Academic Calendar

2022 – 2023

August 15-19: Faculty Meetings & Trainings Student Leader and ASOP TA trainings
August 15-19: Whole Community Care Class
August 20: New Student Arrival Day, VT
Aug 22-Sept 8: Fall Intensive Session AND WBFP Classes Begin
September 5: Labor Day (Offices Closed, No Classes)
September 9: Community Day
September 12: Fall Long Block and Fall Long Block 1 classes begin
September 19: Last day to add/drop classes
October 5: All College Work Day
October 8-9: Family Weekend; Alumnx Reunion; Admission Open House
October 10: Indigenous People’s Day (Offices Closed, No Classes)
October 14: Fall Long Block 1 classes end
October 18: Fall Long Block 2 classes begin
October 21: Fall Long Block 1 classes end
October 22-25: Fall Break (No Classes)
October 21-22: Fall Board of Trustees Meeting
November 11: Veterans Day (No Classes, Offices Closed)
Nov 23-Nov 27: November Break (Kitchen Closed)
November 24-25: Offices Closed
December 2: December Graduates Luncheon
December 6: Fall Long Block Classes end
December 7: Bounder Week begins (for Non- Expedition II students)
December 7-17: CE classes in Craftsbury
December 8-11: Winter Expedition
December 9: WBFP Classes End
December 11: Expedition Dinner
December 12: Bounder Week ends, students Depart (Kitchen closes)
December 17: Campus Closes
December 24- 25: Holiday
December 26: Christmas Day (in lieu, Offices Closed)
December 31- 1: Holiday
January 2: New Year’s Day (in lieu, Offices Closed)
January 9: WBFP: Classes Begin
January 11 -12: Faculty Meetings & Trainings (Kitchen Opens)
January 12-13: Student Leader Trainings
January 15: Opening Day & Registration
January 16: MLK, Jr. Day (Offices Closed, No Classes)
Jan 17-Feb 3: Winter Intensive session; WBFP Classes start
January 21: Board of Trustees meeting (Finance and Executive only)
Feb 6-7: Community Days
February 8: Long Block Classes begin in VT and WBFP
February 15: Last day to add/drop for classes
Mar 6-Mar 7: Long Weekend (No Classes)
March 7: Town Meeting (No Classes, Offices Closed)
April 1- 8: Spring Break (Campus Closed; Kitchen Closed)
April 18: All College Work Day
April 19: Follow Tuesday Class Schedule
May 2: Long Block session classes end in VT
May 3-4: Exam & Final Project Days
May 5-6: Board of Trustees meeting
May 6: Commencement
May 7-14: Campus Care and Maintenance Week Campus closed (Kitchen Closed)
May 8-9: Faculty training days
May 10-11: WBFP Senior Symposia
May 13: WBFP Commencement
May 15-26: May Intensive
May 19: WBFP: Classes End
May 29: Memorial Day (No Classes, Offices Closed)
May 30-June 30: Summer Session One
June 4-10: EcoGather Symposium
June 19: Juneteenth (Offices Closed, No Classes)
July 1-9: Summer Break
July 10-August 11: Summer Session Two
July 21-22: Board of Trustees meeting

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Regardless of your flock - at Sterling College we look out for each other! That's what being part of the community is all about! #WhereSmallisBetter

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The Ecology Essentials for Everyone course is essential for anyone looking to understand how the world really works – with or without us humans. You'll develop a strong understanding of ecological principles, scientific thinking, and how to live more lightly on the Earth. Register today! Link on bio.

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These days, it seems that everyone has a better, purportedly more sustainable way to farm: organic agriculture, carbon-farming, regenerative agriculture, climate-smart agriculture, permaculture, and sustainable intensification. As alternatives to synthetic and extractive forms of industrial agriculture abound, it can be tough to tell which have real promise and which are green-washed nonsense (or worse).

Agroecology – an approach that blends natural and traditional science with a set of farming practices and a social movement – stands out among the alternatives. It fundamentally trusts farmers to work with nature to develop their own approaches that produce food while maintaining ecosystem integrity and avoiding depletion.

Our self-paced online course in agroecology is designed to empower farmers, gardeners and agriculture professionals alike - providing an invaluable understanding of agricultural sustainability and food movements for those who strive for social justice.

Link on bio.

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The present climate and ecological emergencies are a global problem that requires immediate action. We must work together to find solutions that will help to mitigate these crises. Enroll into Climate + Change self-paced and online. Starting at $49! Link on bio.

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Ivy Manner's Senior Year Research Project was entitled 'Ecological Building & Design' where she designed and built an outhouse from scratch, including felling, extraction, sawing, and building.

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New issue of our annual publication, Terrain, has dropped. Take a read, link on bio.

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Sterling offers more than just undergraduate degrees. We are quickly building a host of online curriculum for learners of all ages and levels. Co-created by communities, consulting scholars, and Sterling College educators, EcoGather intersects community, practitioner, and academic insights without privileging any one over the others. The resulting courses are accessible to and enriching for varied learners at all stages of adult life. Check it out at : http://ce.sterlingcollege.edu . EcoGather - education that makes sense in a world that does not.

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Countdown is on until our Southwest Field Semester starts! February 6th!

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Scenes from this year's Winter Expedition ❄️

photo credit: Ryan Conners

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Anonymous online review: "Sterling is an experience. It is not like your normal college where you get a bunch of textbook work. Being a work college, you have the opportunity to learn work ethics and skills through the work program and through some classes. It is for those who want to put the work in. The college is off the beaten track and thus relies on its student body to be there for each other be it for keeping paths open or picking potatoes. Also being such a small school, you can step into classes that help broaden your overall knowledge and help you become a better steward of the environment you live in.

From my time there I learned how to work and that from hard work comes celebration. I found my passion for outdoor education and made life long friends. I learned skills that are older than me, that help me in my daily life.

All in all, Sterling gave me a challenge that led to me becoming a well rounded person both in work and education."

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The kitchen is the keystone of Sterling College. All students are part of Sterling’s sustainable food systems, through farming, cooking, and eating. The curricular system and the kitchen are inextricably linked. So when we say that at Sterling everyone has a seat at the table, we mean it literally.

There is nothing institutional about cooking or eating at Sterling College. The College prides itself on local, healthy food made with love. Everyone at Sterling is part of that equation. The kitchen is cooperative and collaborative, students have a say, and dialog is welcome.

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Touring with the Bike Barons

A brief history of the Bike Barons In the early days of the College’s history as a Work College Erik Hansen, Sterling’s first Dean of Work, came up with the…

Free Internship & Employment Law Workshop for Farms and Food-Based Businesses

It is hard to meet the legal requirements for an unpaid internship. This is a big deal because more than half of college student internships are unpaid, according to a…

Film & Discussion: “Coming Home”

Join the students of Sterling College’s Education and Culture class on November 13 in the viewing of “COMING HOME: From Prisons to Communities,” a documentary film focused on five people…

Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar

2022 – 2023

Trustees Emeriti

Touring with the Bike Barons

Free Internship & Employment Law Workshop for Farms and Food-Based Businesses

Film & Discussion: “Coming Home”