Long Trail

Long Trail School creates lifelong learners who aspire to reach their individual potential in an engaging, supportive community.

Long Trail School is a coeducational, college preparatory day school located in Dorset, Vermont with 260 students in grades 6 through 12. We take pride in small class sizes, a talented and committed faculty, welcoming community spirit and a rigorous curriculum complemented by the celebrated International Baccalaureate Program.

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At a Glance

Main News

Blood Drive

April - The National Honor Society is once again hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive ...

Vermont’s Presidential Scholar

January 2025 - The Vermont Agency of Education announced Vermont’s Presidential Scholar recipients and honorable mentions for ...

College Meeting – Gr. 9-11

January 16, 2025 | 6:30 pm - The first portion of this informational program will ...

LTS Students Participate in GIV

Summer 2024 - The Governor's Institutes of Vermont (GIV) offers high school students immersive, week-long ...

Women Can Do!

October 2024 ...

Outdoor Rock Climbing

May/June - The LTS Outdoor Club hosts a couple of outdoor rock climbing adventures each spring. ...

Prom

April/May - Upper School students are invited to attend....

Spirit Week

March - Welcome spring by showing your school spirit! Special games, activities and themed dress-up ...

Black Light Dance

March - Long Trail’s most popular dance of the year. All students are invited ...

Night Skiing

February/March - The LTS Outdoor Club hosts a couple of night ski and ride opportunities in ...

Main Calendar

Thu. Mar 20

2-3pm – SL: Faculty & Senior Basketball Game

2:00 pm

Thu. Mar 20

7-8:30pm – SL: MS Semi-Formal Dance

7:00 pm

Fri. Mar 21

NOSCHL: No School (Faculty In-Service)

All Day

Sat. Mar 22

11am-9:45pm – Vermont Drama Council Regional One-Act Drama Festival

11:00 am

Sun. Mar 23

11am-1pm – ATHL: Open Gym

11:00 am

Mon. Mar 24

5pm – SPRING BUS HOURS BEGIN

5:00 pm

Tue. Mar 25

8:30-9:40am – MS: VTCAP-G8 Math Session 1

8:30 am

Tue. Mar 25

12:45-1:50pm – US: VTCAP-G9 Math Session 1

12:45 pm

Wed. Mar 26

8:30-9:40am – US: VTCAP-G9 Math Session 2

8:30 am

Wed. Mar 26

12:45-1:50pm – MS: VTCAP-G8 Math Session 2

12:45 pm

Thu. Mar 27

8:30-9:40am – MS: VTCAP-G6 Math Session 1

8:30 am

Thu. Mar 27

12:30-1:45pm – MS: VTCAP-G7 Math Session 1

12:30 pm

Thu. Mar 27

3-5pm – Movie Afternoon

3:00 pm

Mon. Mar 31

Quarter 3 Ends

All Day

Mon. Mar 31

Quarter 3 ends (MS)

All Day

Mon. Mar 31

Quarter 3 ends (US)

All Day

Tue. Apr 01

Quarter 4 begins (MS)

All Day

Tue. Apr 01

Quarter 4 begins (US)

All Day

Tue. Apr 01

8:30-9:40am – US: VTCAP-G9 ELA Session 1

8:30 am

Tue. Apr 01

12:45-1:50pm – MS: VTCAP-G8 ELA Session 1

12:45 pm

Wed. Apr 02

8-9am – PS: Coffee Social

8:00 am

Wed. Apr 02

8:30-10:15am – US: VTCAP-G9 ELA Session 2

8:30 am

Wed. Apr 02

12:45-2:30pm – MS: VTCAP-G8 ELA Session 2

12:45 pm

Thu. Apr 03

8:30-9:40am – MS: VTCAP-G7 Math Session 2

8:30 am

Thu. Apr 03

12:45-2:45pm – Poetry Month – Langston Hughes performance

12:45 pm

Thu. Apr 03

12:45-1:45pm – MS: VTCAP-G6 Math Session 2

12:45 pm

Fri. Apr 04

7pm – This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing

7:00 pm

Sat. Apr 05

7pm – This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing

7:00 pm

Tue. Apr 08

CCC: ACT

All Day

Tue. Apr 08

8:30-9:30am – MS: VTCAP-G8 Science – Session 1

8:30 am

Tue. Apr 08

11am-5pm – Red Cross Blood Drive

11:00 am

Tue. Apr 08

12:45-1:55pm – MS: VTCAP-G6 ELA Session 1

12:45 pm

Wed. Apr 09

8:30-9:30am – MS: VTCAP-G8 Science – Session 2

8:30 am

Wed. Apr 09

12:45-2pm – MS: VTCAP-G6 ELA Session 2

12:45 pm

Thu. Apr 10

8:30-9:40am – MS: VTCAP-G7 ELA Session 1

8:30 am

Thu. Apr 10

6pm – PS: LTReads Parent Book Club

6:00 pm

Fri. Apr 11

Vermont Drama Council State One-Act Drama Festival

All Day

Sat. Apr 12

Vermont Drama Council State One-Act Drama Festival

All Day

Tue. Apr 15

8:30-9:40am – US: VTCAP-G11 Science Session 1

8:30 am

Tue. Apr 15

12:45-2:30pm – MS: VTCAP-G7 ELA Session 2

12:45 pm

Wed. Apr 16

8:30-9:40am – US: VTCAP-G11 Science Session 2

8:30 am

Thu. Apr 17

12-2pm – Neigbor to Neighbor (G6)

12:00 pm

Fri. Apr 18

DISM: Buses depart at 12:30 pm (no late bus)

All Day

Mon. Apr 21

NOSCHL: Spring Break – School Closed

All Day

Tue. Apr 22

NOSCHL: Spring Break – School Closed

All Day

Wed. Apr 23

NOSCHL: Spring Break – School Closed

All Day

Thu. Apr 24

NOSCHL: Spring Break – School Closed

All Day

Fri. Apr 25

NOSCHL: Spring Break – School Closed

All Day

Tue. Apr 29

1-2:45pm – IB: SL Physics Paper 1

1:00 pm

Wed. Apr 30

8:30-10:30am – IB: SL Physics Paper 2

8:30 am

Thu. May 01

Vermont Drama Council New England One-Act Drama Festival

All Day

Thu. May 01

8-9am – PS: Coffee Social

8:00 am

Fri. May 02

Vermont Drama Council New England One-Act Drama Festival

All Day

Fri. May 02

US: Seniors Last Day of Classes

All Day

Fri. May 02

1-3pm – GSA Social #3

1:00 pm

Fri. May 02

7-9pm – Spring Fling

7:00 pm

Fri. May 02

7:30-9pm – PS: Parent Social (middle school)

7:30 pm

Sat. May 03

Vermont Drama Council New England One-Act Drama Festival

All Day

Fri. May 09

Grandparents’ Day

All Day

Fri. May 09

12:30-6pm – Rock Climbing at Deers Leap

12:30 pm

Fri. May 09

6pm – MS Play: Pluto the Wayward Planetoid

6:00 pm

Sat. May 17

6-10pm – Prom 2025

6:00 pm

Thu. May 22

DISM: Buses depart at 12:30 pm (no late bus)

All Day

Thu. May 22

4-7pm – Class of 2025 Commencement

4:00 pm

Fri. May 23

DISM: Buses depart at 12:30 pm (no late bus)

All Day

Fri. May 23

12:30-9pm – LTSounds Music Festival

12:30 pm

Fri. May 23

4pm – Class of 2025 Commencement (rain date)

4:00 pm

Mon. May 26

Memorial Day – School Closed

All Day

Tue. May 27

12:30-9pm – LTSounds Music Festival (rain date)

12:30 pm

Fri. May 30

12-6pm – Rock Climbing at Shelving Rock

12:00 pm

Wed. Jun 04

Spring Athletics Celebration (TBC)

All Day

Thu. Jun 05

Quarter 4 ends (MS)

All Day

Thu. Jun 05

Quarter 4 ends (US)

All Day

Thu. Jun 05

Semester 2 ends (MS)

All Day

Thu. Jun 05

Semester 2 ends (US)

All Day

Thu. Jun 05

School Ends

All Day

Thu. Jun 05

DISM: Buses depart at 12:30 pm (no late bus)

All Day

Thu. Jun 05

8am-12:30pm – Last Day of School

8:00 am

Fri. Jun 06

NOSCHL: No School (Faculty In-Service)

All Day

Fri. Jun 06

SL: Southwest Expedition Departs

All Day

Wed. Jun 18

SL: Southwest Expedition Returns

All Day

Mon. Jun 23

8:30am-12:30pm – Basketball Camp (ages 8-13)

8:30 am

Mon. Jun 30

LTSummer Begins

All Day

Fri. Jul 25

LTSummer Ends

All Day

Mon. Aug 04

8:30am-12pm – Soccer Camp K-12

8:30 am

Thu. Aug 14

ATHL: First Day Varsity Sports Fall Practice

All Day

Sat. Sep 06

50th Celebration Kick-Off

All Day

Wed. Sep 17

SL: Mountain Day

All Day

Sat. Sep 27

Homecoming Events

All Day

Mon. Oct 13

8am-8pm – SL: HOLD: Pan-African Choir

8:00 am

Tue. Oct 14

8am-8pm – SL: HOLD: Pan-African Choir

8:00 am

Wed. Oct 15

8am-8pm – SL: HOLD: Pan-African Choir

8:00 am

Thu. Oct 16

8am-8pm – SL: HOLD: Pan-African Choir

8:00 am

Thu. Oct 16

12-2pm – Neigbor to Neighbor (G6)

12:00 pm

Fri. Oct 17

8am-8pm – SL: HOLD: Pan-African Choir

8:00 am

Sat. Oct 18

8am-8pm – SL: HOLD: Pan-African Choir

8:00 am

Sun. Oct 19

8am-8pm – SL: HOLD: Pan-African Choir

8:00 am

Mon. Nov 10

SL: Washington, DC Trip (G9)

All Day

Tue. Nov 11

SL: Nature’s Classroom Trip (G6/7)

All Day

Tue. Nov 11

SL: Washington, DC Trip (G9)

All Day

Tue. Nov 11

SL: Boston Trip (G8)

All Day

Wed. Nov 12

SL: Nature’s Classroom Trip (G6/7)

All Day

Wed. Nov 12

SL: Boston Trip (G8)

All Day

Wed. Nov 12

SL: Washington, DC Trip (G9)

All Day

Thu. Nov 13

SL: Nature’s Classroom Trip (G6/7)

All Day

Thu. Nov 13

SL: Washington, DC Trip (G9)

All Day

Thu. Nov 13

SL: Boston Trip (G8)

All Day

Fri. Nov 14

SL: Nature’s Classroom Trip (G6/7)

All Day

Fri. Nov 14

SL: Washington, DC Trip (G9)

All Day

Mon. Dec 01

ATHL: First Day Winter Sports

All Day

INTEGRITY Determine what’s right, then do it

STEWARDSHIP Care for the school, its resources, the environment, and the community

KINDNESS Practice empathy, compassion, respect

RESPONSIBILITY Take accountability for your actions and help others

OPENNESS Engage freely in dialogue; listen, be open, speak

258

Students Enrolled

7 to 1

Student/Faculty ratio

100%

Graduation Rate

12

Average Class Size

At a Glance

News and Events

Blood Drive

Vermont’s Presidential Scholar

College Meeting – Gr. 9-11

LTS Students Participate in GIV

Women Can Do!

Outdoor Rock Climbing

Prom

Spirit Week

Black Light Dance

Night Skiing

Calendar of Events

Thu. Mar 20

2-3pm – SL: Faculty & Senior Basketball Game

Thu. Mar 20

7-8:30pm – SL: MS Semi-Formal Dance

Fri. Mar 21

NOSCHL: No School (Faculty In-Service)

Sat. Mar 22

11am-9:45pm – Vermont Drama Council Regional One-Act Drama Festival

Sun. Mar 23

11am-1pm – ATHL: Open Gym

Mon. Mar 24

5pm – SPRING BUS HOURS BEGIN

Tue. Mar 25

8:30-9:40am – MS: VTCAP-G8 Math Session 1

Tue. Mar 25

12:45-1:50pm – US: VTCAP-G9 Math Session 1

Wed. Mar 26

8:30-9:40am – US: VTCAP-G9 Math Session 2

Wed. Mar 26

12:45-1:50pm – MS: VTCAP-G8 Math Session 2

Thu. Mar 27

8:30-9:40am – MS: VTCAP-G6 Math Session 1

Thu. Mar 27

12:30-1:45pm – MS: VTCAP-G7 Math Session 1

Thu. Mar 27

3-5pm – Movie Afternoon

Mon. Mar 31

Quarter 3 Ends

Mon. Mar 31

Quarter 3 ends (MS)

Mon. Mar 31

Quarter 3 ends (US)

Tue. Apr 01

Quarter 4 begins (MS)

Tue. Apr 01

Quarter 4 begins (US)

Tue. Apr 01

8:30-9:40am – US: VTCAP-G9 ELA Session 1

Tue. Apr 01

12:45-1:50pm – MS: VTCAP-G8 ELA Session 1

Wed. Apr 02

8-9am – PS: Coffee Social

Wed. Apr 02

8:30-10:15am – US: VTCAP-G9 ELA Session 2

Wed. Apr 02

12:45-2:30pm – MS: VTCAP-G8 ELA Session 2

Thu. Apr 03

8:30-9:40am – MS: VTCAP-G7 Math Session 2

Thu. Apr 03

12:45-2:45pm – Poetry Month – Langston Hughes performance

Thu. Apr 03

12:45-1:45pm – MS: VTCAP-G6 Math Session 2

Fri. Apr 04

7pm – This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing