Work Program
O
ne of the truly unique qualities about Buxton and our students is our shared commitment to the school and each other. This is perhaps best seen in our innovative ‘work program’ – a twice weekly event during which students break into crews to perform maintenance work.
Unlike at some boarding schools, all of our students are required to participate. It is an important and invigorating time for our students, and one that is an essential and deeply loved part of the Buxton experience.

Tasks include:
- Chopping wood
- Crew or costume work in the theater
- Picking apples
- Cleaning
- Painting
- Cooking and baking
- Office work
- Mowing and raking
- Gardening
- Snow and ice removal
- Caring for animals in the biology lab
- Mixing and stocking chemicals in the darkroom
