The partnership involves interaction between students, faculty and administrators at both institutions. College students work with high school students as role models and tutors. Faculty from the College discuss the teaching of their subjects with colleagues at the high school and make guest presentations. In addition, the College provides two four-year, full tuition scholarships to graduates of Bristol High School on an annual basis. The purpose is to encourage the best students to continue their education locally.
All participants are volunteers and are rewarded only by the satisfaction they experience.
All participants are volunteers and are rewarded only by the satisfaction they experience. Bennington College and Mount Anthony Union High School began an academic alliance in 1990 for the literature and languages faculties. The most important outcome of the alliances was that the faculties began to talk to each other. We currently have scholarship programs in place for some of the top high school students. As part of the application process, the students are required to write two essays.