Vermont Academy at a Glance
Founded in 1876
Coeducational, College-preparatory, Private, Independent, Boarding and Day
515-acre campus
Total students: 228 from 30 states and 12 countries (46 international students - 20%)
Boarders - 160 Day - 68
Girls - 97 Boys - 131
9th grade - 38 10th grade - 49 11th grade - 58 12th grade - 71 PG - 12
Facilities
• 350-seat Performing Arts Center
• wireless campus
• dance studio with Harlequin hard-wood sprung floor
• fitness center and locker rooms in renovated gym
• observatory with high-powered telescope
• Winter Snow Park on campus for skiing, snowboarding, and jumping
Academics
• 7:1 student-teacher ratio
• AP, honors and advanced-level classes
• Science Center: advanced physics courses, (robotics, electricity and magnetism, architecture and engineering)
environmental science, advanced biology, biochemistry
• Foreign Languages: French and Spanish (5 levels)
• Learning Skills Center: newly renovated building; subject-specific tutoring and organization/time management
• Advisor System: 5-6 advisees per advisor; meet 4 times per week
Athletics and Outdoor Activities
• 18 sports levels offered
• 6 playing fields and 2 practice fields
• 6 tennis courts
• Indoor and outdoor ropes course
• 20 km. of trails (for cross-country running and skiing, snowshoeing, and walks)
• Skiing/snowboarding at Okemo and Bromley
• Horseback Riding Program at Winchester Stables
• Outdoor Challenge (hiking, rock-climbing, kayaking, canoeing, camping)
Studio and Performing Arts
• Theater (3 productions per year, theater intensive, technical theater)
• Music (theory, music appreciation, electronic music, vocal and jazz ensembles, private lesson program,
concerts, cabarets, coffee houses, and festivals)
• Dance (winter and spring intensives: ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, African, modern, etc.)
• Studio Art (painting, drawing, pottery, 3-D art, portfolio development)
• Filmmaking, photography, digital studio