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Admissions Open House – Saturday 2/9 @ 10 AM

Admissions Open House – Saturday 2/9 @ 10 AM

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

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

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

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.

Admissions Open House: November 4th at 1 p.m.

You’re invited to an Admissions Open House on November 4th at 1:00 p.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 […]

Picture Day – Friday, September 7th

Picture Day will be held on Friday, September 7th. We are working with Ambient Photography this year. Please read the brochure carefully to understand the different ordering options by clicking here. Please click here to view the order form, which you may mail to Ambient Photography directly or bring the form with a check on […]

Photos of VCS Graduation 2012

Watch the Ambient Photography VCS 2012 Graduation Introductory Slide Show. There is a button at the end of the slide show that will take you to the website for viewing and purchasing photos. The password for the website is: vtcommons2012. Or just click here to get to the Ambient website to purchase photos. The password […]

VCS Literary Magazine Uncommon

We are delighted to announce the first edition of the VCS literary magazine, UNCOMMON.  This is the culmination of a process that took all year to complete (from conducting a survey for the name, to accepting submissions, to editing, and compiling the magazine).  We passed out some hard copies, but here it is online for […]

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.