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Curriculum Grants of up to
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VRP members! Your site is entitled to apply for a mini grant for the current school year. Grants may be up to $1,500. All teachers who document and publish their project on VRP's web site will receive a personal check for $250 upon publication. We have $5,000 in stipends available. more
Our Curriculum Library contains teacher created examples from the classroom and community, along with many Vermont History units. more
Reflections contributed by VRP students, educators, and community members. more
VRP's Web site is made possible in large part through the generous support of the Bay and Paul Foundations.
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About Us
WHO WE ARE
The Vermont Rural Partnership (VRP) is a coalition of Vermont's most rural, economically challenged schools and communities. Our schools are located in seven counties and range widely in size from some of the country's smallest schools to larger regional schools. Seven schools founded the Vermont Rural Partnership in 1996. Approximately 3,000 students Pre -K to 12 attend VRP schools. VRP History Timeline
"Thanks to the VRP, our school has been able to feel part of a vital,
meaningful network of like-minded Vermont schools."
Martha Rich, Head of School
Thetford Academy
OUR MISSION is to enlarge student learning and improve community life by strengthening relationships between schools and communities and by engaging students in community based public work.
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Our Goals:
The work of our member schools is organized through the following focus areas:
To encourage the development of curriculum specific to local places.
To enhance student voice and leadership in decision-making and civic engagement.
To promote youth and adult partnerships through school and community collaboration.
To promote and support school change towards the development of equitable, democratic community schools.
To advocate for thriving sustainable small schools and communities in Vermont
To document and share our stories
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Program Activities:
Establish broad based leadership teams in schools to foster VRP goals.
Provide mini grants to schools for teachers to develop programs tied to VRP goals.
Develop and evaluate place based curriculum alternatives which foster youth leadership development.
Hold an annual “Learning in Place” statewide conference
Support networking between schools.
Provide professional development and support for school change and improvement.
Advocate for thriving small schools and communities.
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VRP is a member of the Rural School and Community Trust whose mission is to enlarge student learning and improve community life by strengthening relationships between rural schools and communities and engaging students in community-based public work.
The Rural School and Community Trust believes that in goods schools people are:
1. Working together on learning and developing the capacity to live well in a place;
2. Acting on the belief that every person contributes to our shared future; and
3. Connecting to local cultures and ecology.
For more information on the Vermont Rural Partnership,
please contact: margaret.maclean@ruraledu.org
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