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The mission of The Sharon Academy is to nurture intelligent, independent, and creative thinking in a small school community, awakening students to their immense potential and the difference they can make in the world.
The Sharon Academy (TSA) is a Vermont, state-approved independent day school, serving 160 students, grades 7-12, located in beautiful Sharon, Vermont. We are accredited by the State of Vermont and are members of The Coalition of Essential Schools, the Vermont Independent Schools Association, and the Independent Schools Association of Northern New England.
The Sharon Academy prides itself on being an innovative, academically challenging school that offers the best of both private and public school education. Because we are an approved independent school, our tuition fees can be paid by any Vermont town that normally tuitions students to area public schools. We offer a stimulating, academically challenging program in a small school environment.
The Academy opened as a middle school with 12 students in one classroom in 1996. The goal was to create a school with high academic standards where students would feel safe – a place where students came first, where they were able to be themselves, be accepted socially, and challenged academically. TSA graduated its first class of four seniors in 2002. It grew to capacity by 2004/2005 and continues with approximately 30 students per grade in the high school.
Physical Address: 6704 Vermont Route 14, Sharon, Vermont 05065
Phone: 802-763-2500 Fax: 802-763-2502
Physical Address: 79 Vermont Route 132, Sharon, Vermont 05065
Our staff is made up of qualified professionals from diverse backgrounds. All of our teachers have enhanced their preparation through continued education. In fact, over sixty percent of our staff and faculty holds one or more advanced degrees. Please see our Faculty and Staff webpage in order to see a full list of current employees.
The Research Exhibitions contain written, visual and oral components. Exhibition assessment is based both on a written component (8-12 pages) and on the knowledge and skill demonstrated in an oral presentation (20-25 minutes) before a committee of faculty and peers. Read Greye Smyth's ('09) Senior Exhibition Paper: A Machine That Would Go of Itself: The History, Design, and Applications of the Stirling Engine.
Students generally earn 6 ½ credits per year: six in-school credits and an outside half credit for physical education. Minimum diploma requirements include:
The Sharon Academy is dedicated to delivering an academically challenging and stimulating curriculum to students who are committed to academic success. We use the following values to determine a student's GPA, based on a four-point system where A is 4.0. Due to our small numbers, we do not calculate class rank. No courses are weighted.
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Grade
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Percentage
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Credit
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A+
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97-100
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4.0
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A
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93-96
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4.0
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A-
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90-92
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3.67
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B+
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87-89
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3.33
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B
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83-86
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3.0
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B-
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80-82
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2.67
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C+
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77-79
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2.33
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C
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73-76
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2.0
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C-
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70-72
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1.67
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< 70%
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No Credit
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O = Outstanding
E = Excellent
S = Satisfactory
U = Unsatisfactory
I = Incomplete
Ability-grouping is utilized only in mathematics and foreign language. All other classes are academically advanced and designed to challenge all students. We have no AP or Honors courses. We acknowledge outstanding academic performance with a High Honors designation when a student has maintained a 97% average for the duration of the course. Students who complete all of our upper level coursework and wish to pursue college credit may, beginning in January of their junior year, take one course a term at nearby Community College of Vermont or Dartmouth College. We award 1/2 credit for each completed college course.
A Sampling of the Curriculum
THE SHARON ACADEMY
POST OFFICE BOX 207
SHARON,VT 05065
p: 802-763-2500
f: 802-763-2502
email: tsa@sharonacademy.net