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Like all Vermont schools, Green Mountain has been working hard to define and implement proficiencies, provide flexible learning opportunities, and personalize learning for all students. In order for this to happen, teachers are learning (and unlearning!) what school can be. Three GM educators saw this as a ripe moment to try something new, something risky, something exciting! \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nEducators take a risk<\/h3>\n
The GM Wilderness Semester was born. \u00a0Well\u2026 first, it needed some gestation time. \u00a0Ally Oswald, Dylan Bate, and Allan Garvin spent last year building an all-encompassing semester-long learning experience set in the Green Mountain Wilderness that would engage students in grades 9-12 in learning across disciplines. Building on experience teaching a Wilderness Literature course that combined language arts and primitive skills content, these educators envisioned a new way to teach that felt more holistic and organic.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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<\/a>Students at Green Mountain Union High School demonstrate learning in Science, Social Studies, Health, and Language Arts over the course of a semester. But for one group of students, there are no barriers between subjects, no bell schedule, and no borders on their classroom. \u00a0Much of their learning happens out of doors, either in the 200 acres behind the school, on the Long Trail or in other outdoor locations.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"Wilderness](\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/DTKqXDUcy20\/maxresdefault.jpg\")