VCS College Counseling in the News
VCS College Counseling in the News
February 14, 2013
Director of College Counseling, Sarah Soule, and senior, Justin Decatur appeared on FOX 44 on Wednesday, February 13 in a feature about the cost of college and higher education. Justin is carefully weighing his options as he considers where to attend to college. Please click here to read the article.
Vermont Commons School is closed today, Tuesday, March 19th
February 8, 2013
Vermont Commons School is closed today, Tuesday, March 19th. All after school activities and practices are also canceled. The bus to the Champlain Islands is also canceled today.
King Street Youth Center Newsletter Highlights VCS Encounter Week
January 24, 2013
The Winter Volleyball Encounter Week is featured in the King Street Youth Center Newsletter. Click here to read about the Vermont Commons Flying Turtles.
Social Studies Class Featured in the Burlington Free Press!
December 17, 2012
The article titled Learning globally, acting locally at Vermont Commons School covers our 10th grade Social Studies class. Please click here to read the Hometown Weekly article online.
Admissions Open House – Saturday 2/9 @ 10 AM
December 13, 2012
You’re invited to an Admissions Open House on February 9th at 10:00 a.m. where you’ll meet faculty, students, and staff. Who are you? An interested prospective Vermont Commons School student who enjoys a safe, vibrant community while being challenged by a rigorous, hands-on curriculum in small classes with engaged teachers, most of whom have advanced […]
9th-Graders Visit a Race Exhibit at the Echo Center
December 3, 2012
On Thursday, November 8th, students in 9th grade Language Arts visited the Echo Center in Burlington to explore the visiting exhibit “Race: Are We So Different?” The social construction of race is an idea prevalent in the two novels we have read so far this year, Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and Zora […]
VCS Students Featured in the Burlington Free Press
December 3, 2012
Click here to read the Burlington Free Press article titled “Vermont Commons students get a taste of China in Montreal” which covers the recent World Language field trip.
Peter Goff Named Science Teacher of the Year
October 5, 2012
Peter Goff, who teaches biology, environmental science, and zoology and serves as science department chair at Vermont Commons School has been named the 2012 Vermont Science Teacher of the Year by the Vermont Academy of Science and Engineering (VASE) for grades 9-12.