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VCS Production of West Side Story in the Shelburne News

VCS Production of West Side Story in the Shelburne News

The Shelburne News writes about the VCS production of West Side Story! Read the article.

VCS 15th Anniversary Auction May 7-19

The VCS 15th Anniversary Auction is open. The auction will run from May 7, 2012 to May 19, 2012, with proceeds going to Vermont Commons School to support our unique educational programs. Auction items range from vacation cottages to donated goods and services guaranteed to delight and surprise. Click here to see the auction items […]

Turtle Tracks Newsletter 4-17-12

Dear VCS Community, Please click here to read this week’s edition of the Turtle Tracks Newsletter. Thank you for reading! Liz

15th Anniversary Green-Gray Celebration June 6

Come help us celebrate Vermont Commons School’s 15th Anniversary at Shelburne Farms. There will be a red carpet, a DJ, a photo booth, hors d’oeuvres, raffles, awards, and Peter Goff’s Multi-Media Extravaganza! When: Wednesday, June 6 from 6-9pm Where: Shelburne Farms Coach Barn Attire: Creative formal in green or gray RSVP: Please RSVP by May […]

Michael Jager of JDK Design at VCS April 18

Michael Jager of Jager Di Paola Kemp Design in Burlington will be our guest speaker on Wednesday, April 18 at 9:40AM.

Students in the Trees

The Tree Research & Service class has been busy helping the trees around the Burlington area. This month, we started by meeting with Kit Anderson, a professor at UVM. She taught us about relationships between trees and humans, such as the Live Oak society in Louisiana, made up completely of live oak trees. Then, we […]

Students Work With Immigrant Children at the Sustainability Academy

In this Research & Service class, we have been working with immigrant children at the Sustainability Academy (SA) as well as with adults from the Association of Africans Living in Vermont (AALV). We have been having discussions about where this population comes from, how they might have ended up here and why. We also began […]

Turtle Tracks Newsletter 4-10-12

Dear VCS Community, Please click here to read this week’s edition of the Turtle Tracks Newsletter. Thank you for reading! Liz

Scholarship. Community. Global Responsibility.

Students emerge from their time at Vermont Commons School intrinsically motivated to seek out their role for improving the world, with the skills and competencies to do so.