MIDDLEBURY — For several years, Vergennes boat builder Douglas Brooks has taught Middlebury College students how to make boats using traditional Japanese methods. This Winter Term he mixed things up a bit by overseeing 14 Middlebury students in the construction of a Japanese teahouse, which provided the students a global, experiential learning opportunity. The Middlebury students followed a strict adherence to the Japanese apprentice system in which there was no music, no talking and no power tools. One obs … (read more)
