Building a learning community in Vermont
Posted January 26, 2021
Burlington City & Lake Semester (BCL) has been recognized as an Outstanding Flagship Project in Education for Sustainable Development by the Global RCE Centre, a program of United Nations University. RCE Awards celebrate local projects all around… Read more »
Posted January 12, 2021
Burlington School District’s Child Care K-5 students have been creating a mobile garden space as part of the kidsgardening.org “Carton 2 Garden” project. Their garden project received one of 5 Elementary level prizes nationwide from KidsGardening.org of… Read more »
Posted December 11, 2020
Burlington Technical Center and Burlington High School are proud to recognize four students for being awarded as Vermont Presidential Scholars. All four students attend classes at BTC, and two of the students call BHS home. The award… Read more »
Posted November 18, 2020
Dominick was awarded the 2020 Golden Wrench Award by the Vermont Automobile Enthusiasts Classic and Antique Car Club. This award is given to 16 high school juniors across the state of Vermont in recognition of students in Vermont’s automotive… Read more »
Posted October 5, 2020
Burlington High School senior Alex Wick has been recognized as a semifinalist in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program. BHS is one of only 16 schools in the state to have a student recognized as a… Read more »
Posted May 25, 2020
Burlington, VT — For some Vermont students, making art has become a way to find solace during the COVID-19 pandemic. Students in the Burlington City & Lake Semester class at Burlington High School (BHS) took this idea… Read more »
Posted May 7, 2020
While COVID-19 interfered the 33rd Annual Children’s Art Exhibition Ceremony scheduled at City Hall on Thursday, March 19, Burlington City Arts launched an online platform to host this longstanding community tradition and display over 189 young Burlington artists’ artwork. (Photo right from River… Read more »
Posted April 13, 2020
On March 10, Education Week published “New Breed of After-School Programs Embrace English-Learners,” featuring BSD’s efforts alongside efforts being made in Chicago and Charlotte. The article ran in both the print and online editions. It discusses our… Read more »
Posted February 24, 2020
On November 12, 2019 students from the Edmunds Middle School Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) Collective presented a proposal to the school board, requesting they be allowed to fly the Black Lives Matter flag at the school.… Read more »
Posted December 19, 2019
Champlain Elementary students on the big stage under the bright lights! The elementary school students performed three songs with Vermont Abenaki Artist Bryan Blanchette during matinee performances at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts on December… Read more »
