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.

February 3, 2015

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Montpelier High School

Public, Rural
Grades 9-12
Montpelier, VT

Montpelier High School, a 9-12 publicschool in Montpelier, Vermont, integrates the theme of sustainability across their curriculum. They have a robust community-based learning program, a majorservice learning project focused on food production, and a commitment to a dailyrecess, 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

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