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January 9, 2019

Posted at 13:03h in News, Parents by

The Thetford Outdoor Program is hosting a campout for 7th to 9th graders at Thetford Academy's yurt in the Thetford Hill State Park on Friday, Jan. 25, to Saturday, Jan, 26. The group will meet after school (at 3 p.m.) on Friday in Scott Ellis’s classroom and then hike up to the yurt for the night. The group will return to campus for pickup at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Students should be prepared to be outside. They should wear layers of non-cotton clothing and winter boots, and bring extra warm layers, a backpack, water bottle, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, and personal...


January 8, 2019

Posted at 15:39h in Counseling by

MIT Spark is a one-weekend program designed to give 7th and 8th grade students the opportunity to explore a wide range of subjects. MIT students and community members teach a variety of classes, from urban orienteering to mathematics to Chinese brush painting and everything in between! Check out the 2018 course catalog for an idea of what this year's classes will look like. This year's Spark program is scheduled for March 16 and 17 on the MIT campus. The cost is $40 and includes 2 days of classes and lunch on both days. Spark does not provide housing for students...


January 7, 2019

Posted at 10:21h in Academics, Arts, Parents by

Thetford Academy’s 22nd annual festival of ten-minute plays, written and performed by TA students, will take place Thursday and Friday, January 17 and 18 at 7:00 p.m. in the Martha Jane Rich Theater at Thetford Academy. As usual, the plays contain a wide variety of topics and themes, this year ranging from complicated friendships, to teen depression, to magic elixirs. Admission is $5 at the door.  The Plays and Playwrights: “Blast From the Past: An Inside Look at the Complex Dynamics of Frenemies” by Haley Grigel" ('13)Too Late” by Asher Graber ('18)“Warm Wet Green Peas Get the Ladies” by Damian Hinkle ('19)“A Geeks...


January 3, 2019

Posted at 12:41h in Academics, Alumni News, News, Parents by

Bicentennial Speaker Series: Derrick E. White, Ph.D., Monday, Jan. 21 @ 7 p.m. TA will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 21, with a Bicentennial Speaker Series presentation by Professor Derrick E. White, entitled “Making a King: The Contested Legacies of a Civil Rights Icon.” This special event, free and open to the public, will take place at the Martha Jane Rich Theater at 7 p.m. Visiting Associate Professor of African & African American Studies in the Department of History at Dartmouth College, Professor White is a scholar of modern Black history with an emphasis on intellectual, political, and sports history. He is the author of The Challenge of Blackness: The Institute of the...


December 20, 2018

Posted at 16:03h in News, Parents by

Those in the course Sports and Society have created a new verb: “to Barnsdale.” It means to put 110% effort into a fictional story—because that’s just what our December Student of the Month did as Taxpayer #1 in a town meeting for the fictional municipality of Barnsdale. Yes, Tyler Wojcik is this month’s honoree! Recurring themes when it comes to this kind-hearted junior are his earnestness and his appreciation for the learning process. Mrs. Barton praises Tyler’s “genuine love of history and desire to understand decisions, events, and people of the past. Although quiet and humble,” she explains, “he was an...

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