Thetford Academy is proud to be a recipient of a $15,000 capacity building grant from the Vermont Farm to School program. The grant program, open to schools and early childhood centers across the state, aims to "to help schools...
Despite last week's 16-inch snowfall, spring has officially arrived at TA and garden activities have begun! Beginning in mid-February, when the day length reached over 10 hours, plants began waking up from their winter slumber and began to grow again. The longer days provide enough natural light for most seeds...
This year, student led TA Climate Alliance (TACA) is on a mission to implement projects that address climate change issues here on campus and in our own community. Last weekend, 5 students attended the Youth Climate Leadership Academy Kick-Off Retreat, hosted by NH/VEEP along with 10 similarly motivated groups of...
A partnership has been growing between Thetford Academy’s Culinary Arts program and the school garden. This fall, school garden coordinator Ehrin Lingeman and culinary arts teacher Jennifer Gernhard teamed up to ensure the garden’s harvest was enjoyed by as many people as possible. Gernhard’s “Cooking for Health” course led an initiative...
Despite the challenging weather this summer, we have had a great garden season here at TA. We've been excited to engage both students and community members in the garden's growing season, with activities from 7th graders harvesting our “Three Sisters” patch to the Board of Trustees designing and planting a...
This year, Thetford Academy's Middle School Outdoor Leadership students are the stewards of all things compost. With tons of composting knowledge under their belts from composting with Cat Buxton at Thetford Elementary School (TES), students were ready to hit the ground running. Each Friday, students collect full buckets of food scraps...
During the two weeks before Thanksgiving break, many students helped "put the garden to bed." English classes, social studies classes, and even advisories helped out with various activities. 7th grade English and Creative Writing took turns planting next year’s garlic with this year’s harvest as seed. Cooking for Health cleaned...