Pacem School
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Pacem School is an independent alternative middle and high school in Montpelier, Vermont.
History and overview
[edit]The school was founded in 2006 to provide classes and resources to local home-schooled students.[1] In 2012, the school became a State of Vermont Recognized School[2] and admitted its first full-time students. In 2015, the school gained status as an Approved Independent school.[3][4]
Academics and philosophy
[edit]The school's name, Pacem, means “peace” in Latin. Accordingly, the school is governed using the sociocratic decision-making process.[5] In addition, students are taught to use conflict resolution strategies and encouraged to participate in community events.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Pacem History: Intellectually inspired learning since 2006". pacemschool.org. February 10, 2014.
- ^ "Pacem School and Homeschool Center Archives". VTDigger.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-05-01. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ O'Gorman, Josh. "Pacem School gets state approval". Rutland Herald.
- ^ "Pacem School in Montpelier VT Uses Sociocratic Decision-Making". www.sociocracy.info.
- ^ November 18, 2019, Grace Elletson; Footnotes, 2019 | 8 Reader (November 18, 2019). "Youth congress sends climate change declaration to lawmakers". VTDigger.
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