Vermont Academy is a small, New England boarding school serving 220 students in the majestic Green Mountains, renowned for handcrafting an extraordinarily unique education for each student. We teach our students how to rely on their inner compass and head toward their true north. We encourage adventures, ideas, natural interests, free thinking and lifelong growth.
Vermont Academy’s educational philosophy is based on four historic values of ingenuity, independence, community, and love of the land. These values create the underpinnings of an early bound book called The Vermont Academy Way, and they represent the framework shaping the development of today’s curriculum.
Unique Characteristics
’77 Snow Park – Our on-campus snow park features snowmaking, a rope tow, rails, jumps, and boxes. There are three ski jumps of different sizes that have become a staple of our campus scenery. Our thirty-meter ski jump is an iconic centerpiece to our campus, adjacent to our ski hill where many students enjoy a Sunday afternoon during the winter months. We also offer optional weekly (remove weekly) team trips to Woodman Gymnastics in Brattleboro, where our freestyle team has access to two-fly bed trampolines and a foam pit. We compete in the Lakes Region League within the NEPSAC, skiers also have the option to compete in the USASA Southern Vermont Series, USSA A-Level Freeride Series, as well as many local rail jams. Our on-campus snow park includes a ski slope, rope tow, snowmaking equipment, lighting, and state-of-the-art grooming equipment. There are three ski jumps of different sizes that have become a staple of our campus scenery.
Vermont Academy at Mount Snow – Vermont Academy and Mount Snow Academy (MSA) announced that MSA is merging into Vermont Academy. We will offer student-athletes the opportunity to pursue their passion for sports-on-snow while immersed in a comprehensive college preparatory academic program and community. Vermont Academy’s alpine, free ski, and snowboard athletes have the chance to live, study, and train at the Mount Snow Academy facility in Dover, VT for a winter trimester immersion experience.
Center for Learning – The work we do with students during their time at Vermont Academy helps to develop behaviors that foster self-advocacy and independence. Our students become comfortable accessing resources on their own, preparing them for a successful college career. While some of our Center for Learning students have diagnosed learning differences, others do not. Our tutors help with key skills such as organization and time management – a struggle for almost all teenagers, regardless of learning style.