St. Johnsbury Academy is a leading independent school in Vermont serving both day and boarding students. SJA provides a unique education experience on our beautiful New England campus. Our world-class education is truly comprehensive, incorporating classes ranging from Latin to fashion design to Robotics and Engineering. We welcome 260 boarding students from over 26 countries annually, focusing on the importance of diversity and inter-cultural understanding. We offer each student the level of support he or she needs by keeping classes small and our teacher-to-student ratio low (1:8). Our small town and surrounding community make the Academy one of the most peaceful and beautiful schools in which students can develop, both academically and personally.

The mission of the UVM Foundation is to secure and manage private support for the benefit of the University of Vermont. Our Vision is to foster relationships with alumni and donors that maximize their personal and philanthropic investment in the University, toward the realization of the University's aspiration to remain among the nation's premier small research institutions.

The Stern Center for Language and Learning is a nationally recognized nonprofit dedicated to life-changing learning for all. For nearly 40 years, we have been committed to helping individuals identify their learning strengths as well as their needs and to finding solutions that allow everyone to learn. We support learners of all ages—including those with learning disabilities, dyslexia, autism, ADHD, and learning style differences—and transform lives through learning evaluations, customized instruction, and specialized courses and programs for teachers and schools. Woven through these services is a longstanding dedication to equity through learning.

Climate change takes the greatest toll on marginalized and disinvested people. These impacts are primarily caused by inequalities that increase the risks of climate hazards. Sign up for our international and U.S. newsletters! http://eepurl.com/hTLHGn Our Mission is to support communities most threatened by climate change address environmental, economic, and social challenges to build a better future shaped and shared by all. Our Vision is equitable policies and decisions, low-carbon economic strategies, and best practices that catalyze investments in climate change mitigation and adaptation, efficient use of energy and natural resources, and a clean, healthy environment. The Institute for Sustainable Communities facilitates transformative community-driven climate change mitigation projects in the United States, India, China, Bangladesh, and Southeast Asia that address systemic inequalities, extractive capitalism, and the persistent international reliance on fossil fuels which benefit the few at a grave cost to marginalized population groups, workers, public health, and our environment. We address the root causes of climate change impacts by building community knowledge and skills, strengthening governance, and diversifying the field of sustainability professionals. Our approach incorporates capacity building, technical assistance delivery, knowledge products, climate change action planning, and peer learning.

The Vermont Higher Education Council (VHEC) is a membership organization of Vermont colleges and universities. Our mission is to explore and implement new forms of cooperative activity which will strengthen the quality and value of higher education in Vermont. In addition, we work together to fulfill the public purposes of higher education: educating students for an informed and active citizenship while strengthening communities and improving lives in Vermont.

Founded in 1867, Lyndon Institute is dedicated to providing an educational experience for our students that leads to a lifetime of learning and good citizenship. We are a private, independent and comprehensive high school for grades 9-12, offering a 150-course curriculum specializing in core and honors academics, fine and performing arts, and career services.

City in the heart of Vermont with nearly 20,000 residents. About 175 employees work as a team to make this a great place to live, work, and visit.

Vermont Adult Learning’s mission is to create an innovative, inclusive and equitable learning environment that provides personalized opportunities for education and career development for Vermont residents by building relationships, strengthening communities, and fostering life-long learning. We have learning centers in seven of Vermont's fourteen counties.

After all, it began as an experiment over thirty years ago: The first sports academy of any kind in this country. Start by taking away the daily distractions, infuse a collective will, and you begin to discover what Burke Mountain Academy is all about. While BMA is continually evolving and changing, its core values remain the same - - unique in its blending of independence and community, athletics and academics, respect for others as well as one's self. Each of these plays an equally important role in developing a sound mind, healthy body and lively spirit. The three essential ingredients Burke Mountain Academy believes a student must achieve to face and conquer the many mountains that lie ahead, and, ultimately, fulfill a dream.

Since 1991, ReSOURCE has been empowering individuals and strengthening Vermont communities through Workforce Development, Poverty Relief, and Environmental Stewardship. Growing rapidly in the last decade and currently training over 300 people on average each year, ReSOURCE is matching Vermont’s urgent need for skilled workers with the training and support local employers need. We excel at adapting to community needs, and as Vermont’s un-and-under employed population has shifted to include more new Americans and Vermonters with disabilities, ReSOURCE has continued to evolve its job skills training to help more Vermonters prepare for and enter the workforce.

Founded in 1866, University Hospitals serves the needs of patients through an integrated network of 23 hospitals (including 5 joint ventures), more than 50 health centers and outpatient facilities, and over 200 physician offices in 16 counties throughout northern Ohio. The system’s flagship quaternary care, academic medical center, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, is affiliated with Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Oxford University and the Technion Israel Institute of Technology. The main campus also includes the UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, ranked among the top children’s hospitals in the nation; UH MacDonald Women's Hospital, Ohio's only hospital for women; and UH Seidman Cancer Center, part of the NCI-designated Case Comprehensive Cancer Center. UH is home to some of the most prestigious clinical and research programs in the nation, with more than 3,000 active clinical trials and research studies underway. UH Cleveland Medical Center is perennially among the highest performers in national ranking surveys, including “America’s Best Hospitals” from U.S. News & World Report. UH is also home to 19 Clinical Care Delivery and Research Institutes. UH is one of the largest employers in Northeast Ohio with more than 30,000 employees.

Devoted exclusively to fine arts education, Vermont College of Fine Arts offers writers, teachers and artists a transformative and progressive educational experience through its eight acclaimed MFA programs (seven of which are low-residency) and a unique MA graduate program in Art & Design Education. Anchored on its historic campus in Montpelier, Vermont, VCFA is a global community of artists redefining what it means to be an arts college. We offer Master of Fine Arts degrees in Film, Graphic Design, Music Composition, Visual Art, Writing, Writing for Children & Young Adults, Writing & Publishing, and an International MFA in Creative Writing & Literary Translation. VCFA's rigorous educational model, based on individualized apprenticeship and one-on-one mentoring with nationally recognized faculty, propels you into unexplored artistic territory. Whatever your choice of study, you’ll emerge with a dynamic new vision of yourself, your work and the world around you. Our mission: To measure our success by our ability to foster the excellence of emerging and established practitioners. We believe that the arts are central to the human experience and have the ability not only to reflect reality, but also to create it.