SkillCraft Explorers Fall 2026
Outdoor Experiential Learning for Ages 7–11 in Patchogue This fall, we are launching the first public season of SkillCraft Explorers, an outdoor experiential learning program for children ages 7–11 and one of the developmental levels within our new Praxis program. Beginning September 9, the…
The Praxis Program: Capability Through Hands-On Learning
There is a difference between knowing something and knowing what to do with it. A student can understand the science behind a structure without ever building one. They can study leadership without having to guide a team through a difficult task. They can learn…
You Can’t Change the Past, But….
The past has already happened, but our understanding of it is anything but fixed. History is reconstructed from whatever happens to survive: a broken pot, a few marks scratched into bone, fragments of a clay tablet, timbers preserved beneath wet soil, or sometimes little…
The Montaukett: Jeremiah Pharaoh and a People Still Here
In October 1910, a crowded courtroom in Riverhead held an unusual contradiction. Montaukett people had gathered to hear the outcome of a case brought by their chief, Wyandank Pharaoh, over their rights at Montauk. Justice Abel Blackmar announced his conclusion: the Montaukett tribe had…