Curtis L. Ivey Science Center

The Curtis L. Ivey Science Center, a 32,000-square-foot building, is where you will build concepts in the classroom, sit down one-on-one with faculty, study with friends in comfortable student spaces, conduct research in modern laboratories and gather for expert lectures in a spacious auditorium.

The center includes a water-quality lab, in partnership with the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services and the Lake Sunapee Protective Association, which operates under strict quality standards to process water samples from more than two dozen area lakes, and an ecology laboratory featuring geographic information systems (GIS) and global positioning systems (GPS) — advanced computer systems capable of assembling, storing, manipulating and displaying geographically referenced information. Colby-Sawyer offers more GIS and GPS stations per student than any other institution in the Northeast.

Outdoor Classroom

Escape outside with your professors and classmates to study in Colby-Sawyer’s open-air classroom — a popular gathering space that overlooks sprawling fields and spectacular Mount Kearsarge.

Permaculture Garden and Tree Nursery

Explore the fundamentals of permaculture in Colby-Sawyer's organic garden and nursery, an active learning laboratory that supports the college’s commitment to local and sustainable food.

Sue's Sugar Shack

Turn sap into syrup in the college's own sugaring house and learn about the various aspects of maple syrup production, including history, forest management, science and technology, and business and marketing.

Sustainable Classroom

Colby-Sawyer’s sustainable classroom is a freestanding, eco-friendly space designed and built by students using timber frame techniques, straw bale wall construction, natural materials and passive solar heating.

Tree Farm

Work alongside fellow students to protect and manage Kelsey Forest, an 86-acre forest certificated by the American Tree Farm System.