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We’re excited to head out to the Flynn theater today and check out China’s Golden Dragon Acrobats.

From the Flynn Theater website:

Rooted in more than 2,000 years of history and folk tradition, acrobatics are a vital thread in the fabric of Chinese arts and culture. Cirque Ziva is the newest creation of the Golden Dragon Acrobats of China and represents the best of this time-honored art form. Blending traditional and modern acrobatics, dance, aerial stunts, contortion, spectacular costumes, and ancient and contemporary music, Cirque Ziva is a breathtaking show that celebrates the richness of Chinese culture.

Looks to be a great show!

Every year Rock Point School students head out to various towns in our part of Vermont to witness Town Meeting Day in action.

While we are not residents of the towns whose meetings we visit, and so cannot vote or speak in the debates, we enjoy being a fly on the wall as these communities practice the most direct form of face-to-face democracy.

It is a great chance for young people to see the many possible ways to discuss issues and resolve problems in our society.

Come join Rock Point School for our 3rd Annual Maple Run and Brunch! Kick off the spring season by running a 5k and then enjoying some pancakes with Rock Point-made maple syrup. Tours of our sugaring operation are available as well! All proceeds benefit the Rock Point School sugaring program.

8:00 – 8:45 A.M. Maple 5k Registration

9:00 A.M. Maple 5k

• The course is mostly flat with a couple of repetitive loops. Runners will pass by our school’s many sugarbushes and other picturesque sights the Rock Point property has to offer.
• Prizes of Rock Point Maple Syrup awarded at random to participating runners.

9:00 – 10:00 A.M. RPS Sugarhouse Tour

• Come join one of our RPS students on a tour of our Sugarhouse and see how the process of collecting sap on the property relates to putting maple syrup on your plate.

10:00 A.M. Brunch

• Brunch is an all-you-can-eat affair which consists of pancakes, waffles, bacon, sausage, fruit, and other maple-themed snacks/desserts.

Costs

• For the Maple 5k
  • $5 per person age 14 and under / $10 per person age 15 and up / $25 per family
•  For the Maple Brunch
  • $5 per person age 14 and under / $10 per person age 15 and up / $25 per family

Register Online Here

Link to Satellite Map of Course

Questions?

Please contact Joe Ainsworth at jainsworth@rockpoint.org or call the school at 802-863-1104.

Spring is almost here and we are getting excited for the 2014 edition of our annual maple tours!

Each year we host hour-long student-led tours of our sugaring program, making syrup from our own sugarbush right here in Burlington! Our sugarhouse is a beautiful example of post-and-beam construction using local timbers, and visiting our sugarbush is a great chance to walk around the beautiful Rock Point property in the snowy early spring.

School groups and others of various ages have delighted as our students lead a tour involving tapping trees, collecting sap, checking out the boiler, and hanging out in the sugar house. There’s even maple syrup on ice cream to top it all off! We may be able to help provide transportation as well; please ask if you’re interested.

We provide these tours free of charge to our community, but please consider making a donation to our non-profit sugaring program.

To book a tour, or ask questions, please contact Jean Waltz at jwaltz@rockpoint.org or (802) 863-1104.

See you there!

Some of us are coming back to school after having spent a relaxing week at home … some of us after having spent a week exploring and doing service work in Nicaragua.

Wherever we are coming back from, it is great to feel our community reform again.

Looking forward to springtime activities in the coming weeks: Town Meeting Day, maple sugaring, and our annual maple brunch and fun run.

And, of course, watching the sun grow stronger, the days grow longer, and the air begin to carry a whiff of Spring.

Have a great time enjoying the snow … or the sun if you’re headed somewhere warm.

Looking forward to seeing you back in a week.

Our brave travelers depart today for a week of cultural and service learning in Nicaragua!

Five students and two staff members will represent the school as the work with Compas de Nicaragua, a locally based organization focusing on community development and cultural exchange.

Can’t wait to hear your stories when you get back!

Yet again the Rock Point drama club put on a hilarious and moving evening of student-written plays.

This year we had five plays:

“Mockingbird”: by turns funny and philosophical, we get a peek at a conversation between Faust and Freud in a bar at the End of the World. They debate whether love or reason is superior … an argument that seems eternal.

“Schizophrenia”: a look at a young man struggling with voices in his head, and heroically overcoming them.

“The Iced Toe Morgue”: a comedic ride with an out-of-luck mortuary worker and his unexpected zombie friends, this one ends with a surprisingly touching reunion with a smelly corpse.

“Off the pill”: a critical piece looking at the dark days of psychiatry in the 1960′s when lobotomy was common. We get to see the struggles of a young patient to be heard, and also of a physician doubting the accepted practices of her profession.

“Demon”: a hapless teenager manages to summon a demon from the netherworld. He is concerned until he realizes that the demon is even more hapless than he is, with hilarious results.

Congratulations to the staff and students who worked hard for weeks to make these shows a success. It was quite a night!

Happy Valentines Day Everybody!

Our annual Valentine’s tradition, started decades ago by former headmaster John Rouleau, is to read a ridiculously rhyming poem that declares our Valentine’s Day love for each student by name. It is a sweet and funny affair that we look forward to every year, and this year it was especially fun to keep the audience guessing as to which student’s name would come up next.

In this photo you can see our head of school, CJ Spirito, accompanied by the guidance counselor Emily Skoler and science teacher Isaiah Keepin. We hope the audience had as much fun as they seem to be having!

Our basketball team continues their undefeated streak, coming out on top in another game against Vermont Commons School.

Go Owls!