Author Archives: Troy
Getting Ready to Travel with Wise Words from Alumni
In preparation for their first Putney summer, many students and parents often ask for advice. We posed the question to our extended network of alumni and veteran leaders, and got some great responses. Check out these wise words from those …
Meet the Excel Directors
The directors of this summer’s Excel programs came together at the Putney Barn this past weekend for their annual meeting of the minds. With more than 50 years of Putney experience between them, the group discussed exciting new ideas for
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Notes from Programming: Troy in Costa Rica
Associate Director Troy Shaheen recently returned from a programming trip to the Guanacaste region of Costa Rica. Read on as he recounts his visit to confirm the details of our Foundations Costa Rica program for 7th and 8th grade students …
Featured Excel Instructor: Paul Murray
Paul Murray, a leader and Video Production instructor on our Excel at Amherst College program last summer, will be returning for 2012! Check out our interview with Paul, including some great advice for incoming students. Click here to read Paul’s
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From Tanzania to Kilimanjaro to Peace Corps in Ecuador
Check out this interview with Tristan Schreck, a 2005 Community Service Tanzania alum who climbed Mount Kilimanjaro with his leader after their month spent in the village. Tristan graduated from Drexel University with a degree in International Business and is …
Featured Alumni: An Interview with Moises
Moises Estrada spent last summer with Putney’s Excel at Amherst College program in Amherst, Massachusetts. A student at South San Francisco High School, he came east for the summer with a specific focus: Architecture and Fashion Design. Under the …
Putney Premiere: Excel Amherst in The White Mountains
Students on the Excel at Amherst College program get a chance to choose one of three weekend excursion destinations: Montreál, Cape Cod, or New Hampshire’s White Mountains. We thought you might like a glimpse at two of the most popular …
Featured Alumni: An Interview with Zoe
Zoe Barbati participated in Putney’s Excel at Amherst College program in 2011. The program’s international community had a particularly positive impact on Zoe and it reignited her interest in the Spanish language. After a stellar summer at Amherst, she will …
Featured Alumni: Jason Returns to his Tico Village
We recently had the great pleasure of catching up with Jason Rubinstein, a 2010 Community Service Costa Rica and 2011 Community Service Tanzania alum. Jason returned this year with his parents to the Costa Rican village in which his program …