Kathi and Jim Lengel own Au Pied du Chåteau. Kathi is a recovering school principal. Jim is a retired college professor. They live in Vermont at Crossett Hill Lodge for most of the winter. In the summer, they sail on their yawl Top Cat from Rhode Island, and live in Cedar Cove Cottage. Each spring and fall, they spend several weeks at Au Pied du Chåteau.

Jim and Kathi

...have retired from their work with schools and colleges around the world to help them envision education for the future. They jointly authored Integrating Technology: A Practical Guide, and Jim’s Education 3.0 guided hundreds of schools to re-invent themselves. Their consulting company, LEC Ltd. also advised corporate clients such as Apple, Cisco, Microsoft, IBM, and Amplify.

You may send an email message to Kathi at kathi@lengel.net, or call her at 401 835 4736.

Emails for Jim may be addressed to jim@lengel.net, and you may call him at 508 904 0749.

The Grandchildren

...may someday inherit Au Pied du Chåteau. Jim and Kathi have four (so far), all girls. The oldest are studying French. Well-behaved children are welcome at Au Pied du Château, and will find a small collection of books and games.