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Three students walk through a wooded area.

Learning at Green Oaks

Immerse yourself in nature among a small community of students and professors at Knox’s beautiful 700-acre Green Oaks.

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Where learning comes to life. 

Green Oaks is a site of learning in various forms—from student Honors projects to day trips to the 10-week interdisciplinary Green Oaks Term—in disciplines ranging from environmental studies to art to philosophy. Green Oaks has also become a place for community-building gatherings of students and faculty, such as the annual Prairie Burn.

Three students and a professor, all dressed in protective gear, oversee a controlled fire in a field.

Renewing the Prairie

Take a behind-the-scenes look at what really happens during the Prairie Burn at Green Oaks.

A person wearing a mask and protective clothing holds a red can near dry grass. The grass in the foreground of the photo is on fire.