The campus of Bennington College has huge fields for tag and frisbee, and hollow bushes for hiding and housekeeping. It has crannies to be explored, fruit and flowers to be picked, narrow paths to be followed through woods and high grass into hidden gardens and glades. It has a pond where herons nest and frogs croak in chorus every evening.


The Conference dorms are large, mostly empty during the daytime, and well-suited to elaborate games of hide and seek. They have spacious living rooms with comfortable cushions and tables, suitable for board games, serious conversations, and casual goofing off.

Atop this unpremediated abundance, Bennington College also has some facilities that are actually designed with recreation in mind:

• Game Room: Open around the clock. Includes ping-pong, pool, air-hockey, arcade games, etc.
• Movies: There used to be a small theater in the Barn, in which we watched our own videos on a big screen. This facility has not been used by Bennington kids in some years, and it's not clear whether or not it still exists/ is still available. There is a TV with facility for watching movies in the first floor of Commons.
• Early Childhood Center Playground: A small but enjoyable playground associated with the Early Childhood Center. Available when ECC is not in session (i.e. afternoons and evenings)
• Computer Center: Open 1-5, Monday-Friday.