Thanksgiving Break November 21-25
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
Exciting Things are Happening in Research & Service this Semester!
November 1, 2011
In addition to teaching English to new immigrants from Nepal each Friday, the Changing Face of Vermont Research & Service class has been working with English Language Learners at the Sustainability Academy, a public elementary school in Burlington. Working together with these students who have all immigrated recently to Vermont, the VCS class is collaborating […]
Barnes & Noble Bookfair December 11
October 31, 2011
Support the 2011 VCS Bookfair December 11 at Barnes & Noble and December 11-16 online at bn.com/bookfairs. Use this ID# at checkout: 10569150. Proceeds benefit student trips to Belize and Sundance.