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An Interview with VCS Alum Jonathan Mann

An Interview with VCS Alum Jonathan Mann

Jonathan Mann, VCS grad of 2000 and YouTube singing sensation, has created a video about our school and the Annual Fund! Jonathan is the creator of the Song of the Day Mann project on YouTube, where he has been writing, producing, and uploading a song a day for over 1,000 days. Jonathan has been interviewed […]

Turtle Tracks Newsletter 3-27-12

Dear VCS Community, Please click here to read this week’s edition of the Turtle Tracks Newsletter. Thank you for reading! Liz

Students Work With VT Department of Environmental Conservation

This semester, a hearty band of seventh, ninth, and eleventh – graders are working in our local watershed to better understand some recent changes and how we might be able to address some of those changes. We started the semester with a workshop led by Jim Pease of the VT Department of Environmental Conservation. Jim […]

Turtle Tracks Newsletter 3-20-12

Dear VCS Community, Happy first day of Spring! Please click here to read this week’s edition of the Turtle Tracks Newsletter which contains information about the 2013 Big Trips. If you wish to apply for a trip please click here to access the application. Thank you, Liz

World Language Celebration Friday, March 23

Please join us this Friday, March 23 from 1:20-3:15pm for a World Language Celebration, highlighting students’ work in Chinese and Spanish. There will be songs, games, story telling, a dragon dance, calligraphy booths, and more. All ages are invited. It will be a fun and unique event.

Director Colin Trevorrow Talks About Film March 21

As part of our speaker series held during Common Hour, we are delighted to announce that Colin Trevorrow will be talking about his film, Safety Not Guaranteed, Wednesday, March 21 at 9:40am. During the January Encounter Week to the Sundance Film Festival students and faculty enjoyed seeing this sci-fi comedy based on an actual ad […]

Turtle Tracks Newsletter 3-13-12

Dear VCS Community, Please click here for this week’s edition of the Turtle Tracks Newsletter. Thank you for reading, Liz

Second Evening of Student Readings March 22, 6pm

On Thursday, March 22nd, students will once again take part in the tradition of the Vermont Commons School Evening of Readings. Students from each grade will be reading a short piece of writing composed this year. Expect traditional and slam poetry, excerpts from short stories and memoirs, even “deleted scenes” from Shakespeare plays! The event […]

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.