Orientation Explore!
Start your Washington College experience the best way. The Explore! orientation program
is an opportunity to begin connecting with a small group of incoming students, learn
about our home region on Maryland's Eastern Shore, and begin to settle in and get
to know the College. Orientation starts on campus to help you get to know the lay
of the land, understand where to go for various needs, and learn more about your Explore
group and Peer Mentor.
Washington College's signature orientation program, Explore! gives you the opportunity
to make close friends and learn more about campus and the local region. Each experience
is designed around a special interest area and offers dynamic, experiential activities
to help you acclimate to your new environment and connect with a small group of like-minded
peers. These shared experiences often become the most fond and memorable moments students
have of Washington College, and can be the foundation for a core group of friends
to kick off your college career. Each experience is unique. Some groups are based
on campus, some stay off-campus. All groups do a mix of on and off campus adventures.
Selections are designed to appeal to many different interests and accommodate individual
needs (dietary, mobility, stamina . . .).
The Great Outdoors
- Paddle the Chester
- The Campus Garden Experience
- Sail the Sultana: History on the Water
- Paws, Claws, and River Jaws
Games & Sports
- Set Sail for College
- Goose on the Loose! Running Around Chestertown
- Everything Sports!
- Ready, Set, Row!
Arts & Interests
- Making History: Making Museums
- The Great Eastern Shore Bake Off
- RiverArts
- Play in a Day








