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April 26, 2021

Posted at 17:44h in News, Outdoor Education by

We at TA are going have to learn how to share Scott Ellis. As many have heard by now, Scott was recently hired by the Aloha Foundation to be the director of the Ohana Family Camp, starting with this summer's season. This is a very exciting career move for Scott – it truly is his life-long dream job. Scott will retain his faculty position at Thetford Academy during the school year, and continue to teach TA's special interdisciplinary environmental studies and outdoor education course that he launched four years ago. Scott came to TA with the charge of making a reality out of...


April 26, 2021

Posted at 16:07h in Counseling by

On Monday, April 26, 2021, Thetford Academy's Counseling Office hosted an information session for rising seniors preparing to register for Fall 2021 courses. The event covers tips and tricks for getting the most out of your senior year, making sure all graduation requirements are met, the ins and outs of the online course registration, and a question and answer session with students. The event, led by Counseling Director Mark Pichette and School Counselor Rebecca Walter, was recorded for students and families to use as a resource as they complete the course registration process. ...


April 12, 2021

Posted at 09:57h in Academics, Head of School, Parents by

Dear Thetford Academy Parents and Guardians, Enclosed with this letter is your student’s 3rd quarter report card, marking the half-way point of spring semester.  Third quarter was split into two parts: the three weeks in February when students started meeting in classes synchronously but still online, and the five weeks in March when students and teachers were able to convene together for class. As you review the report card with your student at home, and discuss and reflect together on their learning during this period, this might be an important topic. How did the February and March experiences differ, and what was their...


April 9, 2021

Posted at 16:50h in Academics, Head of School, Parents by

Dear TA Families & Students, I am writing today with an update about our plan for the remainder of the school year. We will maintain the program that we have had in place starting March 1, with the combination of in-person classes, online learning, pod time, and remote classes on Wednesdays. We are now six weeks in with the current schedule and a lot is going well. Teachers and students are back in classes together and this has been a game changer for second semester. I've attached a couple of photos to give you a glimpse of our experience in March (and there...


April 8, 2021

Posted at 13:41h in Academics, DEI, News, Parents by

The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), founded in 1960, was "an organization of organizers with 'field secretaries' working full-time for change in communities across the Deep South. SNCC’s work spanned everything from voter registration, adult education, and freedom schools to theater productions, cooperatives, and independent political parties." On Wednesday, one of SNCC's volunteers, Penny Patch, joined Mr. Deffner's Civil Rights Literature class to share her experience as a young white woman working in SNCC during the Civil Rights movement. In 1960, Ms. Patch was a student at Swarthmore College. On weekends, she would join other students and head to nearby...

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