Building a learning community in Vermont
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 »
Posted December 9, 2019
Community art celebration will feature live art and student artists Vermont graffiti Artist Will Kasso Condry and Burlington High School (BHS) students will be hosting a celebration to unveil a new work of art to hang in… Read more »
Posted November 12, 2019
School Board Approves Second BSD School to Fly Flag Burlington, VT Edmunds Middle School (EMS) will soon become the second school in Burlington School District (BSD to fly a Black Lives Matter flag. On November 12, students… Read more »
Posted October 28, 2019
Vermont celebrated it’s very first “Indigenous Peoples’ Day” on October 14, 2019. This holiday, formally known as Columbus Day, has been changed to recognize that we have for far too long promoted a story that celebrates the… Read more »
Posted October 21, 2019
Order your jersey today! Earlier this summer, the BHS girls varsity soccer team began working on a project to raise awareness about the gender wage gap. They were inspired by the U.S. Soccer Women’s National Team’s efforts… Read more »
Posted October 7, 2019
Kawther Hashim, a junior at BHS and leader in the BHS International Club, has become a force of nature for activism. On September 2oth, Hashim addressed a crowd during a Climate Strike at City Hall, pictured right.… Read more »
Posted June 6, 2019
On May 3rd, Vermont Representative Peter Welch announced the winners of the 38th Annual Congressional Art Competition at the Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier. Graduating Senior Abdul Abdulrazak from Horizons was among the winners, receiving… Read more »
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Note: This post by Bram Moreinis (“Mr. M.”), and is featured on the Programming and Web Development Blog. For the last month or so, most of my programming students and I have engaged in an intensive real-world… Read more »
