The Putney School

The Putney School is an independent high school located in Putney, Vermont. The school was founded in 1935 on the principles of the Progressive Education movement and the teachings of John Dewey. It is a co-educational boarding school located 12 miles outside of Brattleboro, Vermont. The school enrolls approximately 225 students on a 500-acre hilltop campus with classrooms, dormitories, and a dairy farm on which all of its students work before graduating.

Putney School entrance
The sports field
The school gym

The Putney School

The Putney School

The Putney School

A long winding road leads to Putney School

And a giant sports field leading to campus

An uncommonly designed school gym

The admissions building
The dining hall
A classroom building

The Putney School

The Putney School

The Putney School

Admissions and main administration building

The dining hall in the distance

A large, multipurpose classroom building

A learning center
The school library
A dorm building

The Putney School

The Putney School

The Putney School

A learning center for extra support

Pathway to the school library

Student dorms situated nearby

The school theater
A group of solar panels
A scenic view

The Putney School

The Putney School

The Putney School

Putney’s Theater, with Arts Building nearby

Solar panels stationed on this “green” campus

The beautiful surrounding scenery

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