both directed toward those goals. When one of those dreams suddenly become attainable, it can be life-changing for those involved. Such was the case when we headed toward Tanzania, and Kilimanjaro…
Read MoreAs many of you know, Chrysalis has invested heavily in international travel with our students since our inception, and by this point, we’ve traveled all over the planet. It’s felt very important to get our kids beyond our borders in a regular way to allow them to discover that other cultures are quite different, rich,…
Read MoreDear Friends, Seven students, six parents, and a handful of Chrysalis staff met in San Jose, Costa Rica, in early April with great expectations about the adventures at hand. The whitewater sections of the Pacuare River provided class 3 and 4 rapids through beautiful rain forest on day one of the trip. Further north, the…
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