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January 22, 2021

Posted at 15:36h in Arts, News, Parents by

Eleven students from Thetford Academy are featured in the Alliance for Visual Art Gallery's (AVA) 13th Annual Best of the Upper Valley High School Exhibition. The show will run from Friday, January 22 through Friday, February 26, 2021. This year, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the show has gone entirely virtual and winners will be chosen by the public. From the link below, viewers can visit the show and vote for their favorite art work in several categories. Karyn Neubauer, TA's Visual Arts teacher, says "I’m very proud of our student artists and congratulate them for their hard work and...


January 21, 2021

Posted at 17:00h in Academics, Head of School, Parents by

Dear TA Families & Students, My weekly email today focuses on looking ahead to the next half of the school year. Below are 3 resources designed to provide the TA community with information about our 2nd semester plan and to support families with their decision-making process. 1. Video message to explain TA's 2nd semester plan (9:41 minutes in length): LINK 2. Set of slides shared in the video: LINK 3. Official sign-up form to indicate each student's option for 2nd semester - please submit by midnight on Monday, Jan. 25. [Students & family members: Refer to the weekly HOS email sent on Thursday, Jan....


January 21, 2021

Posted at 13:59h in Academics, Arts, News by

Students in TA's Advanced Art class spent the first quarter of the fall semester honing their skills both technically and conceptually. They also participated in The Memory Project's Portrait Program, creating portraits of children in Venezuela to serve as memories of their lived experience. This quarter, students focused their ideas and techniques on following the thread of an idea, a "sustained investigation" of a theme or concept. For their final project, the "Concentration Series," students dove deep into their chosen theme and created a series of works that reflected their focus. To showcase their work, each student created a...


January 15, 2021

Posted at 17:00h in Academics, Head of School, News, Parents by

Dear TA Families & Students, Today's weekly email repeats a lot of the same information and themes as last week. We all want to focus on a strong finish to the fall semester and ensure everyone understands the special schedules in place over the next two weeks. Week of Jan. 19-22: Next week is the final week of the fall semester, with a focus on final projects and exams, especially in the high school courses, which end at the semester. Here is a link to the week's schedule. Please note that Tuesday and Wednesday are both fully remote days with synchronous class meetings. Students are...


January 11, 2021

Posted at 15:43h in Academics, News by

Emily Bernard, UVM professor and author of Black is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother’s Time, My Mother’s, and Mine visited Ms. Silver’s two English 10 classes on Wednesday, December 9th. After having read Bernard’s 2019 collection of essays, students crafted questions in preparation for the author’s visit and got to listen to her thoughtful answers about writing, living Black in Vermont, and being interested in rather than blind to “difference.” The students’ work continues as they craft their own essays on what this book has helped them to understand more deeply about their own lives or about the world...


January 8, 2021

Posted at 17:04h in Academics, Head of School, News, Parents by

Dear TA Families, I hope everyone has had a safe start to the new year. I imagine we are all relieved to say goodbye to 2020. At the same time that we look for the light and optimism that come with welcoming 2021, this week has been a stark reminder that the pandemic and deep political divides that have been gravely testing our country are as disruptive and dangerous as ever. I am grateful to live in a place that deeply values community, and I'm hopeful we can continue to work together to stay connected and help heal our small corner of...

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