TAGS:<\/strong> Scott Mathies EE Narrative ;\u00a0Environmental Education ;\u00a0Appalachian mountain culture ; \u00a0Mary Rogers<\/a> ; \u00a0Anne Sicilian ; Preston Lewis ;\u00a0David Siegenthaler ;\u00a0EE staff ; interns ; maintenance staff ; Matthew Boggs ; kitchen staff ; residential programs ; local school visitors ; Indian Cliff Dwelling<\/a> ; crafts ; folk dancing ; Alonzo Turner ; community events ; workshops ;<\/p>\n By Scott Matthies, Environmental Education Staff,\u00a01979-1981<\/strong><\/p>\n I was in my last year at Bethel College in North Newton,\u00a0Kansas, trying to figure out what I was\u00a0going to do for January term 1977. On my way to the dining hall, I noticed a small brochure tacked to the bulletin board describing a course at Pine Mountain Settlement School in Harlan County, Kentucky. I\u2019d never been east of the Mississippi and thought that this could be a fun adventure. Little did I know that it would change the course of my life.<\/p>\n Arriving at Pine Mountain Settlement School, I was immediately enamored with the natural setting and the beautiful architecture of the school campus. It felt as if we were transported back to an earlier time. Over the month I was immersed in the Appalachian mountain culture and the surrounding environment as part of the Environmental Education staff: EE Coordinator Steve McKee, Mary Rogers<\/a>, Rob Belser, Afton Garrison, Nancy Sather<\/a>, and interns — Anne Sicilian and Remembrance (Chipman). Anne was helping Preston Lewis with a Special Education class within the local school district but had the classroom at Pine Mountain. Preston\u2019s wife, Lane, also contributed to the Pine Mountain community.<\/p>\n Scott Mathies EE Narrative: GALLERY I<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t
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