C.A.P.E/Hiking Program

The C.A.P.E. (Craftsbury Academy Physical Education) program and the Craftsbury Schools Hiking program are school-wide programs. Faculty members, administrators and community volunteers lead and mentor a variety of activities. The C.A.P.E. program is offered between 4 and 8 times per year. Students choose from a wide selection of activities and participate for a period between three and four hours each outing

The hiking program is organized by class. Students in each grade, K-12, hike a different mountain with their classmates on a yearly basis. Mountains are hiked in order by degree of difficulty. It is possible for a Craftsbury student to hike thirteen different mountains if he/she attends Craftsbury Schools for his/her entire educational experience.

C.A.P.E. Program Objectives:

• Provide students with a variety of life long recreational/sports activities that cannot be provided in a normal curriculum due to facilities and scheduling.
• Provide opportunities for rural Craftsbury students to participate in activities that are more available to students from wealthy backgrounds or wealthy schools systems.
• Improve student self-esteem by providing challenging activities in which students can see self-improvement.
• Improve faculty/administration/student interactions and relationships through sharing experiences that are different from the normal class setting.
• Stimulate student to pursue an active lifestyle after graduation by educating them about life-long recreational/sports activities that are available on a seasonal basis in Vermont.
• Involve community volunteers in order to improve the school and community relationship.
• Improve school climate.

This season's C.A.P.E. activities include downhill skiing, ice skating, fitness and swimming, broom ball hockey, snow machining, ice fishing, rock climbing and bowling. Last year community members assisted as chaperones and instructors. If you would like to help chaperone or instruct, please contact Mr. Don Pierce at 586-2541(school).