The Riverside School will provide an education that will challenge your child and help them to find and/or maintain a love of learning.  In addition, The Riverside School helps to develop a strong moral character in  children by focusing on individual aspirations and talents and providing an engaging and supportive learning environment.

The students of The Riverside School are a community of intellectually curious and highly motivated learners.  In order to create this community, we seek older students who bring: 

• A positive attitude toward learning to our school environment
• A passion, whether academic, artistic, or athletic, to our school community
• A desire to be challenged by, and and the ability to work with the achievement opportunities that Riverside offers.

And we seek families of younger students who bring:

• Parent(s) who have a willingness to be involved in the Riverside community, striving to make our program a real part of your family’s time, energy, and resources
• A child who demonstrates encouragement of learning at home
• A child who is naturally engaged and demonstrates curiosity for learning
• A child who persists through tasks or challenges
• A child who cooperates with peers and teachers

The diverse backgrounds of our students enhance the culture of Riverside and add to the familial climate of our school.  There is no one typical Riverside student; rather we seek to build a strong community of committed individuals.

We look forward to helping you get a feel for our school, answering all your questions, and learning more about your child and what he/she could contribute to our community.  The application process is not a difficult one, but we hope that you will give it sincere thought and effort. This is what it includes:

1. A visit to the school: Your child will get a chance to see and feel what it is like to spend a day here and we will get to learn more about what he/she is like as a student in class. Call us to arrange a visit (802) 626-8552 or email us at info@theriversideschool.org.
2. A complete application: Be thorough in your answers so that we can learn more about what your child likes to do and cares about.
3. A conversation with the Head: Roy looks forward to speaking with you specifically about what attracts you to our school and what kind of commitment you are willing to make to your child’s education.
4. A faculty review: Our team of faculty is our admission committee. We consider the written application, a school visit, records from your current school, and how well we will be able to meet the needs of your child. We want to ensure that all students accepted will be successful in this community.



The Riverside School is an approved independent school in the state of Vermont under section (b)(3) of 16 V.S.A. § 166. Notice of Nondiscriminatory Policy: The Riverside School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to the students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, scholarship, athletic and other school administered programs. No student shall be denied acceptance for enrollment if the reason for denial is that the student is disabled as defined in section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended or that the student is eligible for special education or undergoing the comprehensive evaluation process for special education.