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Service in Community and the Curriculum

Sterling students have many opportunities to give back to the community through the Work College Program, service learning through academic courses, the fourth year Service Learning Project course, or volunteer options.

Some examples of service completed through the Work College Program include:

• Mentoring and tutoring at the local elementary and high schools and after-school programs.
• Maintenance of a section of the Long Trail (a hiking trail that runs the length of the Green Mountains.)
• Science Fair coordinator at the local middle and high school.
• Building a bridge for the Catamount Trail (a backcountry ski trail that runs the length of Vermont.)
• Working in the Craftsbury Public Library.
• Tree planting and stream bank restoration to minimize the impact caused by flooding and erosion.
• Conducting watershed surveys on Mount Mansfield and local lakes.

In the fourth year core course Service Learning Project, students participate in service to the regional community and receive exposure to volunteer organizations. Some recent volunteer efforts include:

• The Mississquoi River restoration project.
• Project Aware for families of domestic violence.
• Planned Parenthood.
• A Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and blueberry farm.
• North Country Animal League.
• The Red Cross.
• The Craftsbury Historical Society.
• Day care facilities.
• The Craftsbury children's holiday festival.
• The Craftsbury library, a blood bank, and in organizing voter registration.

Additional academic service learning has included a variety of projects involving hiking and skiing trails, watershed surveys, river restoration, and local woodlots.