Upcoming North Branch School Important Dates and Events :
Spring 2020
Release of "Hearts of the Mountain: Adolescents, a Teacher, and a Living School" Newest book by headteacher and NBS co-founder Tal Birdsey. Tal "Birdsey's Hearts of the Mountain: Adolescents, a Teacher, and a Living School sketches an utterly unique entity: an independent and virtual one-room middle school in the Green Mountains of Vermont. Hearts of the Mountain takes a deep look into an intimate, wild, and unpredictable year of learning, in and out of the classroom, with a diverse collection of funny, profound, troubled, and hopeful adolescents." |
Past Events 2020
2018-2019 North Branch School events
North Branch Presents "The Tower"
NBS 16th Annual Hockey Tournament
The 16th Annual NBS Hockey Tournament took place March 16-18 at the Middlebury Memorial Sports Center.
Teams composed of family members, friends, men and women, boys and girls come from as far away as California, New York and all across Addison County. Together they skate and raise money for student financial aid at NBS.
NBS students and their parents host the event and often play for the host team,
The Prunes
Donations helped us cover the cost of ice time and all proceeds going directly to the NBS Financial Aid program.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO OUR INCREDIBLE SPONSORS:
The 16th Annual NBS Hockey Tournament took place March 16-18 at the Middlebury Memorial Sports Center.
Teams composed of family members, friends, men and women, boys and girls come from as far away as California, New York and all across Addison County. Together they skate and raise money for student financial aid at NBS.
NBS students and their parents host the event and often play for the host team,
The Prunes
Donations helped us cover the cost of ice time and all proceeds going directly to the NBS Financial Aid program.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO OUR INCREDIBLE SPONSORS:
Penguin Plunge 2019
The kids at North Branch raised about $10,000 worth of pledges for NBS financial aid..a dollar-for-dollar match means the school raised over $20,000 to keep the school affordable for every kid who attends the school.
NBS Annual Online Auction
Thanks to everyone who donated or bid on items for the NBS annual online auction! You helped us raise over $15,000 for the financial aid program.
NBS Burning School
NBS Alums Gather for Annual Jeopardy Game and Reunion
More than two dozen North Branch Alums gathered around the big table on a cold Ripton evening December 28, 2017. Pictured here:
Zelie Wright-Neil, Bianca Messner, Mitchell Wulfman, Jesse Wulfman, Claire Wulfman, Yana Tudek, Leeya Tudek, Calder Birdsey, Oli Clark, Tobias Broucke, Simon Broucke, Owen Maille, Monroe Cromis, Marina Herren-Lage, Tom Hussey, Maxine Cromis, Catherine Schmitt, Wesley Miller, Wren Colwell, DJ Sandler, Althea Kane, Keeley Kane, Will Schoenhuber, Nick Catlin, Nico Brayton, Madelaine Bernoudy, and Caroline Kimble.
Thank you and love, always, Tal
Zelie Wright-Neil, Bianca Messner, Mitchell Wulfman, Jesse Wulfman, Claire Wulfman, Yana Tudek, Leeya Tudek, Calder Birdsey, Oli Clark, Tobias Broucke, Simon Broucke, Owen Maille, Monroe Cromis, Marina Herren-Lage, Tom Hussey, Maxine Cromis, Catherine Schmitt, Wesley Miller, Wren Colwell, DJ Sandler, Althea Kane, Keeley Kane, Will Schoenhuber, Nick Catlin, Nico Brayton, Madelaine Bernoudy, and Caroline Kimble.
Thank you and love, always, Tal