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Head of School Weekly Email: October Events & Invitations AcademicsAthleticsCounselingHead of SchoolNewsOutdoor Education

Head of School Weekly Email: October Events & Invitations

Dear TA Families, Event: Tomorrow we will host our largest event of the year when thousands of runners, fans, and volunteers come from all over New England for the 35th annual Woods Trail Run. The regional cross-country meet is an all-day affair, kicking off with an opening ceremony at 10am…
Carrie Brennan
October 2, 2026
Head of School Weekly Email: Mountain Day Recap & Quarter 1 Midpoint Head of SchoolNewsOutdoor EducationStudent Life

Head of School Weekly Email: Mountain Day Recap & Quarter 1 Midpoint

Dear TA Families, Mountain Day 2026! The forecast that originally predicted mostly cloudy skies in our region today was fabulously incorrect. What a perfect autumn day to continue TA's cherished Mountain Day tradition! After a bit of preparation in advisory, students gathered by grade level and got ready to travel to their mountain.…
Carrie Brennan
September 25, 2026
Head of School Weekly Email: Mid-September Updates AcademicsAthleticsCounselingHead of SchoolNewsOutdoor EducationParentsStudent Life

Head of School Weekly Email: Mid-September Updates

Dear TA Families, We are 3+ weeks into the semester and hope that students are feeling comfortable with their school routines and engaged in their learning.  Autumn Learning OutdoorsWe have had lots of beautiful September days that have allowed teachers and students to take lessons outdoors. Today's photos feature a few…
Carrie Brennan
September 18, 2026
Head of School Weekly Email: Remembering 9/11, Celebrating Community Head of SchoolNewsOutdoor EducationParentsStudent Life

Head of School Weekly Email: Remembering 9/11, Celebrating Community

Dear TA Families, Remembering 9/11We carved out time mid-morning today to come together as a school community to remember and reflect on the events of September 11, 2001. It was a brief but powerful gathering on the quad, led by social studies teacher Casey Huling. The short ceremony was modeled after…
Carrie Brennan
September 11, 2026
Spring News from Thetford Academy’s School Garden AcademicsNewsOutdoor EducationParentsStudent Life

Spring News from Thetford Academy’s School Garden

This growing season started in May with a burst of energy and enthusiasm. Twelve students and five adults volunteered in the garden during Thetford Academy's annual Operation Day's Work. The team spread a mountain of finished school compost, shaped raised beds, mulched pathways, watered onions with stinky fish fertilizer, planted…
Kate Reimanis
June 23, 2026