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!
There is a common sentiment among researchers that what gets tracked is what gets prioritized. This certainly has a ring of truth to it in schools. Report cards, for example, give us key information on how students are doing in individual classes each semester. They are an essential metric to......
20 May, 2025
Dear TA Families, Our second Roundtable Day of the spring today marked the beginning of the final stretch of the school year. What lies ahead? Year-End Schedule of Events [LINK]This handy document is created primarily with seniors and their families in mind, but can be a useful guide for others......
16 May, 2025
Dear TA Families, Thetford Academy students fanned out into the community and around campus today, rolling up their sleeves and working on projects, as part of our annual ODW Service Day. Operation Day’s Work is an international community service program that encourages young people to help raise funds for other......
09 May, 2025
Dear TA Families, Happy May! We are back from spring break and have lots of activity in store for the final six weeks of the school year. This week’s email invites you to take action on a few fronts, so check out the info and links below and plug in......
02 May, 2025
Dear TA Families, It’s always a good time to share appreciation with the educators in our lives. But this week seems like an especially good one to tee up the official Teacher Appreciation Week that happens in May. With the One Act students in St. Albans last weekend, the 8th graders......
18 April, 2025
Dear TA Families, Yesterday was our first of two TA Roundtable Days this spring. (The next one is May 16.) We pause our regular class schedule on these days and dedicate the half day to special activities coordinated by the grade-level advisory teams. Roundtable Days are one of the ways that we......
12 April, 2025
Dear TA Families, I was reminded many times this week of the power of showing up. It all starts with people being willing to be present and participate – whatever the ‘it’ might be! In this week’s email, I am excited to shine the spotlight on a few recent examples......
04 April, 2025
Dear TA Families, No foolin’ – April arrives on Tuesday! This week’s email outlines some of the key dates and activities at TA in the coming weeks. Featured photo this week: The 5th and 6th graders from Thetford Elementary School came over for a visit on Tuesday. They spent time on......
28 March, 2025
Dear TA Families, Until the snow blew in on a cold wind this morning, we spent most of the week enjoying springlike days on campus. Recent weather has been conducive to a productive sugaring season thus far. Students who sugar at home were invited up at assembly on Monday to......
21 March, 2025
Dear TA Families, Every Monday we come together as a school community in our weekly assembly. The whole school – students and staff – convene in the Vaughan Alumni Gymnasium to share accolades, watch student performances, make announcements, and learn about upcoming events and opportunities. One of our school goals......
14 March, 2025
Guest post by TA student Elijah Renner ’26. Thetford Academy students gathered on Wednesday, February 26, at the Vermont State House to support the proposed bipartisan Phone and Social Media-Free Schools bill (H.54). The bill has two key state-wide provisions: banning personal electronic devices during the school day and prohibiting......
10 March, 2025
Dear TA Families, We jumped back into school routines this week, moving into the second half of Q3. There were signs of spring on Thetford Hill upon our return from break, with some dewy days and melting snow, birdsong in the air, and sap buckets on the trees. Triple Header......
07 March, 2025
