School News

Thank you to everyone who came to our annual Welcome Back Picnic at the Shelburne Beach! It was lovely to be together as a community, as we embark on an exciting new school year together.

 

Vermont Day School is led by a team of talented, experienced and passionate educators who are committed to bringing the Mission of Vermont Day School to life each and every day. Visit our Faculty & Staff page to learn more!

 

Hello! Welcome to the 2026-2027 School Year.  As we start our first week of school, our building is filled with familiar sights and sounds that are hallmarks of VDS: instruction informed by best practice, passion for learning, innovative thinking, eagerness to collaborate, and a strong sense of belonging and purpose. We hope you will check back often for updates on our school year. You can also visit Vermont Day School’s Instagram and Facebook pages for photos of learning in action!

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.