Thetford Elementary School
www.thetfordschool.org

    Thetford is a historic Vermont town in the culturally rich Upper Valley area of east central Vermont along the Connecticut River. Thetford is a diverse community of about 2,800 people who care about education and who choose to live in a rural Vermont town that retains the flavor of a small New England village. Historically, Thetford students have consistently placed in the top tier of students state-wide. based on state academic assessment results. The elementary school is centrally located just off the green on Thetford Hill. Dartmouth College and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center are within easy commuting distance.

    Thetford Elementary School (TES) currently serves 232 children in grades K-6. The staff of 51 includes experienced classroom teachers, as well as paraprofessionals and support staff. The program of studies is focused on a standards-based curriculum and includes place-based science and social-science units. The town's children continue their secondary education at Thetford Academy (TA), the oldest private secondary school in Vermont, which now serves as a public-private academy for the Town's children in grades 7-12.

TES Philosophy

    Thetford Elementary School seeks to serve the town of Thetford by developing each child in our care to his/her fullest potential academically, socially, emotionally and physically. It is our purpose to give each child an excellent foundation in the basic academic areas while simultaneously encouraging inquisitiveness, the acceptance of responsibility, an understanding of self, an increasing awareness of the world around us, an appreciation of basic values, and the ability to formulate sound judgments.

    It is our belief at Thetford Elementary School that learning should take place in a friendly and personal atmosphere and with the use of a wide variety of methods and materials. Learning should be interesting and offer a high degree of student involvement. A strong and caring relationship should exist between and among all members of the school community: students, parents, staff and school board members.

    We believe the development of each child should occur in an accepting, stimulating and creative environment. We recognize each child as an individual and believe that our instructional program should encourage his/her uniqueness and foster pride in his/her own self worth. Thetford Elementary School should be a place where all students, teachers and staff members are able to realize their own value in the educational process.