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550 Dorset St. South Burlington, VT 05403    802-652-7000   contact us        Big Picture South Burlington is an innovative school-within-a-school, serving students who are looking for more meaning in their high school education. Students work with faculty to design their … Continue reading →

Dear educators and/or friends of educators, Big Picture South Burlington is looking for interested educators to teach a one week long intensive course with our students. “Explore Week” is May 14-18th. We are looking for a science expert, someone with … Continue reading →

The deadline for submitting your application to Big Picture for the 2012-2013 year is February 13th! Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis after this date. Please visit our upcoming admissions events to sign-up for a shadow day (Feb. … Continue reading →

Six students will be accompanying advisor Jim Shields to Nicaragua for a 10 day service learning trip… they leave today! Follow their trip blog here…. http://bpsbnicaragua.wordpress.com/

Our January 2012 Big Picture Newsletter is out! In this issue: A note from program coordinator Jason Cushner Service After Irene Orientation Term Revisited Meet the New BP Staff Student LTI Experiences Student Work: Brittany Manos “This I Believe” What’s … Continue reading →

Do you want to craft a senior year that allows you to… delve deeply into learning experiences that you create gain independence and self-awareness through internships and travel extend your classroom into the community and world pursue your passions stand … Continue reading →

During fall term 5 students participated in a documentary making internship experience. Before jumping into the larger project of creating a feature length documentary, each student was asked to profile a student in the South Burlington community who is doing … Continue reading →

Thinking about applying to Big Picture? Here are our upcoming admissions events to consider before submitting your application. Feb. 1 2012: Service Learning Term Exhibitions 6:30-9 pm Attend student presentations about their experiences during our one month Service Learning Term. … Continue reading →

Big Picture South Burlington has a facebook page. Follow us for updates about what BPSB students are doing, links to interesting articles, pictures and more.      

Big Picture South Burlington traveled to Moretown and Waterbury on September 2nd to help with flood relief following Hurricane Irene. It was so much worse that I had expected, with many houses seeing water levels of 5-6 feet. We hauled … Continue reading →