Community "Sewvice"

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” - Winston Churchill.

One of Chrysalis' core beliefs is that our students benefit from

participating in service activities. This is why every international

trip we embark on has a service project incorporated into it. Why each

summer girls spend time volunteering with the trail dogs in Glacier

National Park. Chrysalis doesn't just believe in getting involved when

we travel, we also help girls reach out right here in Eureka.

One of our students reading to the Kindergartener's at the local elementary school

Volunteering at the 2013 Winter Special Olympics

"It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this

life that no man can sincerely try to help 

another without helping himself."

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

On Tuesday, February 26th, several of our students went to Whitefish

to volunteer with the 2013 Winter Special Olympics. 

We have been participating in this service work

for the past several years, and the joy and satisfaction

experienced by our students as they join in this wonderful activity 

makes being chosen to attend an especially coveted  privilege.

Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow!

"Skiing is a dance, and the mountain always leads."

  ~Author Unknown

Skiing and snowboarding season is upon us, with our first scheduled day to hit the slopes on Big Mountain in Whitefish being this Saturday, December 8th.  Last Saturday we all went to Big Mountain to purchase our ski passes and get all of our equipment together.  Now all we need is snow, snow, snow!

Chrysalis Halloween 2012

The students and staff of the Chrysalis School once again enjoyed a fabulous Halloween party!  On Saturday, October 27^th the girls were busy on campus preparing for the exciting event.  After weeks of excitement over what costumes would be worn, it was finally time to prepare for the party.   

Soccer Season 2012

“Take your victories, whatever they may be, cherish them, use them, 

but don’t settle for them”

 ~Mia Hamm, US women’s soccer star

This October marked the end of the Chrysalis soccer season for 2012. Our soccer team was composed of 18 girls of  various ages and skill levels. Throughout the last few months, we have been practicing twice a week and competing against other teams on the weekends.

Bugaboo Provincial Park, BC - August 2012 Hiking Trip

 "Everybody needs beauty ...

places to play in and pray in where nature may heal

and cheer and give strength to the body and soul alike."

~John Muir

 In August, two of our Chrysalis staff and six of our amazing students traveled to the Bugaboo Provincial Park in British Columbia for a challenging weekend hike.  This is not a trip for the faint of heart, and our girls proved themselves up to the challenge!

Tanzania 2012

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things 

you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. 

So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. 

Catch the trade winds in your sails. 

Explore. Dream. Discover.” ~ Mark Twain

With that sentiment in mind, on June 26, 2012 a group of 14 Chrysalis students, Kenny Pannell and Mary Alexine, two of our staff members, a couple of former students and some family members set off on a life-changing trip to Tanzania, Africa.  Our trip itinerary included service work at Kaloleni School, a safari on the Serengeti, an expedition to Zanzibar, as well as two side excursions in London while we traveled.  A lot to pack into 16 short days!

Our first order of business was to spend five days at the Kaloleni School in Moshi.  Kaloleni School is in an area mainly supported by rice plantations.  Students are primarily from poor families, some are orphans unable to live with their parents because of the significant HIV/AIDS problem in the area.  Our work was to complete tasks that would provide the most benefit to the school and students at the time. The overwhelming joy and satisfaction we experienced doing this work is hard to describe and will be with us always.

Next we headed out for a camping safari in the Serengeti, Africa's most famous game reserve.  The name "Serengeti" is derived from the Maasai word "Serengit", meaning "endless plain".  The reserve is world-renowned for its predator population, and we were able to see many different animals, including elephants, lions, giraffes, water buffalo, and many others.  It was an amazing two days, full of breath-taking scenery and magnificent animals.

 

 

Ready for the next leg of our adventure, we boarded a plane for our flight to Zanzibar.  Zanzibar is a small island in the Indian Ocean.  It is stunningly beautiful, with white sand beaches, and crystal clear, warm seas.  We spent three days in Zanzibar, shopping, relaxing and taking in the beautiful scenery.

On July 12th we landed back in Kalispell, Montana.  Travel-weary and ready to be home, but satisfied, happy, and forever changed by the magnificent adventure we had just experienced. We can truly say, as Mark Twain so eloquently phrased it, that in twenty years we will not look back with regret on our time in Tanzania.