Welcome to TA’s website! Whatever brings you here – whether you are a current or prospective student, a panther parent or grandparent, a TA alum, a community supporter, a curious educator, or just an interested Upper Valley neighbor – we hope you find stories, facts, and program information about Thetford Academy that are useful and compelling and that capture the unique and inspired nature of our school.
The Head of School page allows me to share my weekly family letters and other blog posts with the wider world. Topics range from program highlights and parent reminders to student shout-outs and class projects – and so much more. Most importantly, I try to spotlight all of the exciting activity happening on our campus and offer a window into daily life and learning at TA.
I invite you to take time to cruise around our website to learn more about Thetford Academy, starting with the TA News page for all of the latest updates.
You can read more about me and my experience as an educator here: Carrie’s bio.
Please be in touch with questions, suggestions, and ideas to share!
Dear TA Families, The Martha Jane Rich Theater is an amazing resource for our school. We use it in lots of ways and love getting students into the theater for a variety of meetings, experiences, and classes. We especially love getting students out of the audience seats and onto the......
14 November, 2025
Dear TA Families, Quarter 1 Report CardReport cards were sent via email on Friday afternoon (Nov. 7) through our student information system, Alma. They are distributed automatically to the parent/guardian email addresses we have on file. Additionally, the report card is now available in each student’s profile on Alma. Log......
08 November, 2025
Dear TA Families, What a day! What a week! It has been a busy, busy time here at TA with a mix of serious and fun these last days of October, including lots of costumes (and jack-o-lanterns) on campus today! I can’t capture it all, but here are some of the......
31 October, 2025
Dear TA Families, Quarter Comes to a CloseFirst, I want to emphasize this pivotal time in the academic calendar. The upcoming week is the finale to the first quarter of the school year. If you haven’t done so yet this year, please log into Alma together as a family and......
25 October, 2025
Dear TA Families, One important way to deepen and extend our learning is to head off campus on occasion. Students have been on some really cool field trips in recent weeks. Their content and activities might vary widely, but the trips share common goals: to make connections between community and classroom,......
18 October, 2025
Dear TA Families, Three Appreciations to Spotlight: As the fall season shifts into its final stretch, I want to share my appreciation for all of the coaches working with our panther athletes. For many students, athletics are an important extension of the daily school experience. Over 36% of TA students are participating......
11 October, 2025
Dear TA Families, Here are a few of the many ways that the values of care, commitment, and community were on display this week at Thetford Academy … ‘Getting to Y’ Leads the WayThe Getting to Y team has wasted no time in engaging the school community this fall in activities......
03 October, 2025
Dear TA Families, Garden Fun (and Work and Learning)!This week we officially shifted into fall with the autumnal equinox, and it seems like a fitting moment to feature the bounty of our school garden, which is bursting with vegetables and flowers and has seen a bustle of activity during the......
27 September, 2025
Earlier this year, Vermont’s legislature signed education transformation bill H.454 into law as Act 73. The bill aims to create efficiencies and promote cost-savings for Vermont’s education system through a variety of levers. The current focus of the transformational work ahead is being done by the state’s Redistricting Task Force,......
23 September, 2025
Dear TA Families, Mountain Day!Friday was a glorious day to carry on TA’s Mountain Day tradition. Sunny skies made for beautiful views and good hiking conditions. Mountain Day is a mix of physical challenge, adventure, and camaraderie with classmates – and we hope everyone found the right balance, and ended the......
20 September, 2025
Dear TA Families, I am SO impressed with students’ energy and engagement in the early weeks of the school year, and I want to encourage us all to support them in keeping up the good momentum. This is not just a honeymoon phase of the new year – this is......
12 September, 2025
Dear TA Families, We have a few invitations for students and families as we move into week three of the school year. For Students: Clubs & Office Hours Begin on Sept. 10-11Starting next week, we will shift into our normal routines for Power Hour, the activity/lunch block in the middle......
05 September, 2025
