The Putney School's motto is "progressive education for a sustainable future," and its staff, faculty, and students are all "committed to the ideals of social justice."
Michael Clough, managing director of the Southern Vermont Natural History Museum, brings in a Merlin falcon to a class of kindergartners at Academy School, in Brattleboro, Vt., on Wednesday, May 18, 2022.
Brandon Dobnick, a resident of Stamford, Vt., and a competitive tree climber, trains on the largest American sycamore tree in Vermont at The Harmonyville Store in Townshend, Vt., on Friday, May 13, 2022.