“What we learn with pleasure we never forget.”

Alfred Mercier

Where do our Graduates go to High School and College?

After graduating from Orchard Valley, our alumni tend to excel at high school. They exhibit an exceptional desire to learn, strong work habits, and critical thinking skills. Their creativity, openness to new ideas, empathy, and social maturity set them apart in academic and non-academic environments. 

Our alumni have attended public high schools and independent schools, both Waldorf schools and non-Waldorf schools. Some have attended boarding schools.

Below are some of the schools attended by alumni:

Champlain Valley Union High School, Hinesburg
Harwood Union High School, Moretown
Hazen Union School, Hardwick
High Mowing School, Wilton, New Hampshire (a Waldorf boarding school)
Lake Champlain Waldorf School, Shelburne
South Burlington High School, South Burlington
Montpelier High School, Montpelier
Northfield High School, Northfield
Spaulding High School, Barre
St. Johnsbury Academy, St. Johnsbury
U32, Montpelier
The White Mountain School, Bethlehem, New Hampshire

After high school, our alums pursue a variety of paths including college or university, travel abroad, internships, trade school, opening small businesses, pursuing athletic training, enlisting in the military, and working at Orchard Valley!

OVWS Alumni have attended the following Colleges:

Bard College
Berea College
Brown University
California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt
Carnegie Mellon University
Centre College
Champlain College
Colby College
Colby-Sawyer College
College of Charleston
Community College of Vermont
Concordia University
Dartmouth College
Gettysburg College, Sunderman Conservatory of Music
Hampshire College
Ithaca College
Johnson State College
Lesley University
Loyola University New Orleans
Middlebury College
Mount Holyoke College
Northeastern University
Norwich University
Oberlin College
Pratt Institute
Prescott College
Rhode Island School of Design
Saint Michael’s College
Skidmore College
Smith College
St. Lawrence University
Tufts University
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of Colorado, Boulder
University of Nebraska
University of New Haven
University of Vermont
Utah State University
Vermont State University
Wheaton College (MA)
Willamette University
Williams College