Big Picture South Burlington

Hannah — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:21:01 +0000

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 own individualized curriculum based on their passions, skills, and goals. Students learn through internships, independent projects, workshops, travel, and group experiences. At Big Picture we believe that education is everyone’s business. Learning opportunities are everywhere, not just inside classrooms. Research tells us that we learn best when we’re personally motivated. When we have a passion for what we are doing, knowledge unfolds and evolves naturally.

Interested in Teaching at BPSB for a Week?

Hannah — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:20:27 +0000

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 artistic expertise, and would love any other suggestions. We are looking for a variety of subjects to offer students. We hope to offer 3 or 4 options which means they will be in groups of 5-7 students. We would love for students to get out of the building and doing hands on learning as part of this week. You would be responsible for the students the entire day (8:40am-3:20pm) all 5 days. Teachers will receive a small compensation and a great addition to their resume! Please email program coordinator Jason Cushner (jason(at)bigpicturesb.net) and VISTA member Hannah Valian (hannah(at)bigpicturesb.net) if you are interested. Thanks!

Admissions Deadline Approaching

Hannah — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:01:07 +0000

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. 10 or March 14). Please also visit this page to let us know if you will be attending our Exhibition Evening Event on February 1st.

Service Learning in Nicaragua

Hannah — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:21:08 +0000

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/

January 2012 Newsletter

Hannah — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:36:41 +0000

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 Next at BP?

Big Picture’s NEW Exceptional Senior Program

Hannah — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:36:04 +0000

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 apart from the crowd in the college application process

Then, the Exceptional Senior Program may be for you!
Read More…

Student Work Zone Episodes

Hannah — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:29:02 +0000

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 something interesting. In their first filmmaking experience each student planned for their profile, operated film equipment, conducted interviews and edited their footage. Chichi, Cooper, Eric, and Sandra’s episodes are available for viewing on the RETN website HERE or below. You can also catch their episodes on RETN’s cable TV channel 13 on December 25th.

Upcoming Admissions Events

Hannah — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:24:29 +0000

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. This year students will be focusing their service learning around trips to either Boston or Nicaragua. This event is open to the public. It will include presentations by students as well as a gallery walk.

Feb. 10 2012: Orientation Day 8:40 am-12 pm
Come be a Big Picture student for a half day. This day will be set up for new students to learn about Big Picture, see some of the activities that our students do, and have time for questions and answers with both students and staff.

March 14 2012: Orientation Day 8:40 am-12 pm
Come be a Big Picture student for a half day. This day will be set up for new students to learn about Big Picture, see some of the activities that our students do, and have time for questions and answers with both students and staff.

Follow Us On Facebook!

Hannah — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:40:57 +0000

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.

Flood Relief Work in Central VT

Jim Shields — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:02:13 +0000

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 mud from flooded homes and basements, picked up household items littering all the yards and river beds (tires, blankets, etc that got stuck in trees when the water receded!) While there was relatively little human suffering in terms of injury or death, thousands of families were displaced from their homes and lost everything. Many were finding that their insurance coverage was not going to help them rebuild.

On the positive side, it was great to see all the volunteers working side-by-side with homeowners, so there was a wonderful camaraderie, and it was moving to hear the people who we would approach to help say, over and over, “well, we’re doing okay, but do you know who REALLY needs help?” and go on to describe a neighbor, especially elderly ones, who were probably in greater need. We worked with one young man for over an hour, hauling muddy items out of a flooded basement in almost total darkness (no electricity in the house, and no windows in the basement, so just the light from the storm cellar door). At the end of that job, on of our students asked the man we were working with, “So, do you live here?” The young man said no, that he lived next door, but the woman who owned this house was in her 90′s and he decided to help her first. He hadn’t taken a moment to attend to his own home and belongings until he had taken care of his neighbor.