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Serving the towns of Orford, NH and Fairlee, Vershire, and West Fairlee, VT

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The mission of the Rivendell Interstate School District
is to foster the intellectual, social and personal development of its students. Our goal is that they will become life-long learners, positive contributors to their communities and productive, healthy adults.

Have a great summer!
School starts again on August 26th!

Visions Summer Program

Looking for a quality, affordable, summer camp option for your children?

Think of SummerScapes right here in your own backyard! This year we’re offering morning academic programs and fun afternoon activities like darkroom photography, soccer, nature art, and survival camp. This year’s program will be better than ever!

 Summer Reading

Students entering grades 1 – 5 have the opportunity to take part in the Summer Reading Fun programs and to complete the Bingo forms. Complete one bingo row and get a raffle ticket to put in the raffle barrel towards a $20.00 gift certificate at Borders Book Store. Complete three rows and you will get an extra recess with all the other summer readers when school begins.

This year each student at the middle and high school will read TWO books; one Advisory novel (whole class character book—each grade will read a different title) and one Choice novel.
You can download your assignments for summer reading.

Middle School Students, Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors

Rivendell Green Week Project

Congratulations to the Middle School Green Week Project, the Environmental Club  and the efforts of Teddy Reichert.  Rivendell Middle School was one of five award winning schools nationwide for its Green Week project and other environmental efforts. More information is available on the National Green Week website.

Cross Rivendell Trail Events

Some exciting events are happening on the Cross Rivendell Trail in June.
For a schedule of events check the CRT website.

 H1N1 Flu

Rivendell is following all guidelines from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the state health departments in regards to the current swine flu. We want to do all we can to try to prevent transmission within Vermont, New Hampshire and our schools. 

Strategic Planning

The Rivendell Board approved the 2008-2013 Strategic Plan on November 18, 2008. This plan was developed with input from Members of the greater Rivendell community, Rivendell Administration, Faculty, Students & Staff, and Long Range Planning Committee of the Rivendell Interstate School Board.

Rivendell offers a vibrant learning environment in which students, teachers and administrators are encouraged to be their best.

Rivendell, one of the first PreK-12 interstate school districts in the country, was created to unite and provide better educational opportunity to four diverse, geographically disparate towns in both New Hampshire and Vermont. Having embraced and succeeded in establishing such a broad reaching district, Rivendell has learned to be bold in its approaches. Rivendell dares to expect more – from its administrators, its faculty and its students – and we are ever-vigilant in our quest for educational excellence.

At our core, Rivendell and its faculty inspire each child to find their own learning path - offering rigorous academics, a broad range of co-curricular activities, service learning opportunities and classroom integration with our rural environment through the Cross Rivendell Trails. Rivendell staff are top notch and shape the excellence of our programs which include afterschool enrichment activities and SummerScapes/Eco Fun camps for all district students. Our philosophy extends from our Early Childhood Program through our Academy: Students are encouraged to question the world around them, pursue their own lines of inquiry and develop projects independently. Helping them foster a lifelong love of learning is our ultimate goal.

As our students strive to be their best, our educational team creates an environment that is supportive, safe, encouraging, nurturing. Since its inception, Rivendell is a work in progress – offering classic educational pursuits, creating an environment that prepares students for the technology and other demands of the 21st century, and insuring that we all grow as thoughtful, committed, active citizens of our towns, our country and our world.