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Thetford Academy students Mavis Downey and Hanae Debo pose with Vermont's Getting to Y leadership at the New Hampshire kickoff event.
Student Leaders Help Bring “Getting to Y” to New Hampshire Schools AcademicsCounselingDEINewsParentsStudent Life

Student Leaders Help Bring “Getting to Y” to New Hampshire Schools

Students from Thetford Academy's chapter of Up for Learning's "Getting to 'Y'" (GTY) have been working with Vermont's program leadership to help bring the youth empowerment and risk reduction initiative across state lines. Last month, their work culminated in Concord at New Hampshire's GTY Kick Off Conference and Training Event.…
Patty McIlvaine
February 18, 2025
Celebrating the Expansion of Accessibility at TA Alumni NewsDEIHead of SchoolNews

Celebrating the Expansion of Accessibility at TA

Pictured (l to r): Pril Hall, trustee of Thetford's Farm Trust; Jane Francisco, representing the Frances Barrows Fund; Beckie Gray, '59; John Brown, Director of Buildings and Grounds; Barbara Smith, '58; Carrie Brennan, Head of School; Patty McIlvaine, Director of Advancement; and Caleb Crossett, '25. We hosted a small ribbon-cutting…
Carrie Brennan
November 19, 2024
Head of School Weekly Email: Black History Month, Robotics Champions, Playoff Fever & More AthleticsDEIHead of SchoolNewsParents

Head of School Weekly Email: Black History Month, Robotics Champions, Playoff Fever & More

Dear TA Families, It's been a jam-packed February. Here are a few highlights from this past week. Black History Month Panel: "Spread love, no matter the color." Yesterday morning students attended an assembly for Black History Month featuring two Black artists and entrepreneurs, moderated by DEI coordinator Tony Strat-Cortez and student…
Carrie Brennan
February 24, 2024
Supporting DEI through Responsive Curriculum Development and Cultural Recognition AcademicsDEIParents

Supporting DEI through Responsive Curriculum Development and Cultural Recognition

Thetford Academy is committed to antiracism, and to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment in our school community. With DEI professional development opportunities for faculty and staff and school-wide recognition of a variety of cultural events, holidays, and traditions, it’s been a fun and informative Fall on campus.  On…
Patty McIlvaine
October 12, 2023
Fostering Inclusion and Belonging through Restorative Justice Practices DEINews

Fostering Inclusion and Belonging through Restorative Justice Practices

Photo: DEI Coordinator Tony Strat-Cortez presents at an all-school assembly last year. Thetford Academy’s Dean of Students, Siobhan Lopez and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Coordinator, Tony Strat-Cortez recently participated in a three-day institute focused on restorative justice practices. Building Restorative Practices, hosted by Great Schools Partnership, focused on how…
Patty McIlvaine
August 16, 2023
Student Alliance for Racial Justice to Host Film “Driving While Black” DEINewsParents

Student Alliance for Racial Justice to Host Film “Driving While Black”

On Friday, February 10, 2023, Thetford Academy’s Student Alliance for Racial Justice (SARJ) student group will host a premiere of the PBS film "Driving While Black." "Chronicling the riveting history and personal experiences – at once liberating and challenging, harrowing and inspiring, deeply revealing and profoundly transforming – of African…
Patty McIlvaine
February 2, 2023