The Vermont Rural Education Collaborative inspires school communities to
LEARN, SHARE, and THRIVE.
VREC Strategic Planning Survey
The Vermont Rural Education Collaborative is conducting a brief survey to solicit stakeholder input as we engage in revising our three-year strategic plan.
Please use this link to complete the short survey by March 31st.
We appreciate your input!
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EDUCATOR OPPORTUNITIES:
STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES:
VREC MEMBER SUPERVISORY UNIONS and SCHOOL DISTRICTS
VREC serves more than 5,500 Vermont students, Pre-K to grade 12, in 43 public schools in seven supervisory unions/districts in Northeastern Vermont.
Read the latest edition of our newsletter:
The Echo, Spring 2026
Explore our Programs
A.I.M.
The Aspire + Imagine + Motivate program empowers middle schoolers to explore their potential and visualize their future. By providing a clear roadmap early on, VREC ensures students enter high school with a purposeful plan toward earning valuable credentials or degrees.
Middle School Leadership
VREC partners with the Northwoods Stewardship Center annually to provide a day of self-reflection and leadership training for 8th grade students each spring.
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.
Expeditionary Field Studies
2026 Trips Announced!
Providing middle school students with multi-day, place-based learning experiences such as hiking and backpacking the Long Trail, the Maine Appalachian Trail, and the White Mountains, and paddling the upper Connecticut River.
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.
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 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 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.
