May 2020

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Dear Friends, This is the time of year when we would normally celebrate with lots of field trips, Spring Carnival, Hosmer Point Camp trip, and Project Based Learning shares. While we will deeply miss these VDS traditions, we have so much to be grateful for and so much to look forward to in the months ahead. We have our very first 8th grade graduation to commemorate! We have an amazing virtual Cabaret in the works. We have final STEM and Global Studies projects to celebrate. We have a new building to complete. Best of all, it is becoming more clear that we will all see each other again next school year. Gratitude abounds for our faculty, students, and parents as we all work together during this time. We thank you for being a supporting member of our Vermont Day School community today and when we can all be together again. Warmly, Sage

Building Update! Construction is back up and running! We are so grateful for the amazing team at Wright and Morrissey for all of their hard work and dedication. The photo on the right shows the light-filled room that will be our new STEM Lab! The middle school classrooms will be bright and airy with connecting break out rooms. The community room on the ground floor will be a place for us to foster VDS traditions and build community. With all that is going on in the world, we are so grateful to have this wonderful facility to look forward to. We are slated to be finished construction by the end of July and look forward to welcoming everyone in person in the Fall! Click to take a video tour of the new space in progress!

CLIC Week - Supporting Community Three times a year, Vermont Day School participates in C.L.I.C week (Create, Learn, Innovate, Celebrate), an opportunity to participate in an all school project with a unified theme. Recently, students were immersed in our first ever virtual CLIC week, and focused on finding solutions to address the unique challenges we are facing during the global pandemic. Each day brought a new challenge! A few highlights included: choosing a local business and finding a creative way to provide support, creating artwork and hopeful messages for residents at a local senior center and the Critical Care workers at Fletcher Allen Hospital, and engineering a new way to transport an object to a friend while social distancing and keeping six feet apart!

VDS Families Staying Connected! Trivia, Art, and STEM Challenge Nights

Every Thursday evening, Vermont Day School families are invited to participate in a family event night via Zoom. Highlights have included a Family Trivia Night and a virtual STEM Challenge. Family Art night is coming up next! The Thursday evening Family event nights have been a wonderful way for VDS families to stay connected during this period of campus closure! Click here to read more....

Appreciation for Teachers

May 4-8 was Teacher Appreciation Week. Teaching is looking a little different these days and the faculty at VDS has been going above and beyond to meet the learning needs of each student. Thanks to a dedicated committee of wonderful VDS parents, this annual tradition was full of gratitude and love. Teachers received virtual, mail, and doorstep deliveries filled with homemade cards, video messages, beautiful flowers and goodies. Teachers commented on how great it was to see and hear from their students and families. They felt the love and it was so very appreciated.

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Let's Come Together....Support VDS Families

The current crisis is impacting those we care about most. Both current and prospective Vermont Day School families are facing financial uncertainty.  We need to do all that we can to ensure that these unsettling times do not hinder a child’s opportunity to experience education at our school.  To support our families,  we are reopening our financial aid process and accepting new applications on a rolling basis. We need your help to meet these needs.  Please consider giving to the Vermont Day School Financial Aid Fund.

Vermont Day School is a nonprofit 501(c)3. Our mission is to foster the skills, knowledge, personal attributes and work habits that enable children to thrive effectively, meaningfully and joyously in the world of today and tomorrow. Our goal is to keep tuition reasonable and provide financial aid so that all children can attend Vermont Day School. We rely on the generosity of donors to fulfill our mission. Thank you for your support.

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Upcoming Community Events May 29 - VDS Green Up Afternoon June 3-10 - Spirit Week June 7 - VDS Virtual Cabaret June 11 - 8th Grade Graduation

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