Montpelier High School

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Montpelier High School

Public, Rural

Grades 9-12

Montpelier, VT

Montpelier High School, a 9-12 public school in Montpelier, Vermont, integrates the theme of sustainability across their curriculum. They have a robust community-based learning program, a major service learning project focused on food production, and a commitment to a daily recess, called MHS Unplugged.

#2 ranked high school in Vermont according to US News and World Report
“School of Success” from the National Center for Learning and Citizenship (NCLC)
94% graduation rate among all demographic groups

Education Trends
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Service Learning
Service Learning: Real-Life Applications for Learning
Montpelier High School's service learning program integrates across the curriculum, utilizing a school greenhouse and gardens to provide food for the school district's lunch program.
Service Learning
Having Students Serve Their District
Visit a high school that incorporates service learning throughout the curriculum, including having biology classes produce greens for the cafeterias.
Play & Recess
Recess for High School Students
Last year, Montpelier High shifted its schedule to free up 15 minutes—for recess. Teachers and students find they are more calm and focused, with a camaraderie that continues into the classroom.
Play & Recess
Unplugging From Stress
These high school students get a 15-minute recess every day––and teachers praise the benefits.
Integrated Studies
Integrated Studies: Sustainability and Cross-Curricular Connections
By connecting the theme of sustainability across multiple disciplines, the teachers at Montpelier High School have built a robust, integrated teaching approach that engages students and creates community.
Integrated Studies
Sustainability Across the Curriculum
Using a campus greenhouse, teachers in multiple disciplines collaborated to make connections to sustainability.
Community Partnerships
Community-Based Learning: Connecting Students With Their World
At Montpelier High School, community-based learning focuses on student interest to create internship opportunities that are designed to connect academic learning to the real world.
Community Partnerships
Connecting Coursework to the World Outside School
Students participate in local internships to explore their interests, realizing that learning isn’t confined to a classroom.

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Montpelier High School

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