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May 12, 2021

Posted at 09:44h in Academics, News, Parents by

TA students Mary Bosco and Eldon Crossett, supported by YATST advisors Kate Owen and Rebecca Walter, recently facilitated a global conversation between youth and adults at a conference session focused on the question: "What should be the purpose of school?" Thetford Academy's YATST team (Youth and Adults Transforming Schools Together) spent the 2020-2021 school year gathering data about students' school experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic. With the initial data as a starting point, the group facilitated a series of students focus group sessions to learn more. These focus groups explored topics including: What have we learned about school during COVID and what...


May 11, 2021

Posted at 09:31h in Academics, News, Parents by

Former Mount Saint Joseph basketball coach Mark Benetato and filmmaker Duane Carleton joined students in Mr. Deffner's Civil Rights Literature class on Monday. Carleton's film "Divided by Diversity" (2016) explores what happened when five students from the Bronx, NY joined the Rutland school's community after fleeing violence in some of New York's toughest urban housing projects. Carleton's documentary chronicles the boys' experiences during their time in Vermont. On the court, the students helped Mount Saint Joseph win a Division II state championship in 2012. Yet despite the team's success, the players faced community push back that ranged from resentment to...


May 10, 2021

Posted at 06:36h in Arts, News, Parents by

TA’s musical theater production class will present Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat on Saturday, May 22 and Sunday, May 23 at 6:30 p.m. For most of the school year, even this outdoor, socially distanced production seemed improbable. But when Vermont recently revised its recommendations for music education, Thetford Academy’s performing arts teachers were ready to embrace new safety protocols in order to get students back on stage. After a year of remote learning, TA drama and chorus teacher John Luce noted that “students were hungry for an authentic experience.”  Despite a limited rehearsal...


May 7, 2021

Posted at 17:50h in Academics, Head of School, Parents by

Dear TA Families & Students, Mark your calendars for the busy final weeks of school. We will continue to share details and updates about events as they develop. Please remember that community participation and audience sizes will be limited this year for all activities.  TA Honors Celebration, May 12: Next Wednesday we will host TA's long-standing springtime Honors Celebration. Like most things during COVID, it will look a little different - but the tradition continues nonetheless. Eligible students received invitations last week and RSVPs are due by this evening. Please connect with English Teacher & Honors Celebration Coordinator Emily Silver with any questions or...


May 6, 2021

Posted at 13:26h in Academics, Parents by

On Monday, May 3, 2021, Thetford Academy’s Counseling Office hosted an information session for rising sophomores preparing to register for Fall 2021 courses. The event outlined what students need to do to stay on track to meet graduation requirements, 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 Molly Dugan-Sullivan, was recorded for students and families to use as a resource as they complete the course registration process. ...


April 30, 2021

Posted at 17:01h in Academics, Head of School, News, Outdoor Education, Parents by

Dear TA Families & Students, Spring is always a whirlwind time of year in a school, as we all aim to stay focused on teaching and learning in the present term, while simultaneously prepping for year-end events and the fall semester. It's like surfing two waves at once! For students (except seniors), this means course registration for 2021-22 is underway. The counseling department held sessions for the rising 12th and 11th graders earlier this week, both of which can be viewed online. Check out the news posts at the bottom of the counseling page to access the recordings: thetfordacademy.org/student-life/counseling-office. Younger grades are next in...

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