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Hoedown and Showdown for Maggie's Brightside

Barn stomping fun gets festive feet moving to live music and dancing, with games, a silent auction, old-timey...

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Author Visit: Ann Braden

This Vermont author of the middle school novel The Benefits of Being an Octopus explores with a curious...

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Burke Fall Festival

Families fall in love with autumn during daylong festivities including a parade at 10 a.m., a rubber duck...

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August 2019: Back to School Issue: Inside Vermont's Last One-Room Schoolhouse; Technology With a Human Touch; Little Libraries Around the State; Giving Student License to Squirm

July 2019: Playing It Cool: Sweet Places to Swing, Slide, Climb and Explore; Artful Fairy Houses; Nature Activities to Beat the Heat; Rites of Passage in Underhill

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Step Back in Time at the Saint Albans Museum

On a perfect August evening — puffy, snowball clouds, a cool breeze and the sun starting to dip — my husband and I took... more
Mixed Emotions

Stumble down the internet rabbit hole this time of year, and you'll find competing narratives about how parents feel after sending their kids back... more
No Easy Task: A High School Administrator on Engaging Students to Meet the Challenges of Our Time

When my son was 5 years old, we were home together on a lovely summer Saturday. He wanted to stay inside, and threw a... more
Yoga Pose of the Month: Warrior 2

Try this powerful standing pose to build stamina, focus and stability for going back to school. Warrior 2 stretches the hips, strengthens the legs... more
Madeleines: Two Varieties of a French Classic

When my mother, sister and I traveled to southwestern France last summer for a family wedding, we ate some of the best food of... more
Mom Takes Notes, September 2019

Every year it arrives like a national holiday but still catches me by surprise: in the middle of a summer day, I discover... more
Acting Out

Starting this fall, dramatically inclined young people will have a new place to hone their craft when professional theater company Vermont Stage launches a... more

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West Swanton Orchards & Cider Mill

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Tech With a Human Touch: Cyber Civics Teaches Middle Schoolers to Think Critically and Ethically About the Digital World

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The Willowell Foundation

Stoney Meadow Lane
Monkton, VT 05469
802-453-6195

The Willowell Foundation is proud to host week-long, day camps at our property in Monkton, Vermont. Spanning 230 acres and seven distinct ecosystems, the Willowell property offers a place-based learning environment full of natural wonder. Skilled camp leaders and educators bring children closer to the land and to each other by combining adventure play, nature studies, the arts, and agriculture. Check out camps such as Plant Magic for Girls, Arts and Crafts, or Chipmunk Clan. The Willowell Foundation cultivates healthy communities by connecting people to the arts, education, the environment, agriculture, and each other. Check out the full list of camps and other great programs like the Wren’s Nest Forest Preschool, the Gordon Sculpture Park, and the Walden Project on Willowell’s website.

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iD Teach

Burlington, VT

iD Tech is the leader in summer STEM education, with 400,000 alumni since 1999. 150 campus locations, including University of Vermont, Stanford, and NYU. Students ages 7-19 learn to code, design video games and Fortnite-inspired levels, mod Minecraft, create with Roblox, engineer robots, work with AI, and more! Weeklong, day…(more)

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Stern Center for Language and Learning

Williston, VT

We offer a variety of services to meet our learners’ educational and social needs. From academic instruction to social communication groups to speech and language support, our highly trained and qualified staff helps your child sharpen skills while building confidence to thrive in school and in the world. Working with…(more)

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