we are va

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tinkerers
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courageous
prepared
tenacious
adventurous
connected
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genuine
confident
empowered
vibrant
tinkerers
entrepreneurs
joyful
courageous
prepared
tenacious
adventurous
connected
inventive
inclusive
authentic
supportive
family

we are

We are a small New England private coed boarding school and day school in the majestic Green Mountains renowned for handcrafting an extraordinarily unique education for each student. We teach our students—grades nine through post-graduate (PG)—how to rely on their inner compass and head toward their true north. We encourage adventurous ideas, natural interests, free thinking, and lifelong growth. Our college preparatory programs offer insight and guidance to help you advance and find a higher educational opportunity that aligns with your interests, and abilities. 
  • Education for Life Education for Life
    We are explorers.
    We focus on process learning, which prioritizes learning to ask the
    right questions from the information we gather, rather than focusing
    only on getting the right answer.
  • Experiencing VA Experiencing VA
    Spend any amount of time in our community and you will quickly learn that while we may be a small school, we have an incredibly large spirit. Connections are at the center of everything we do, and it’s what makes this school a place like no other.
  • Vermont Academy at Mount Snow Vermont Academy at Mount Snow
    Vermont Academy at Mount Snow offers a unique opportunity for student-athletes to cultivate their passion for on-snow sports while maintaining a consistent college preparatory academic program.

we are moving mountains

Here, students are free to unfurl and be their true selves while they discover their best selves: puck-shooting painters, shy math whizzes turned- thespians, ESL rowing captains, fashion designing equestrian chemists, dyslexic point-guard entrepreneurs, all-AP snowboarding cellists. 

We create a safe space, rich in endless opportunity, where students are known, heard, and happy to learn. Because we’re small, we can focus on developing the whole student into a confident, inspired, ambitious learner bound for college. 

Vermont Academy students know they are valued for who they are as much as who we believe they can become—and who they become is limitless.

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  • 120

    Collective Years of Teaching Experience
    means extraordinary instruction, guidance, and growth for our learning center.

  • school

    A Student-Centered Learning Environment
    with 24 different honors + advanced level courses

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  • 8 to 1

    Student to Teacher Ratio
    means no students fall through the cracks.

  • outdoors

    Outdoor Adventures
    Vermont’s great outdoors is home to some of the most beautiful places to hike, camp, fish, bike, run, you name it.

  • Dr. Jennifer L. Zaccara

    Head of School
    “We are a Vermont school with a long reach. In our classrooms and on our 450- acre campus, our students learn how to be explorers, tinkerers, and innovators.”

  • Philippe '23

    "VA being a school of 200 students means you place an important role in the community. I'm proud of how I was able to get out of my comfort zone and put myself out there."

  • Anja '19

    "My experience at VA has helped me figure out what I am passionate about and what kind of person I want to be."

  • Liam '22

    "From the first moment I got to VA I felt welcomed, embraced, and supported in every imaginable way."

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discover what moves you

Vermont Academy is always in motion. Our students love to explore the world around them, discover new things, and connect what they’ve learned to life beyond the classroom. Our faculty uncover this energy and ambition—their dedication and passion help students strive, soar, and move mountains. Vermont Academy is a place where students invent themselves, discover their dreams, and realize their goals. In addition to using our 450 acre campus for outdoor activities, our proximity to Mount Snow Ski Resort in Southern Vermont allows us to give our student athletes a winter sports boarding school experience unlike anything available in the greater New England region with Vermont Academy at Mount Snow. If you are interested in becoming a Wildcat, we welcome you to begin the application process with an initial inquiry. We'd be happy to provide you with information regarding our academic curriculum, athletic programs, campus life, and more. 
10 Long Walk, PO Box 500
Saxtons River, VT 05154
802-869-6200
Vermont Academy is a coed college preparatory boarding and day school in southern Vermont, serving grades 9-12 plus a postgraduate year.