As soon as final exams are finished in May, Darrow students say goodbye to the regular class schedule and say hello to weeklong Spring Term seminars. Providing intensive, hands-on, exciting learning experiences, Spring Term takes some students far from campus, for example to explore a Costa Rican rainforest, to raft river rapids and examine Anasazi ruins in Utah, or to volunteer on the Hudson River Clearwater Sloop. Other students remain campus-based, but with local excursions or sessions with visiting experts. One recent seminar group worked with a guest filmmaker to learn film craft and make their own movie. Another explored the cooking “from farm to fork” by visiting nearby organic farms, as well the kitchens of local chefs. With opportunities for cultural immersion, sustainability efforts, apprenticeships, and service, Spring Term is experiential learning at its best.