Second Evening of Student Readings March 22, 6pm
Second Evening of Student Readings March 22, 6pm
March 6, 2012
On Thursday, March 22nd, students will once again take part in the tradition of the Vermont Commons School Evening of Readings. Students from each grade will be reading a short piece of writing composed this year. Expect traditional and slam poetry, excerpts from short stories and memoirs, even “deleted scenes” from Shakespeare plays! The event […]
Willard Sterne Randall to Speak at VCS March 7th
February 22, 2012
Parents are invited to attend the Wednesday, March 7th Common Hour at 9:40 a.m. when noted author, Willard Sterne Randall speaks to the VCS community about his new book, Ethan Allen: His Life and Times (2011). It is a portrait of the flamboyant guerrilla fighter and Vermont patriot, Ethan Allen, a hero of the American […]
Winter Vacation February 27th -March 5th
February 13, 2012
There will be no school February 27th through March 5th. School will resume Tuesday, March 6th. Have a great vacation!
Vermont Commons School Students Travel to Belize
February 7, 2012
Ten students from Vermont Commons School recently ventured to Belize for an intensive 11-day learning experience. Every moment of the trip was designed to engage students with the world. Vermont Commons student Elsa Hollyer felt that “The home stay visits really made me appreciate how little we need. I was happier in Belize than I […]
Evening of Readings – February 16 at 6pm
February 3, 2012
On Thursday, February 16th, students will once again take part in the tradition of the Vermont Commons School Evening of Readings. Students from each grade will be reading a short piece of writing composed this year. Expect traditional and slam poetry, excerpts from short stories and memoirs, even “deleted scenes” from Shakespeare plays! The event […]
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Monday, Jan. 16
January 5, 2012
This year Martin Luther King Jr. Day falls on Monday, January 16th. No students are required to come to school on this day; however, we are providing several volunteer activities for faculty, students, and family members to participate in, in order to commemorate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. If you would like to […]
Alumni Gathering Friday, January 6
January 4, 2012
VCS Alumni are invited to catch up with old friends and join us for lunch on Friday January 6! The schedule will be something like this: 9:20 A.M. – Bagels 10:15 A.M. – Morning Meeting and Alumni Green/Gray Competition 10:40 A.M. – Roundtable discussion with Juniors and Seniors about life after VCS 11:40 A.M. – […]
The Wealth of Communities
January 3, 2012
The Senior Social Studies class, Ecological Economics, takes a close look at what local folks are doing to increase community vitality, raise levels of health and happiness, and decrease our carbon emissions and dependence on fossil fuels. This has been an inspiring and eye-opening semester in Social Studies 12: Ecological Economics. Using Deep Economy by […]