Disruptive Innovation
Disruptive Innovation
May 9, 2020
9 May 2020 Disruptive innovation. This term was all the rage over the last several years. I remember when Jasmine and I went to the NAIS conference in Boston back in 2015 and there were tons of sessions on the power of educational innovations that completely disrupted the norm. Shake things up. Work to make […]
2020-2021 Community Calendar
April 10, 2020
NOTE: You will need to set the month to August 2020 at the earliest to see 2020-2021 dates.
2020-21 Core Calendar
April 10, 2020
September 8th, 2020: First Day of School October 15th, 2020: Conference Day (Parents/Advisors); NO SCHOOL for students October 16th, 2020: Fall Break; NO SCHOOL November 3rd, Election Day; NO SCHOOL November 4th, Faculty Inservice; NO ENCOUNTER EXPERIENCE Student post-election discussion groups on Zoom in morning. Students free starting at lunch November 23rd – 27th, 2020: […]
Winter Open House – Sunday, Feb 16th
February 4, 2020
We have our Winter Open House coming up on Sunday, February 16th at 1pm! Learn how VCS challenges students daily with an interdisciplinary curriculum taught by dedicated faculty who empower students to feel a sense of place and how it relates to the larger environment. The small class size offers personalized attention and allows for […]
Classroom Renovation Completed! Come celebrate with us!
December 3, 2019
Out with the “Cave” and the “Maze,” in with enriched learning, enhanced arts, and homes for faculty and classes! Join us Friday, 8:30-9:30 a.m. for morning refreshments, socializing with parents, alums, alum parents, faculty, and friends, take a tour of the new classroom and learning spaces, learn about the incredible positive impact on the student […]
Member of Class of ’20 Recognized at Brown Model U.N.
December 3, 2019
Over the November 8th-10th Weekend, Vermont Commons again sent a delegation to the Brown University Model UN, formally known as the 23rd Brown University Simulation of the United Nations. Mark Cline Lucey, this year with the co-leadership of fellow Social Studies faculty member Kathryn McDermott, once again led a team of over 20 Flying […]
VCS Students Develop Wildlife Monitoring System Near Cambrian Rise Development
October 25, 2019
South Burlington, Vermont – As part of a newly launched service program at the Vermont Commons School, students in science teacher Peter Goff’s multi-grade advisory have been developing a system to monitor wildlife at the site of Cambrian Rise, a 20 acre, 730 unit housing development on Burlington’s North Avenue. The location is a […]
2019-2020 Community Calendar
April 30, 2019
*IMPORTANT NOTE: You will need to adjust the months at the top-left corner to at least August 2019 in order to see dates.