Archives for: June 24th, 2020
A TSA Story—Teaching during COVID-19 The Sharon Academy has a particularly strong culture of community. Perpetuating this sense of community while isolated from one another during the Coronavirus Pandemic has been the overriding focus of administrators and teachers this Spring. Teaching and learning have continued, often with silver linings to sustain us. This is the […]
Written by Wendy Spector on June 24, 2020
How does a school preserve the right of passage that is a high school graduation while also keeping its students and community safe in the time of COVID–19? At The Sharon Academy (TSA), a team has worked diligently to re-imagine a graduation ceremony that continues to honor each individual graduate while still following guidelines for […]
Written by Wendy Spector on June 18, 2020
A TSA Story—Teaching during COVID-19 The Sharon Academy has a particularly strong culture of communityPerpetuating this sense of community while isolated from one another during the Coronavirus Pandemic has been the overriding focus of administrators and teachers this Spring. Teaching and learning have continued, often with silver linings to sustain us. This is one of […]
Written by Wendy Spector on June 15, 2020
June 12, 2020 Dear TSA Community, The Sharon Academy has always been committed to providing a nurturing environment in which students and adults are supported to achieve their immense potential and the difference they can make in the world. It is our mission. The fundamental ingredients for achieving our mission are trust, respect, […]
Written by Wendy Spector on June 12, 2020
We recently showed this video from 2017 at our first ever Virtual Gala in 2020. The Mannequin Challenge was a viral Internet video trend that became popular in November 2016, in which people remain frozen in action like mannequins while a moving camera films them, often with the song “Black Beatles” by Rae Sremmurd playing in the background. It is believed that the […]
Written by Wendy Spector on May 13, 2020
TSA Annual Online Auction closes midnight, Saturday, May 9 Visit Bidding Owl to see all the items. Bid by midnight, Saturday, May 9, and get something for Mother’s Day, which is Sunday, May 10. All proceeds benefit The Sharon Academy. So bid often to make sure you get something special.
Written by Wendy Spector on April 21, 2020
Congratulations to Lily Welch ’23, who was invited to join the music composition team for the 2020 Listen Up Project. Listen Up is a community project to develop an original musical written by and about Vermont Teens. The selection committee told Lily, “We really enjoyed getting to listen to your creative work and were truly impressed […]
Written by Wendy Spector on April 14, 2020
Blood Drive Friday, April 17, 11am– 4pm The Sharon Academy will open its doors for the American Red Cross Blood Drive. Although we are all in quarantine, blood collection remains a vital resource for our communities and the need has never been greater! See Governor Scott’s press release asking Vermonters to support blood drives. The Red […]
Written by Wendy Spector on April 2, 2020
Congratulations to 8th Grader Farren Stainton, winner of the 2020 Association for Women in Mathematics Essay Contest! Essays are based on interviews with contemporary women mathematicians and statisticians in academic, industrial, and government careers. Read Farren’s essay.
Written by Wendy Spector on April 1, 2020
As we continue to self-isolate, The Sharon Academy is adjusting to meet our educational and social mission. Please visit our dedicated Resource Page for COVID-19 for all the related communications.
Written by Wendy Spector on March 24, 2020