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Introduction to Vermont Academy

Vermont Academy is a small New England college preparatory school where learning by doing, learning in nature, and learning in a supportive and safe environment successfully prepares students for a future of their own making. The academy believes in teaching students to be the authors of their own education, for life.

Admissions

At Vermont Academy, learning by doing inspires the independent thinker. The academy believes that high school isn't just a time to learn how to launch a business, create a masterpiece, and save the planet, but to actually do it. Vermont Academy doesn't just educate its students; it teaches students to be the authors of their own education, for life.

Academics

At Vermont Academy, every decision teachers make is driven by an emphasis on what is best for the students, first and foremost. The academy prioritizes making itself accessible and available to facilitate the growth of each individual student and their need to prepare for a changing world. Key areas of focus include:

• Education for Life
• Curriculum
• Center for Learning
• College Counseling
• Technology
• MAPS® - My Action Plan for Success
• Commencement

MAPS® - My Action Plan for Success

MAPS® is a trademarked methodology of helping students understand how they work and learn best, how to identify and build on their strengths, and how to develop personal strategies for reaching goals. MAPS® plans are working documents developed by each student with feedback and support from their advisor, teachers, coaches, and parents. The document encompasses several areas, including:

• Student self-assessments of strengths and weaknesses
• Learning preferences
• Goal setting with action steps for success

Students' main partner on their MAPS® journey is their advisor. One of the advisor's key roles is to guide the student to discover, understand, and make decisions regarding their learning and development opportunities in the curriculum and community. Students meet with their advisor 2-3 times per week.

Discover Your Strengths

Through MAPS®, students engage in numerous strengthsfinder activities on campus that all ultimately help them identify their strengths as an individual and as a member of a group or community. Some of these activities include:

• Creating a portfolio that will follow the student throughout all of their years at VA
• Taking a Strengthsfinder survey
• Writing exercises where students define, in their own words, their different strengths
• Completing our campus low ropes course elements through teamwork
• Lost on the Moon exercise

The MAPS® Process

Through the MAPS® Process, each student will:

• Self-Assess: His or her learning style, strengths, and improvement areas
• Determine: Opportunities for growth
• Plan: Learning and development goals, strategies, actions, and performance metrics
• Reflect: On experiences, success stories, and challenges
• Adjust: Learning and development strategies to improve and reach new goals

Athletics

Vermont Academy's athletic program promotes the development of the whole student-athlete—head, hand, and heart—by focusing on teamwork and sportsmanship, self-discipline, and an appreciation of lifelong fitness. Key areas include:

• Wildcat Nation
• Teams
• Facilities
• Vermont Academy Mount Snow
• Livestreams

Arts

From the physics whiz who discovers a talent for graphic design, to the varsity basketball player who gets on stage for the 24 Hour Play festival, to the robotics team member who plays drums in the jazz ensemble, every student at Vermont Academy has the opportunity to get involved in the arts. Key areas include:

• Performing Arts
• Visual Arts

Campus Life

Our community is the center of everything we do at Vermont Academy and makes us a place like no other. By providing a small and supportive community, our students feel known and are encouraged to grow and discover their voice. The lessons we impart in the classroom and dorms, on the fields and stage, provide our students with an education for life. Key areas of focus include:

• The VA Community
• Student Life
• Outside the Classroom
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Sustainability
• Health & Wellness

About Vermont Academy

Vermont Academy is a coed college preparatory boarding and day school in southern Vermont, serving grades 9-12 plus a postgraduate year. The academy is a small New England college preparatory school where learning by doing, learning in nature, and learning in a supportive and safe environment successfully prepares students for a future of their own making. Key information includes:

• VA at a Glance
• Welcome
• Mission & Core Beliefs
• School Leadership
• Faculty & Staff
• Careers

Vermont Academy is located at 10 Long Walk, PO Box 500, Saxtons River, VT 05154.