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Barnes & Noble Bookfair December 11

Barnes & Noble Bookfair December 11

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.

Admissions Open House Sunday, November 6

Vermont Commons School welcomes interested prospective students and their parents on Sunday, November 6th at 1:00 p.m. for an admissions open house at our campus in South Burlington.

Bike Drive for Bike Recycle Vermont

In the Bike Recycle Research and Service, different groups have been working on projects to help Bike Recycle Vermont, a program that gives bikes to low income Vermonters and refugees. One group held a bike drive. Last week ten bikes were brought in, and all of them will be going to Bike Recycle Vermont (BRVT). […]

Caring for Trees with Branch out Burlington

The “Greening Up Our Cities with Trees” Research and Service class has been busy caring for trees in the local Branch Out Burlington! (also known as BOB!) tree nursery. At least once a week, we walk right behind the school, through the UVM Horticultural Farm, to the Burlington Community Tree Nursery. We are preparing trees […]

The Changing Face of Vermont

Mark Cline Lucey’s Research and Service class, “The Changing Face of Vermont,” is working with resettled Nepalese refugees in Burlington every Friday. Students have been challenged with teaching English to these new Americans, ranging from those with a few English words to those with absolutely none. On Wednesdays, this Research and Service class will also […]

VCS Community Helps with Irene Disaster Relief

Anyone who walked in to the lunch room recently couldn’t help but notice the gargantuan pile of donated clothing, food, games, and even a giant stuffed pony! Responding to an email request from the school, the entire VCS community purged closets and drawers to help our fellow Vermonters who lost so much in the Irene […]

15th Anniversary

The 2011-12 school year marks our 15th year of preparing students for lifetimes of success and contribution to their communities, families and world. During the year, we will be looking back on our history and celebrating how far our school and our students have come. We have fun events planned, so stay tuned!

Rome

In May 2011, a group of VCS students traveled to Rome. Check out the Rome Travel Blog to see photos and learn about the trip.

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.