English students at Thetford Academy are encouraged to share their work with the Young Writers Project, a Vermont-based "community of young people who create and connect online through words, photos, and art." English teacher Joe Deffner on why TA's English department makes the Project a part of its curriculum: "YWP...
For one day each year, the Thetford Academy's Woods Trail Run has doubled the size of Thetford, VT. In a matter of hours, a small city emerges on Thetford Hill: 2,000 runners from more than 50 schools and throughout New England, rows of buses in every paved parking lot, neatly...
If you haven’t been on campus lately, you might have missed some new growth happening on the Barrett Outdoor Campus. The Barrett land, adjacent to Thetford Academy and abutting the Thetford Hill State Forest, was acquired by TA in 2015. Since then, the land has become a lively hub for outdoor...
Thetford Academy is gearing up to celebrate the return of the Woods Trail Run on Oct. 2, 2021. Once again, more than 100 New England middle and high schools will send their best runners to TA to compete on the iconic Dan Grossman Woods Trail. This year’s event will mark...
The Thetford Academy Board of Trustees added a cohort of five new members this year. The new trustees were approved at the May 2021 meeting and jumped right into action, joining the board for their annual retreat in June on the TA campus. The new cohort represents a cross-section of...
It's almost Mountain Day! After a one-year hiatus, Thetford Academy will celebrate it's 42nd Mountain Day on Friday, September 24. A TA tradition forged by former headmaster Frederick G. Torrey, Mountain Day challenges each of TA’s six grades to climb a nearby peak together as a class. The traditional hikes,...
The Vermont Academy of Science and Engineering (VASE) recently named TA faculty Derek Burkins the 2021 STEM Teacher of the Year for grades 9-12. On September 22, Burkins will be honored at VASE's annual meeting on the Middlebury College campus and share remarks about his career path and teaching philosophy....
Dear TA Families, It's a busy weekend of TA events! Tonight we bring back the TA tradition of a fall welcome dance hosted by the senior class. This is an exciting 'first' after 18 months or more of no dances (except the senior prom last May). The Class of 2022 has organized a...
Hello from the Thetford Academy Counseling Department! We are so happy to be back on campus interacting with students in person. We learned a great deal last year, including some innovative ways we can better deliver our information and services to the community we serve. Having entered our second week,...
On a daily basis in TA classrooms, faculty engage and inspire students with their deep knowledge and passion in specific academic disciplines. However, many of the most essential skills, attitudes, and concepts that students learn and practice in their classes transcend single subjects. Problem solving, critical thinking, collaboration, effective communication are...