Virtual Students and Learning Opportunities

To be a "Distance Education Student" means that the student has access to assignments and sends projects to the instructor (and each other) over the Internet using Blackboard, the same delivery method used by the Vermont and New Hampshire college systems.

Our "Virtual Classroom" can be accessed from any computer with Internet access. Students attending a sending school (other than Springfield High School) can elect to participate in the program from their sending school location.

This means that instead of traveling to RVTC everyday, students can login to the classroom without leaving their home school. Each class session, the instructor will chat with the entire class to cover new material, answer questions, and assist students with their projects.

Students meet with the instructor everyday online, and are visited at their school by the instructor during a free period as needed; Students also come to the Center several times a year to participate in an "all day session".

If you wish to learn more about having your students participate online in our program, just call and arrange a time to talk with the instructor. We will be happy to take you through the online classroom and show you around.

If a student can chat, he/she can be a "Virtual Student"!

The schools we serve are listed below. We'll be happy to add your school to our growing list:

* Bellows Falls Union High School, Bellows Falls, Vt
* Black River High School, Ludlow, Vt
* Blue Mountain High School, Wells River, Vt
* Compass School, Bellows Falls, Vt
* Fall Mt. Regional High School, Alstead, NH
* Green Mt. Union High School, Chester, Vt
* Lisbon Regional School, Wells River, Vt
 * Newbury Christian School, Newbury, Vt
* Oxbow High School, Bradford, Vt
* Profile School, Bethlehem, NH
* Rivendell Academy, Orford, NH
* Springfield High School, Springfield, Vt
* Thetford Academy, Thetford, Vt
* Woodsville High School, Woodsville, NH

The RVTC Guidance Department

We are happy to assist your school and students with:
  • The application process. An electronic application can be downloaded here
  • Embedded academic credit
  • Courses carrying AP or college credit
  • IEP and 504 accommodations
  • The settling in process
  • Communication facilitation

You may wish to suggest our Summer Tech Camp to your students. They will understand first hand what the courses entail, and get to know the instructors, and potential virtual classmates. Summer Tech Camp is in mid July. For more, go to http://rvtc.org/summertechcamp.html

Roger McNamara is head of our Guidance department. Reach him at (802) 885 8305
or e-mail at rmcnamara@springfield.k12.vt.us

Pdf Downloads:
Electronics Occupation Competence Checklist: Used to determine a student's proficiency level in electronics

Technology Expectations by Grade.