Community Dinner & Back to School Night is on Thursday, September 18 from 5-7pm. Join us for a meal, visit learning spaces around the school and connect with SA faculty and other families. See many more examples of what our students are learning about! Meet your child’s teachers! Build community with us!
SA October Community Meeting
Please join us for SA’s Community Meeting on Friday, October 10 at 8:10am in the cafeteria. We will celebrate the big ideas of sustainability that are being lived out in our community, sing together, and connect as a community. Families are invited to enjoy coffee with one another after the event.
Save the Date! 14th Annual Harvest Run, Sunday, October 19th!
Don’t miss out on Sustainability Academy’s 14th Annual Harvest Run on Sunday, October 19th at the Intervale Center! Romp through farm fields, gardens, and dirt roads on your way to completing a 5K run, 5K relay (2-person), 2.5K fun run, or kids’ fun run (~1/4 mile).
All students who pledge to run the 5K will receive a T-shirt! Pledge forms will be available in September.
The top-finishing male, female, non-binary, SA student, and SA student relay runners will each be recognized and receive a small prize!
Register today!
- Registration for the 5K is $5/kid, $15/adult, or $35/family. Relay runners should register on race day.
- Register here: https://runsignup.com/Race/VT/Burlington/Burlington
- No registration required for the kids’ fun run or 2.5K fun run!
Be sure to share your registration with friends/family on social media
Looking for City Market Member Hours? Register as a volunteer for the event at City Market or sign up
Don’t feel like running? That’s okay! Join us for live music, food, and fun! Race Day Information and registration available here: https://sa-pto.com/events/. See you there!
SA is on Town Meeting TV
The Flynn is partnering with Burlington’s Sustainability Academy and the Burlington School District to create the first annual Burlington Trout Parade.
Create watershed-themed puppets and flags for the first annual Burlington Trout Parade! These free workshops invite community members of all ages to work with Janice Walrafen, co-founder of Montpelier’s All Species Day Parade, and printmaker, muralist and activist Uncle Erok to make parade art that celebrates the Lake Champlain Watershed. Participants will make art for the Trout Parade and will learn block printing and puppet making techniques.
Come for the whole time or stop in for an hour. We hope that all workshop participants will join the parade, but this is not a requirement for participation.
FOTR Bake Sale 5/16
Friends on the Run team is hosting a BAKE SALE this Friday, May 16, as part of our Community Impact Project!
Where & When:
Battery Park, Burlington — 4:15–5:00 PM (open to the public) SA Lobby — 5:00–5:30 PM (during after school pickup)
Bring a few dollars and grab a sweet treat to kick off your weekend! Proceeds will go to a community group.
SA Pancake Breakfast & Silent Auction – April 5
Join us for our 17th Annual Pancake Breakfast & Silent Auction to benefit Sustainability Academy. Event is on Saturday, April 5 from 8:30 – 11:30am at SA.
Spring Parent/ Teacher Conference – SIGN UP TODAY
Scheduling for our March 2025 Parent Teacher Conferences has begun. Please use the following link to begin the scheduling process:
Conferences on Tuesday, March 4th and Wednesday, March 5th will be in person unless a virtual conference is requested. Please use the Special Request feature after selecting a time to indicate the need for a virtual conference.
Please note that you may now both register for a conference and attend a virtual conference (created by a BSD staff member) with any email address; it does not need to be a Google email address. Please see the Frequently Asked Questions link below for more information related to virtual conferences using Google Meet.
Watch this 5 min video to learn how to schedule a parent teacher conference online using PTC Fast.
Frequently asked questions can be found here:PTC Fast and BSD: Frequently Asked Questions
If needed, please email Christina at clowe@bsdvt.org or call the school office, 864-8480, for assistance.
BSD Celebrates Black History with LEGACY & LIGHT
The Burlington School District is excited to celebrate Black History Month. We invite you to join us for, Legacy & Light: A Celebration of Black Heritage & Excellence. This free event will take place on Saturday, February 15th, from 1-3:30pm at Hunt Middle School and will feature live music, arts, food, and student presentations. The event is another way we are working to ensure these students are seen, heard, and treated with the utmost respect and dignity they deserve. It is also a way to continue our work to ensure that our students feel a sense of belonging, well-being, and pride in our schools and the greater community. We hope to see you there!
Happy Lunar New Year Jan 29 – Feb 16th
Lunar New Year has been celebrated for more than 3,000 years. It is a 2 week celebration that marks the arrival of spring and the beginning of a new year, according to the lunar solar calendar.
At the beginning of the festival, there may be fireworks. Families may decorate windows with red paper cuttings and adorn doors with couplets expressing hopes and wishes for the new year. Cleaning the house is a tradition. Lunar New Year is a time to feast and to visit family members. Depending on the region, there also could be a Lantern Festival that marks the end of the celebration.
Happy Lunar New Year to all who celebrate!
NO SCHOOL, MLK Day – January 20
On Monday, January 20, we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. There will be no school on that day.
Dr. King was a great figure of American and Black history. Martin Luther King, Jr. helped to lead the peaceful fight for African Americans to live with equal rights in the United States through marches, nonviolent protests, and powerful speeches.
Dr. King was a hero for us all — big and small. Read more here from the National Museum of African American History & Culture.
How can you observe MLK Jr. Day?
- Check out these books from the NYPL
- MLK Day is a day of service – pick a cause or charity with your family and try to help the community.
