The Putney School

Elm Lea Farm, Putney, VT, 05346 - School Map Map

Summer Programs:

School Notes Overview:

We are located on a working hilltop farm in southern Vermont. Our 500-acre campus is not only breathtakingly beautiful, but it provides most of the produce and dairy products we eat throughout the summer......

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School Overview:

County Windham County, VT
Program Name The Putney School Summer Arts Program
Program Type Visual and Performing Arts, Creative Writing, and EFL/ESL
Number of Students 135 students
Student Body Type Coeducational
Ages Accepted Age 14 - Age 17
First Session Start Date June 26
First Session End Date July 15
Second Session Start Date July 17
Second Session End Date August 5
First Program Weeks 3 weeks
Program Director Thomas D. Howe
Campus Area 500 acres
Summer School Type Residential

The Putney School Summer Program for International Education (ESL):

Program Type Visual and Performing Arts, Creative Writing, and EFL/ESL
Number of Students 25 students
Student Body Type Coeducational
Ages Accepted Age 14 - Age 17
First Session Start Date June
First Session End Date July
Second Session Start Date July
Second Session End Date August
First Program Weeks 3 weeks

The Putney School Summer Writing Program:

Program Type Visual and Performing Arts, Creative Writing, and EFL/ESL
Number of Students 15 students
Student Body Type Coeducational
Ages Accepted Age 14 - Age 17
First Session Start Date June
First Session End Date July
Second Session Start Date July
Second Session End Date August
First Program Weeks 3 weeks

School Notes:

  • We are located on a working hilltop farm in southern Vermont. Our 500-acre campus is not only breathtakingly beautiful, but it provides most of the produce and dairy products we eat throughout the summer.
  • The Putney School Summer Programs offer high school age students a rare opportunity to pursue areas of special interest to them in visual and performing arts, writing and English as a Second Language (ESL). Students are encouraged to set and accomplish their own goals in these areas with the guidance of experienced teachers.
  • Designed for students with a serious interest in the visual and performing arts and in creative writing, the Arts Workshops guide each student toward his or her creative goals in the following areas: Ceramics, Chamber Orchestra, Dance & Movement Expression, Drawing, Fiction Writing, Filmmaking, Instrumental Jazz, Instrumental Music Intensive (full-day), Metalwork & Jewelry, Music Composition Intensive (full-day), Painting, Painting Intensive (full-day), Paper Arts, Poetry Writing, Playwrighting, Printmaking, Sculpture, Songwriting, Stained Glass, Vocal Ensemble, Theater Intensive (full-day), Theater Tech & Design, Wearable Arts, Weaving & Fiber Arts, Woodworking.
  • The Arts Workshops are designed for students ages 14 to 17, with an ongoing, serious interest in the visual and performing arts or creative writing. We encourage exploration and we expect students to have the desire to develop their creative and technical skills and to set goals for their efforts. We urge students to develop critical skills and to pursue their work with direction and purpose. Our faculty is dedicated to guiding each student to his or her individual artistic goals through the form and language of their chosen art medium.

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Note: Data has been gathered from several government and commercial data sources. School data reflects years 2002-04 statistics (most recent years available). Area and demographic data reflects year 2000 statistics. Public School Review does not ensure the timeliness or accuracy of the information on this site.

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