Vermont Folklife Center was founded in 1984, is dedicated to preserving and presenting the folkarts and cultural traditions of Vermont and the surrounding region. Through ongoing field research, a multimedia archive and an apprenticeship program, they document and conserve cultural heritage which could easily be lost; through exhibits, media, publication and educational projects, they bring recognition to the skills, talents and traditions of Vermonters, past and present. The Center has made preservation of the spoken word the core of its endeavors, and the VFC archive now comprises over 3,800 taped interviews, which have been transcribed and electronically indexed.


Food Works at Two Rivers Center is a hands-on research, demonstration and resource center for teachers, students and the wider community who are engaged in learning and teaching sustainable living skills. Our staff facilitates courses and workshops both at the Center's  organic farm and in schools and  communities across the U.S. focused on the practical skills and traditional knowledge of living in place that have been common to all people throughout time.




The Old Stone House Museum This site is worth the visit! Included are a series of excellent publications in support of community-based teaching.

"I like the way the Stone House still looms up on that hilltop, where the wind blows all the time. There it sits, unshaken and monolithic, as I write this sentence and as you read it, every bit as astonishing today as the day it was completed.
What a tribute to the faith of its creator, the Reverend Alexander Twilight: scholar, husband, teacher, preacher, legislator, father-away-from-home to nearly 3,000 boys and girls, an African American and a Vermonter of great vision,whose remains today lie buried in the church-yard just up the maple-lined dirt road from his granite school, in what surely was, and still is, one of the last best places anywhere." Howard Frank Mosher, Vermont Life Magazine Contact: osh@together.net Old Stone House Museum, 28 Old Stone House Road, Brownington, VT 05860 Tel: (802) 754-2022


Vermont Association of Recyclers conducts classroom programs that bring AVR's favorite 3R's in your classroom this year. All in-class sessions include student exploration stations, group activities, teacher preparation packets, follow-up activities, and extension suggestions for the concept selected. AVRâs programs address many of the Vermont Standards.All programs are designed for 25-30 students, Grades K-8 AVR also sponsors the Environmental Youth Coalition, a network of youth groups and recycling clubs. Working with young people in schools and communities throughout the state, the coalition supports their efforts to impact the environment in positive ways. (802) 229-1833





The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT) is a non-profit association of farmers, gardeners, and consumers working to promote an economically viable and ecologically sound Vermont food system for the benefit of current and future generations. NOFA is the oldest organic farming association in the United States.



The Northern Forest Center The Northern Forest is the largest intact forest remaining in the eastern United States. It has been called America's First Great Forest in celebration of its 10,000 year history of human settlement and use. The Northern Forest Center, a non-profit organization, serves as a convener of ideas and dialogue on issues ranging from cultural heritage to economics, ecology, and community development. The Center was established in 1997 to help build a healthy and productive future for the Northern Forest and its people by strengthening citizen leadership and regional collaboration.

Jefferson Legacy Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to encouraging people to learn about and from Thomas Jefferson, his time, and his philosophy so that they might be inspired to participate in public affairs. We offer a variety of educational outreach programs. We seek to foster civil discourse and to engage people in addressing important social and political issues. We seek to contribute positively to the local community as well as the wider world by promoting and applying Thomas Jefferson's ideals and accomplishments as models for effective citizenship, meaningful human relations, and pursuit and fulfillment of individual potential. Their programs, publications, projects, and partnerships stimulate participation in public affairs, encourage discourse addressing America's current challenges through the principles of its founding fathers, and promote other activities that link Jefferson's legacy with contemporary issues. Contact: info@jeffersonlegacy.org, Town Office Building, PO Box 76 Ripton, Vermont 05766, (802) 388-7676 (ph)

Project Citizen co-sponsored by the Center for Civic Education and the National Conference of State Legislatures, is a civic education program for middle school students that promotes competent and responsible participation in state and local government. It actively engages students in learning how to monitor and influence public policy and encourages civic participation among students, their parents, and members of the community. As a class project, students work together to identify and study a public policy issue, eventually developing an action plan for implementing their policy. The final product is a portfolio displaying each group’s work. In a culminating activity the class presents its portfolio in a simulated legislative hearing, demonstrating their knowledge and understanding of how public policy is formulated. Classes may also be able to enter their portfolios in a local competition with other classes. Local winners submit their portfolios for a statewide competition, and state winners go on to be evaluated in the Project Citizen national finals. Contact: Bill@mhs.mps.k12.vt.us, Bill Haines
339 Elmore Rd, Worcester, VT 05682, (802) 229-9303 (ph), www.civiced.org/project_citizen.html

Volunteers For Peace VFP places over 500 American volunteers abroad every year. Through an 80 year old network, they offer over 2000 programs in more than 80 countries. They also receive about the same number of volunteers from abroad into voluntary service projects in the US. VFP covers insurance for incoming volunteers and provides a subsidy toward the cost of hosting a group of volunteers as well.

Using Historical Journals in the Classroom a project of The Vermont Historical Society.

Vermont Campus Compact is a statewide consortium of college and university presidents
committed to promoting civic responsibility as a critical component of higher education. VCC member presidents believe that through sustained and creative student, faculty, and institutional engagement with communities, higher education realizes its most noble goals of preparing tomorrow's civic leaders while making a responsible contribution to address the needs of Vermont's cities and towns. Founded in 1999, Vermont Campus Compact is one of 27 state affiliates of the National Campus Compact Network, an organization which has grown to include over 750 institutions of higher education across the nation. Contact: vcc@middlebury.edu
152 Maple Street, Suite G-01, Middlebury, Vermont 05753, (802) 443-2511 (ph), www.vtcampuscompact.org

Vermont Historical Society The Vermont Historical Society is the only institution in Vermont that collects artifacts, books, and documents that reflect the entire history of the state, every geographical area, and every chronological period. We preserve the history that makes Vermont a special place to live, work, and visit.

Vermont History Day A program for sixth through twelfth graders. Each year a common theme is presented for students to explore. They select a topic, relevant to the theme, from any time period or place in history. Using primary resources and extensive research, students then demonstrate what they have learned through a research paper, a project, a media presentation, or a theater performance.

The Vermont Interactive Learning Network (ILN) is a unique partnership among Verizon, the Vermont Department of Education, the Vermont Institute of Science, Math and Technology (VISMT), and the 55 public high schools in the Verizon service region. The ILN is available for course sharing between schools, professional development, Internet curriculum resources, technical assistance and networking among local educators.

Vermont Old Cemetery Association The VERMONT OLD CEMETERY ASSOCIATION is a nonprofit organization founded in 1958 to "encourage the restoration and preservation of neglected and abandoned cemeteries in the State of Vermont..."

Vermont Peer Program Resource Guide Alcohol and other drug abuse information, prevention and treatment resources in Vermont. Vermont Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs.