Mission

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Scholarship

Engaging with an academically rigorous curriculum fostering independent thinking and intellectual curiosity

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Community

Valuing respect for self and others, honesty and integrity, and diverse backgrounds and perspectives

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Global Responsibility

Understanding that our choices and actions impact our communities and require a commitment to service

Guiding Principles

Through direct interaction and application of skills and knowledge,

the world is our classroom, lab, and studio.

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Environmental stewardship arises

through experience and informed appreciation of the interdependence between oneself and the natural world.

Group of people in a forest participating in an outdoor yoga class, standing with arms extended and practicing yoga poses.

Health and wellness result

from an intentional balance of one’s academics, activities, emotional needs, and social interactions.

Children playing basketball indoors at a gymnasium, with two kids shooting hoops and a third kid playing on the floor.

Leadership is cultivated

through dedicated training and continuous opportunities.

Classroom with students raising hands and a teacher at the front near a projection screen

The fabric of the Vermont Commons experience

is formed by collaboration between students and faculty.

An older man and a young girl playing chess at a table in a gymnasium or recreation center.