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October 5, 2021

Posted at 19:18h in Academics, News, Parents by

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 is really a wonderful tool for engaging reluctant writers," he shared, "The prompts don't require lengthy responses, so anyone can respond to them. It's also really exciting for a kid to see their work in print or in an online magazine–especially if it's a kid who might not have formerly thought...


October 5, 2021

Posted at 18:36h in Alumni News, News, Parents by

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 parked cars in every nearby field. The Woods Trail Run is, of course, a cross country meet. But to Thetford Academy and its community, it is also a point of pride and a place of connection. Like the trail itself, the Woods Trail event was born from the entrepreneurial spirit, goodwill,...


October 1, 2021

Posted at 17:41h in Head of School, Outdoor Education, Parents by

Dear TA Families, We are looking forward to hosting the 30th annual Woods Trail Run tomorrow! Everyone is invited to this community event, 10am-4pm, on the TA campus. Come cheer on the 2000+ runners from all over New England who come to race on our beautiful TA cross-country course. For more info, visit thetfordacademy.org/2021/09/thetford-academys-woods-trail-run-turns-30. Student clubs are up and running, and there is an inspiring variety of interests and topics students are exploring and connecting about each week. Check in at home to find out more about what your student is pursuing with club time on Fridays during power hour and/or Mondays after school....


September 28, 2021

Posted at 17:42h in Alumni News, News, Outdoor Education, Parents by

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 learning. In just the last five years, students have designed and raised a timber framed outdoor classroom, built a sugar shack for TA’s burgeoning annual maple harvest, and installed a low ropes course for community team building activities.  The property has also provided TA a unique opportunity to expand and reinvigorate...


September 28, 2021

Posted at 12:29h in Athletics by

Soccer TA’s Panthers have been leaving it all on the field. Despite some impressive individual and team performances, both the girls and boys soccer teams have had a tough stretch of losses recently. The girls played Lake Region (1-0), Woodstock (4-1), and Harwood (7-1). They will be looking to turn things around with a home turf advantage v. Montpelier on Thursday. Of note: great work from senior Madi Powers, who scored both goals; and a strong showing from freshman Heidi Hewes in the net. The varsity boys have been working hard up and down the state, from Montpelier v. U-32 (3-0) to...


September 24, 2021

Posted at 19:07h in Academics, Head of School, Parents by

Dear TA Families, Lots of news to share as we move into the last week of September. Weekly "Assembly" on Wednesdays Due to continuing public health precautions, we haven't been able to return to all-school assemblies in the gym. Instead, we continue to pre-record assembly videos like we did last year, which students and teachers experience from within their advisories. (Hence the quotation marks around the word "assembly.") We know it's not the same, and we miss being together as a big TA community, but it's one of the covid compromises that linger in our lives for now. The big goal remains the same though: fostering...

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