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	<description>Overland offers summer programs spanning the outdoors, service, language and writing to students in 4th-12th grade.</description>
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		<title>Preparing for Summer 2012: The Gear Barn</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 12:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the Overland office, May 1st is something to celebrate and fear. Yes, it marks the beginning of spring weather in Williamstown, Massachusetts, but it is also a strong reminder that summer is almost here. Since September, the office has been preparing for the summer—scouting new programs, reserving campsites and hostels, planning service projects, hiring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Service Spotlight: Reading &amp; Recreation Program</title>
		<link>http://blog.overlandsummers.com/service/service-spotlight-reading-recreation-program/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.overlandsummers.com/service/service-spotlight-reading-recreation-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 12:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Overland students often say that their favorite part of the New England Service program is the Reading &#38; Recreation Summer Program at the Williamstown Elementary School. Every morning for two weeks, Overland students serve as mentors and reading tutors for local six to eight year-olds.  The program’s goal is to enhance reading skills and boost [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Student Essay: Maggie Young, European Explorer 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:46:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A senior at Sacred Heart Academy in Louisville, Kentucky, Maggie Young is a member of the National Honors Society and a co-president of both the Diversity Leadership Team and the S.A.D.D. Club (Students Against Destructive Decisions). She plans to attend the University of Dayton in Ohio as a member of the honors college next fall. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Field Notes: Scouting the American Challenge</title>
		<link>http://blog.overlandsummers.com/biking/field-notes-scouting-the-american-challenge/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.overlandsummers.com/biking/field-notes-scouting-the-american-challenge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alec and Emily just spent one week re-scouting a section of the American Challenge through Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. The two logistics coordinators have both biked across the country as Overland leaders. They returned recently in search of quiet roads and friendly small-town characters in preparation for summer 2012. Here, Alec writes about true southern comfort [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Student Profile: Everett Wolf</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A four-time Overland student, Everett Wolf is an Overland all-star. In 2008, he participated in Nova Scotia and Acadia; in 2009, he took on the European Challenge; in 2010, he went on Field Studies Tanzania; and in 2011, he tackled the American Challenge. Everett lives in Austin, Texas, and is a senior at St. Andrew&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meet the Office: Tom Crocker</title>
		<link>http://blog.overlandsummers.com/about-overland/meet-the-office-tom-crocker/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.overlandsummers.com/about-overland/meet-the-office-tom-crocker/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hailing from New Hampton, New Hampshire, Tom Crocker graduated in February 2012 from Middlebury College. At Middlebury, he completed an undergraduate thesis for his major in Environmental Studies and Geology in which he reconstructed the history of a glacier in Glacier National Park, Montana, where he spent three weeks during the summer of 2010. Tom [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Overland Poetry Book</title>
		<link>http://blog.overlandsummers.com/about-overland/the-overland-poetry-book/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:26:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, Kathleen Igoe sat down with Tom Costley to discuss the history and use of poetry during an Overland summer. Here&#8217;s their conversation: Kathleen Igoe: What inspired the Overland poetry book? Tom Costley: Overland is a chance for students to take the world into their arms—to see—and know—how beautiful and exciting, how full of promise [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American Challenge Leader Essay</title>
		<link>http://blog.overlandsummers.com/overland-leadership/american-challenge-leader-essay/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.overlandsummers.com/overland-leadership/american-challenge-leader-essay/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:36:21 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Overland Leadership]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Originally from Concord, New Hampshire, Peter Harrison graduated from Amherst College in 2011. A three-time Overland leader, he led New England Adventure in 2008, Blue Ridge Explorer in 2009 and the American Challenge in 2011. After working in the Overland office for a few months, Peter is preparing to move to Colorado to work on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Talk With Tom Costley</title>
		<link>http://blog.overlandsummers.com/about-overland/a-talk-with-tom/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.overlandsummers.com/about-overland/a-talk-with-tom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:41:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>overlandadmin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://overlandsummers.usmblogs.com/?p=3968</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Inspired by a sense of accomplishment and camaraderie from completing a cross-country bike trip just after his graduation from Williams, Tom Costley founded Overland in 1984. The first summer, Overland ran three bike trips for 7th, 8th and 9th graders—two Cape Cod &#38; the Islands bike trips and one in New Hampshire and Maine; 28 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our New Summer Adventures</title>
		<link>http://blog.overlandsummers.com/uncategorized/our-new-summer-adventures/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.overlandsummers.com/uncategorized/our-new-summer-adventures/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:44:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is 5 am, you are at 10,000 feet and starting to climb by moonlight and headlamp. For those who have never done it before, an alpine start is a surreal experience. You start hiking at an hour when most are still cozy and sound asleep in their beds. By 6:00 am you’re crossing above [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A New Year Begins at Overland</title>
		<link>http://blog.overlandsummers.com/about-overland/a-new-year-begins-at-overland/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.overlandsummers.com/about-overland/a-new-year-begins-at-overland/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>overlandadmin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fall has arrived in Williamstown, and the full time staff at Overland is already back to work in the office preparing for our 28th summer. Though the trips are months away, the work that goes into preparing for an Overland summer begins well in advance. Preparation for the upcoming summer begins with a thorough review [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Photos from the Summer</title>
		<link>http://blog.overlandsummers.com/for-parents/photos-from-the-summer/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.overlandsummers.com/for-parents/photos-from-the-summer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:44:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>overlandadmin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello Overland families and friends! Thanks for a wonderful summer!  Please check our SmugMug photo website to see photos from all of our trips.   All photos were taken by our leaders and are available for free download for home printing or professional printing through SmugMug.  All photos from the summer will be online by Friday, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FST A &amp; B Final Update</title>
		<link>http://blog.overlandsummers.com/fstz/fst-a-b-final-update/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.overlandsummers.com/fstz/fst-a-b-final-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>overlandadmin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.overlandsummers.com/?p=3915</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello FST A &#38; B Families! It&#8217;s been a busy week for both FST groups and both groups are making their final packing preparations before boarding their flight home from Tanzania.  Both groups will travel together on the group flight, scheduled to depart from the Kilimanjaro International Airport on Wednesday evening.  Parents, an email with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BA 6 Update</title>
		<link>http://blog.overlandsummers.com/ba/ba-6-update/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.overlandsummers.com/ba/ba-6-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 10:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>overlandadmin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello! Lexie, Wes and Hannah are having an amazing time with their group of eleven on Berkshire Adventure 6! The leaders checked with me last night and filled me in on how their first few days have been going. On Sunday, the group had pasta for the first night of the trip with the option [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CEP 4 Update</title>
		<link>http://blog.overlandsummers.com/cep/cep-4-update/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.overlandsummers.com/cep/cep-4-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello CEP 4 families! Our 12 CEP students, Julia, and Nate have had a sunny and beautiful week to begin the College Essay Program in Williamstown!  Students arrived on campus on Thursday, settled into their dormitory as a group, and got right to work on Friday with their first of five straight days of class [...]]]></description>
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