21st Century Learning for Pre-K-8 in Shelburne, VT
A shout out to our Middle School Citizenship class for organizing our recent Winter Clothing Swap. Families were invited to donate outdoor clothing that their family had outgrown, and come and “shop” for new items for this season. It was a great opportunity for families members to help each other out, while helping out the environment!
Middle School students traveled to the Vermont Youth Conservation Corp (VYCC) in Richmond, VT for a day of service learning. Students spent the day clearing a field of sweet potatoes and harvesting butternut squash for the VT farm health shares program. The day was full of hands-on-learning, hard work and community building! The Middle School class looks forward to returning to VYCC for more service learning days throughout the school year.
This year’s annual Jog-a-thon was a very special day at Vermont Day School! Walkers and runners did a phenomenal job showing school spirit, stamina and sportsmanship! Thank you to all the parents and caregivers for cheering on our runners and supporting this important fundraiser for our outdoor education programs. Way to go VDS!
The 2025-2026 school year is off to a fabulous start! Our school consists of 72 engaged, curious and motivated students in PreK-8, along with 20 experienced, passionate and dedicated Faculty and Staff members who believe in the Mission of our school. Parents, Grandparents and Friends of Vermont Day School are also integral parts of our school community. We can’t wait for all the learning and growing we will do together this year!
The last week of Vermont Day School, also known as Spirit Week, marks a week long celebration of our school year together! It is also the time when we host many of our beloved all school events, including Spring Carnival, Music Cabaret, the Charlotte Beach Picnic, Teacher Stakes, Yearbook Signing, along with our PreK and 8th Grade Graduation! It is truly a time of reflection, celebration, gratitude and community!
For our Spring CLIC Week, Vermont Day School students work with Burton Snowboards on an authentic challenge: How can we attract more young people to the sport of snowboarding? Throughout the week, students worked collaboratively and creatively to come up with solutions to this real world challenge. At the end of the week, they pitched their ideas to Burton!
Below is a photo of our PreK students visiting the Burton production facility in Burlington, VT to see how they make snowboards:
This year marks the 10th year of Vermont Day School! As many people, know VDS was founded in 2015 with 12 students in grades K-4. Today, we have grown to 70 students spanning PreK-8, and a talented and committed staff of educators. To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we hosted a party for in May at Hula with The Grift. It was a fun community celebration and we are grateful to all who attended and have helped us get to this exciting milestone in our school’s history!
In March, parents and guests were invited to come to VDS to view student’s projects in Global Studies and STEM during our annual PBL Shares. Below are some photos from these wonderful showcases of student learning:
Hosted by BETA, The Young Inventors’ Program and Vermont Day School, the Vermont Invention Fair was a very inspiring event with 20 inventors from 6 schools participating. Congratulations to the 10 inventors from Vermont Day School who participated! Check out this WCAX report with a fantastic interview from VDS 6th grader, Emme Lanoue.
The Vermont Day School 4th-8th grade recently brought down the house with their sensational performance of “Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory!” Students worked hard for this performance and created the set, costumes and choreography! Congrats to all the performers, and to our Music and Theater Director, Kendra Gratton!
The Vermont Day School Community enjoyed a fabulous Winter Concert on December 12th at the Shelburne Town Hall. We enjoyed several instrumental pieces from our Upper School band, along with some holiday and winter themed classics. It was a fun and festive evening for our PreK-8 performers, their families, staff and guests!
The Vermont Day School Lego League team placed 3rd in the qualifier competition in Montpelier and secured a spot at the Vermont FIRST Lego League Championship on January 18th. We look forward to seeing their coding and robotics skills in action! Best of luck to all the teams!
