How I Upcycled a Broken Tent

How I Upcycled a Broken Tent

by Lola Clemens | Mar 11, 2026 | Careers and Opportunities, Ideas & Inspiration, Student Accomplishments, Student Dispatch

My sewing experiments did more than find a new use for damaged outdoor gear. It opened my mind to a possible future career path. One sunny afternoon in April, my friend Chloe and I found ourselves kneeling on the grass, stumped. We were taking a class on camping and...
The Winsor School’s Planet Protectors Reach for the Sun

The Winsor School’s Planet Protectors Reach for the Sun

by Bluedot Institute | Dec 19, 2022 | Student Accomplishments

A student-led initiative to install 300-plus solar panels will save the equivalent of 150 acres of forest annually. Winsor climate activists, leaders from the student-led environmental club Planet Protectors, led an informative assembly and ribbon-cutting ceremony on...

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