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Vandermont Today ~ Prepared for Life
A couple of months ago, a close friend visiting from out of town asked me, “How does Vandermont prepare students to be ‘college-ready?’”...
Evan Dalrymple
Dec 19, 20242 min read
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Special Announcement!
As an innovative 21st-century model, we will always be molding and improving our programming and looking for unique opportunities for our...
Vandermont Team
Dec 6, 20241 min read
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Why Vandermont
A lot happens inside our walls on any given day. We don’t have homework folders or “cells and bells,” and we certainly DO let our...
Vandermont Team
Mar 20, 20242 min read
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Celebrate Different
Mrs. Carrie Koch, Head of School This week in conversations, I had the opportunity to talk about how all students are different. In fact,...
Vandermont Team
Mar 19, 20242 min read
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Choose us for what we are, not what we are not.
We are different. That phrase kept being said so much that we made a big banner for the first day of school this year and displayed it...
Vandermont Team
Apr 12, 202311 min read
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#2 Growth Mindset: What is it and how does it apply to what we do?
This is a doozy but full of important information from start to finish! At Vandermont, everyone is learning and growing all the time –...
Vandermont Team
Mar 10, 20235 min read
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#1 Personal Greatness: 10 Essential Elements of Vandermont's Learner-Driven Community
In life, and especially as a student, achieving personal greatness is the ultimate goal. It means living up to your full potential,...
Vandermont Team
Feb 20, 20232 min read
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10 Essential Elements of Vandermont's Learner-Driven Community
“The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.” Joseph Campbell I'd add to what Joseph said: "And you find out who you are by being...
Vandermont Team
Jan 31, 20232 min read
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Using Our Gifts and Strengths for the Highest Purpose
This halfway point of the school year gives us a well-deserved pause point where we can take stock of our accomplishments in serving our...
Vandermont Team
Jan 31, 20222 min read
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Gratitude and The Importance of Presentations of Learning
Carrie Koch- Head of School Gratefulness means having an appreciative mindset for what one has received. Every time I hear a story about...
Vandermont Team
Nov 2, 20213 min read
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Why Less is Always More in Schools
Carrie Koch- Head of School 10-12-2021 When choosing a school, many parents believe that the more programs a school has to offer, the...
Vandermont Team
Oct 12, 20212 min read
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