Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Monday, Jan. 16
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 […]
Holiday Vacation Dec 19-30
December 16, 2011
There will be no school December 19 through 30. Happy Holidays!
Admissions Open House Saturday, February 11 at 10 am
December 14, 2011
On Saturday, February 11, Vermont Commons School welcomes interested prospective students and their parents to learn about our community by touring the school, hearing about our programs, and meeting current students and faculty. Learn more in our electronic Open House Invitation. To register, please contact Sarah Soule, Director of Admissions, at 802-865-8084 ext. 27 or […]
Research and Service Class Receives Award!
December 14, 2011
This semester the ‘Greening Our Cities with Trees’ R&S class has partnered with the local volunteer organization Branch Out Burlington! in order to care for trees along city streets and in the Burlington Community Tree Nursery. This past Thursday evening, 8th grader Eli Hinds and I attended the Branch Out Burlington! annual meeting. Unbeknownst to […]
Yale Out of the Blue A Capella Performs at VCS Jan. 4
December 14, 2011
On Wednesday, January 4th at 9:40 a.m. Vermont Commons will welcome Out of the Blue, an a capella singing group from Yale University to our school. They will entertain our students, faculty, and staff with a variety of tunes from artists such as Steve Winwood, Guster and Lady Gaga. All members of our community are […]
Holiday Video – 2011
December 8, 2011
Check out this fun holiday video directed by Alum Will Homer with special thanks to: Gabe Mantegna – Equipment, Brian Lynam – Choral Director, The VCS Choral Group, and the VCS student body.