21st Century Learning for Pre-K-8 in Shelburne, VT
For their Winter CLIC week, students worked on all aspects of a play production, including rehearsing lines and music, learning choreography, designing sets, creating costumes and supporting one another in all steps of this process! The week culminated on Friday, February 22nd, when Vermont Day School students put on a sensational performance of “Tellin’ Tales”, a series of folktales from around the world adapted by our Music and Theater Teacher, Kendra Gratton.
We are excited to announce a new partnership with the Vermont Academy of Science and Engineering (VASE) Hands-on Science and Technology Grant program. VDS was recently awarded a grant to expand our middle school FIRST Lego League team. 
We are thrilled to announce initial plans to build an addition on to our current school building. This will allow us to continue to grow intentionally, while staying at our current, beloved location. Our new space will include a suite of new classrooms, a STEM lab, and a multi-use flex space for gatherings, presentations, lunch and music/band. Check back in for updates on our progress!
Vermont Day School will be closed the week of February 25th-March 1st, 2019. School will resume on Monday, March 4th. We look forward to seeing you then!
Applications for the 2019-2020 school year are due on Friday, March 1st. Please contact Libby Macdonald, Director of Admissions, with questions about the admissions process, or visit our Admissions page.
On March 20th and 21st, K/1 students will have parent/teacher conferences. Students in 2nd-7th grade will participate in student led conferences. More details to come (as well as an on-line sign-up for parents).
Join us for our 2nd annual Benefit Bash at Hotel Vermont! This is a wonderful evening of community and fun to raise funds for our school. This year’s event will be extra special as we kick off our new building campaign in style! There will be a live auction, silent auction, lite bites, dessert and cash bar. Email Faith James, (fjames@vtdayschool.org) to purchase tickets or make a donation to our auction.
Join us for our annual All School Project-Based Learning Share on Friday, April 12th. Families and community members are invited to tour the school open-house style to view all classes’ projects in Global Studies and STEM. It is an impressive showcase of learning! 
Thank to our community for all the generous donation to our “Healthy Food and Smiles Drive!’ In total, Vermont Day School collected 722 pounds of food and dental products. The contributions were delivered to the Food Shelf by our 4th/5th grade class, who organized the drive.
Our community celebrated the 3rd annual Gingerbread Festival on Sunday, December 16th. Participants enjoyed the variety of gingerbread themed activities, including the gingerbread house making, life-sized Candyland game and arts and crafts. Congratulations to all the participants and winners who entered in the annual Gingerbread Structure Building contest. Thank you to our parents volunteers for helping to organize this fun and festive event!
Vermont Day School teams participated in a Lego League competition at Norwich University on December 7th. The teams worked throughout the fall to prepare for the challenges in coding and robotics. It was a great learning experience all around!
This week, students will begin indoor PE at the Shelburne Field House! Indoor PE will continue through January and February. Students will continue to have outdoor PE throughout the winter and enjoy the use of our x-country skis.
