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Wiffle Fest 2025

on May 12, 2025 By Molly Huddle Coffey | summer public event
Wiffle Fest is on June 28, 2025!
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Rhetoric, Conspiracies, and Critical Thinking

In today's world, critical thinking is one of the most important skills we can foster in young people. It's essential to be able to critically analyze information for its truth, and also to understand what drives people to believe and feel certain ways. This was the inspiration for Doug Himes, our English teacher, to create a unit on conspiracy theories to teach to our senior class.
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New England Youth Identity Summit 2025

For the last several years, our Residential Educator, Stan Eddy, has brought students to the New England Youth Identity Conference in Portland, Maine. This event gathers students from public and private high schools across New England to make connections, learn from each other, and gain new perspectives. On April 4th, our group of four students set out to for this year’s summit.
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Open House April 11, 2025

on March 11, 2025 By Molly Huddle Coffey |
Join us on April 11th from 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. to learn about our nurturing approach to academics, exciting dorm life, and rich art program. During this event, you can:
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RPS Arts Fest March 28-29

Join us for a celebration of creativity at Rock Point School on March 28th and 29th RPS Arts Fest will showcase the creativity of the students at Rock Point School, including visual arts, theatre, and writing. Art Show Friday, March 28, from 5:00 - 7:00
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Virtual Open House February 6, 2025

February 6, 2024, from 4:30 - 6:00 pm
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Teaching Financial Literacy

Did you know that 93% of people experience some level of math anxiety? Rock Point School math teacher Leda Sommerville certainly does! Leda is passionate about helping kids love math, “We're living in a world where competitive math and rote memorization early on have turned kids off to math or created a false belief that some can and some cannot ‘do’ math. We're here, together in this classroom, to smash that myth.”
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Voices of the Movement Project

Annually, all Rock Point School students participate in a Civil Rights Movement Unit in history class. We do this because we offer a Civil Rights Trip each year, and we believe that experiential learning works best when participants have a solid foundation of knowledge. Although only a portion of our students go on the trip, it’s worthwhile to make these learning experiences accessible to all.
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Virtual Student Panel November 13, 2024

During this virtual student panel, our students will share their perspectives on our small, supportive day and boarding high school. They are excited to tell you all about their favorite parts of the program, like learning to snowboard with Burton CHILL, or working on creative writing in English. They'll also highlight what it's like to live in Burlington, Vermont, and what makes our school unique.
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Fall Service Learning: Botany, Trail Work, and Stewardship

on October 14, 2024 By Molly Huddle Coffey | News Feed community
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