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VCS Students Develop Wildlife Monitoring System Near Cambrian Rise Development

VCS Students Develop Wildlife Monitoring System Near Cambrian Rise Development

  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

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2019-20 Core Calendar

August 29th, 2019: First Day of School September 2nd, 2019: Labor Day; NO SCHOOL September 23rd – 27th, 2019: Fall Encounter Week October 17th, 2019: Conference Day (Parents/Advisors); NO SCHOOL for students October 18th, 2019: Fall Break; NO SCHOOL November 25th – 29th, 2019: Thanksgiving Break; NO SCHOOL December 23rd, 2019 – January 3rd, 2020: […]

First Tuition Payment (PayPal)

Please click the button below to pay your child’s first tuition payment with a credit card via PayPal. This includes a transaction fee. NOTE: This button will only allow you to make your first annual tuition payment. It will not direct you to the Commons Fund. Thank you!

2018-2019 Community Calendar

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2018-19 Core Calendar

August 30th, 2018: First Day of School September 3rd, 2018: Labor Day; NO SCHOOL October 1st – 5th, 2018: Fall Encounter Week October 18th, 2018: Conference Day (Parents/Advisors); NO SCHOOL for students October 19th, 2018: Fall Break; NO SCHOOL November 19th – 23rd, 2018: Thanksgiving Break; NO SCHOOL December 24th, 2018 – January 4th, 2019: […]

2017 Senior Internships

As a capstone to the community-based education of our Research & Service Program, seniors engage during their fall semester in internships with local businesses, organizations, and professionals working in a broad array of fields, allowing each of our students to pursue one of his or her passions in a deep, meaningful, and challenging way over […]

No Country for Justice: A Dialogue with China’s Leading Human Rights Lawyer in Exile

Vermont Commons Chinese teacher Ben Wang is offering to provide transportation from VCS to St. Michael’s College to those interested in participating in a dialogue with Dr. Teng Biao on Wednesday, September 27th at 5pm. Below is a quick introduction to Dr. Biao’s work: Dr. Teng Biao is currently a visiting scholar at NYU Law […]

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.