Vermont Rural Education Collaborative

The Vermont Rural Education Collaborative inspires school communities to LEARN, SHARE, and THRIVE.

Latest News…

Big Announcement!

We just released a new podcast!

Our series, Voices of Rural Vermont Teachers, is now online. With this project, we're sharing stories about individual Vermont teachers: “who” you teach, “what” you teach, “how” you teach, and perhaps most importantly, “why” you teach.

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Read our latest edition of our newsletter:

The Echo, Winter 2024

Explore our Programs

A.I.M.

The Aspire-Imagine-Motivate program supports career exploration and promotes post-secondary aspirations for middle school students.
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Middle School Leadership

VREC partners with Northwoods Stewardship Center annually to provide a day of self-reflection and leadership training for 8th grade students each spring.
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Professional Learning

VREC hosts a wide range of courses and workshops, along with several professional learning networks in support of educators across our region and beyond.
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Expeditionary Field Studies

Providing middle school students with multi-day, place-based learning experiences such as canoeing, hiking and learning about ocean ecology on the Maine Coast.
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Mini-grants

VREC provides grants to schools within our collaborative for student-led, place-based learning, community-based service learning projects, and to support diversity, equity and inclusive practices. LEARN MORE

Workforce Development

VREC was awarded a grant from the Vermont Agency of Education to collaborate with NEK school systems and institutions of higher education to develop pathways for teacher licensure. LEARN MORE

Learn more about the impact we had in the most recent school year by reading our ANNUAL REPORT.

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WE ARE GRATEFUL TO OUR LOCAL PARTNERS

VREC is actively developing partnerships on a local state and national level. Our partnerships are based on mutually developed goals and are built over time.