“SB Big Picture Team Presents to Community” in The Other Paper - June 12th, 2014
In May, four Big Picture students presented at South Burlington City Hall on “The Proper Care and Feeding of the Teenage Brain.” Read the article in The Other Paper here (page 11).
“Rowland Fellow Cushner Seeks Innovative Transformation” in The Other Paper - March, 13, 2014
Big Picture Program Coordinator and Rowland Fellow Jason Cushner was profiled in The Other Paper, the online community newspaper for South Burlington, for his work in organizing Neighborhood Learning Conversations throughout South Burlington in people’s homes and places of work. The Neighborhood Learning Conversations are all focused around envisioning the future of South Burlington High School, and specifically what the graduate expectations should be as the school moves toward proficiency-base graduation requirements (PBGRs). Jason is the perfect person to lead this charge, as we graduate Big Picture students based on PBGRs. Click here to read the article.
South Burlington High School MLK Day of Service Event – Coverage on WCAX - Jan 21, 2014
Big Picture student Kindra Lundie and Advisor Christine Lundie helped organize the first annual student-led MLK Day of Service at South Burlington High School along with PACT (Parents and Adults Celebrating Children and Teens). Over 100 people (80 of whom were students coming in on their day off from school) came to participate in a morning of discussion and service, writing cards to children in the Vermont Children’s Hospital. Many SBHS staff and students attended (To the left is a photo of Ryan, Christine and Kindra in attendance at the event). CLICK HERE TO SEE THE WCAX NEWS FEATURE ON THE MLK DAY EVENT (complete with an interview with our very own Christine Lundie)
Olivia Plunkett, Big Picture SB graduate is a Making a Difference Scholar at Clark University in The Addison Eagle, November 14, 2013 and the @Clark Newsletter, November 6, 2013
Olivia Plunkett of Starksboro, VT and graduate of Big Picture South Burlington is enrolled at Clark University this fall as a Making a Difference Scholar, one of five entering students to be awarded this Clark scholarship for outstanding commitment. While attending high school in Vermont, Plunkett pursued her interest in the art of sustainable farming. She interned at a local farm, contributing her labor in many aspects and helping create sustainable practices. Plunkett traveled to Ghana four different times to participate in a range of service projects (read about her Ghana trip here!). For news articles: Click here to read the full article on the Clark University website. You can also click here to see the article from the Addison Eagle.
“Big Picture Students Learn Real-World Skills” in The Other Paper – October 3, 2013
Susie Merrick, a Big Picture South Burlington Board Member, recently contributed a wonderful article to South Burlington’s The Other Paper about our real-world learning event on September 6th, in which members of the community came into BPSB to give students feedback on their resumes and cover letters, and to practice in-person and phone interviews in preparation for students finding internship sites for the Fall Term. Click here to read the article.
BPSB Mother-Daughter featured in Shelburne Orchards Annual Pie Fest in The Citizen – September 26, 203
Big Picture parent Shirley Reid and her daughter Amelia Payne were featured in an article about the Shelburne Orchards Pie Fest for their award-winning pie-making! See the article here!
Dr. Steve Perry Delivers Keynote Address at the Big Bang 2013 in Providence, RI
The “Big Bang” is the annual event hosted by Big Picture Learning to bring educators together who are working in Big Picture Learning centers, trying to form new Big Picture Schools, or who are trying to incorporate Big Picture Learning into their schools. Two of our Big Picture South Burlington Advisors, Jim Shields and Christine Lundie attended the event in Providence, Rhode Island this summer. Click here to watch the video.
“Service Learning Term: Key Component to Big Picture Education” in The Other Paper - May 30, 2013
Every May, students at Big Picture South Burlington participate in a month-long Service Learning Term. The projects of the 2012 Service-Learning Term were featured in an article in South Burlington’s The Other Paper. Click here to read the article.