Red Fox Community School

For six graduating Eagles, this spring held a lot of lasts. Last day in Hawgolwood. Last spring play. Last time being the oldest kids in the building. On graduation day, teachers and students lined the path to cheer them into one final ceremony in our backyard theater — where each graduate received a book chosen just for them, gave a speech that moved everyone to tears and laughter, and heard the words they'll carry into middle school: Go Toward Something.

Phoebe, Hunter, Allison, Rudy, Marcel, and William — we are so proud of you.

Thank you to the Manchester Journal for this wonderful feature on our spring play!

https://www.manchesterjournal.com/arts_and_culture/exploring-eras-of-invention-red-fox-community-school-students-write-and-stage-original-time-travel/article_879df176-1e01-4430-8bf0-77885e37dcd7.html

One of the last days of school at Red Fox Community School means honoring a distinctly Vermont tradition: the swimming hole. This year it was the West Branch of the Batten Kill.

Students flipped rocks to see what was living underneath, tested how the current changed where the riverbed dropped, splashed through the fast part and tiptoed through the deep part.

It was a cold day for a river trip — cold water, cold air, and not a single kid who cared. On a day like today, we'd all trade places with them in a second!

At Red Fox, outside isn't a reward for finishing the real work. It is the real work. A river in June teaches things a worksheet can't: how water moves, what lives where, and how to keep your footing on slippery rocks.

Learn more at redfoxschool.org