Math Club Competes Dec 3 at UVM
Math Club Competes Dec 3 at UVM
November 30, 2011
Come support the VCS Math Club at the 2011 UVM Design TASC competition at the UVM Patrick Gymnasium, this Saturday, December 3rd. Participants are expected to show up at 8 AM and spectators at 9 AM. In this year’s scenario, an earthquake or other natural disaster has destroyed homes, hospitals, bridges, airports, roads, harbors, and […]
An Evening of One Act Plays – 6PM, December 13
November 29, 2011
The One Act Club is performing an original interpretation of The Tempest, by William Shakespeare. The first performance will be next Tuesday, December 13th, at VCS. This version of the Tempest incorporates an abundance of comedic characters with a mixture of modern language and Olde English and a twist of the circus life. The play, […]
Thanksgiving Break November 21-25
November 18, 2011
There will be no school the week of November 21st through 25th. Happy Thanksgiving!
Leunig’s Restaurant Fundraiser for Class Trips 11/27
November 18, 2011
Vermont Commons School will be the featured non-profit on Sunday, November 27th at Leunig’s. Leunig’s will donate 10% of food sales for the day, and all proceeds will benefit the Trips Program. So, bring your out-of-town relatives to Church Street to shop for the holidays and to have lunch at the bistro. This is a […]
History Lesson at Shelburne Museum
November 16, 2011
“Wait! This house was built 200 years ago?!,” a seventh grade student asked as we climbed the steps to the front door of Dutton House at Shelburne Museum about a month ago. Inside the dark and somewhat musty house, students contemplated what it might have been like to bake bread every morning, and to keep […]
Students Working on Many Projects for Bike Recycle Vermont
November 15, 2011
The Bikes and Community Research and Service class has been spending Wednesday afternoons at Local Motion’s Bike Recycle Vermont shop in Burlington. The students have settled into a groove wrenching on bikes, making jewelry for Bike Recycle Designs, and generally helping around the shop. We have also been exploring topics surrounding Bike Recycle’s two-fold mission: […]
Students Wow Branch Out Burlington!
November 7, 2011
The ‘Greening Our Cities with Trees’ Research & Service class has been busy this month! The students continue to wow Branch Out Burlington! with their incredible weeding and mulching at the nursery – the director of the organization has never seen the nursery look so good! We also had a chance to work with trees […]
Sibling Shadow Day – December 1st
November 6, 2011
Thursday, December 1st is our annual Sibling Shadow Day at Vermont Commons. Brothers and sisters of current students, grades five and “up” are invited to spend the day at VCS attending classes. To register, please contact Sarah Soule, Director of Admissions at ssoule@vermontcommons.org