About Us
Thetford Elementary School (TES) currently serves 172 children in grades K-6. Our dedicated community includes experienced classroom teachers, para-educators, and support staff. The program of studies follows a standards-based curriculum that includes arts, agriculture, place-based sciences, social sciences, and project-based learning. We also have a thriving P.B.I.S. program (Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports), with the common values of being Safe, Kind, and Responsible.
The town's children continue their secondary education at Thetford Academy (TA), which is the oldest private secondary school in Vermont.
As a community, we strive to minimize our carbon footprint. We compost 99% of our school's food waste, and the resulting material is used to grow fruit and vegetables in the School Gardens. Also, in February of 2015, we installed a fully functional 141 kW (DC) ground-mounted solar array, which has generated over 1279 MWh of electricity as of August 30, 2025. (For perspective, this is enough to power over 236 million cell phones, and over 53,000 electric cars!)
Classrooms
A 1/2 class wearing bear ears
Curriculum
A blonde girl in a pink shirt holds a golden popsicle stick bridge that she is in the process of building with a hot glue gun.
Information
A second grade student proudly shares work from her notebook.
Main Office
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The T.E.S. Panther Cub and Ms. Bridget!
Programs
Two boys wearing blaze orange relax in a pile of leaves next to an Earth Works sculpture makes with rocks, sticks, and leaves.
Services
TES staff members wearing superhero shirts.
Staff Shout-Outs
TES in the News
Photo of Londyn Oshoniyi sitting behind a table full of books by and about people of color.
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