July 10, 2018

Working in the Sunshine

Workhorse Jr. is an introduction to seasonal landscaping. Students work on vocational skills in the areas of personal development, collaboration and transferable vocational skills. Workhorse Junior provides skills development and experience in mowing, raking, gardening and other related maintenance skills such as wood splitting and stacking. Our focus this summer is largely on mowing, string… Read more »

July 9, 2018

Beekeeping at Bellcate

Beekeeping at Bellcate is a Summer course where students learn about bees from hive to honey and the important role they play as pollinators in our food system. An estimated one third of our food requires the pollination provided by bees! We start with the basics of bee identification within the hive and learning the… Read more »

July 6, 2018

Bellcate on Broadway!

Over the past several summers Bellcate School has developed an internship program where local youths support Bellcate students as mentors. These reciprocal relationships are so important in assisting Bellcate students with self-esteem, self-confidence, social skills, and much more. In fact, it is with the support of Bellcate’s youth mentor, Ashel Adiang, that Kade was able… Read more »

June 22, 2018

Shining Stars at State Track Meet

Dominick and Keith, both competing in their second division 4 track meet, both left Green Mountain high school Friday, June 1st, with smiles on their faces, and for good reason. The boys completed a successful track season by each making it to the finals in at least one of their events on Friday. Keith, who… Read more »

June 21, 2018

Big Milestones at Bellcate School

On Thursday, May 31st Bellcate School hosted our annual 8th Grade Move Up Day and Bellcate School’s Graduation Ceremony for our graduating senior class. It was a sunny, early summer day under the big tent and we had a wonderful turnout to include Bellcate family, friends and community partners. Jac Treanor, Bellcate Events Director, opened… Read more »

June 19, 2018

Bulldogs Bocce Teams Flourish at Summer Games

Making their first appearance back to UVM after capturing the state basketball championship, Marcus, Marissa and Daniel, alongside Shawn and Kade took to a different set of courts… The BOCCE courts! After finishing up their final days of the school year, the team of Marcus, Kade, Marissa and Shawn competed in the ‘team’ division during… Read more »