The Riverside School

03/13/2026

The Riverside School Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that Caroline Thompson has been chosen and has accepted the position as Riverside’s next Head of School.

The intentional and thorough search process undertaken by the Board, the hiring committee, with input from the broader community, has affirmed that Caroline is the right person to lead Riverside’s next chapter as Head of School. The strong support she has from staff, students and families, Caroline’s decades of teaching experience, her commitment to the needs of students and faculty, and her focus on Riverside’s mission and culture were highlighted in the input we received from all of Riverside’s stakeholders.

Caroline has served this year as the interim Head of School for Riverside, where she has also taught Mathematics and Leadership since 2020. She has over 20 years of experience teaching middle school mathematics. Caroline holds a Master of Education degree from Franklin Pierce University, as well as educational certifications from both Vermont and New Hampshire.

Caroline’s professional expertise is only part of what she brings to the role of Riverside’s next Head of School. Caroline recognizes the challenges and opportunities that Riverside faces, the importance of maintaining a supportive community for Riverside’s faculty, students, and families, and the can-do attitude required to lead a mission-driven community school like Riverside.

📸 Herb Swanson

10/18/2025

TFW you see the former governor Jim Douglass will be giving a speech entitled with a Latin phrase crafted by Riversiders. He wouldn't be using it if we hadn't written it to be the state motto!

Great opportunity coming up in November for Social Studies educators and those interested in social studies. Vermont Alliance for the Social Studies Annual Conference! The Vermont Alliance for the Social Studies (VASS) will be holding its annual conference at the Capitol Plaza in Montpelier on November 20, 2025. The theme of this year’s conference is “Recognizing the 250th and Envisioning What’s Next.” We will have two keynote speakers. Award-winning historian and novelist Jack Kelly will deliver his keynote address, Benedict Arnold in History, and Governor Jim Douglas will deliver a speech entitled Stella quarta decima fulgeat. The conference also includes passes to the Vermont History Museum, as well as engaging breakout sessions for educators of all grade levels.
Many interdisciplinary sessions this year including “Bridging Voices: An Oral History Project Across Generations”, “Empowering Civic Action for Climate Resilient Communities”, “Incorporating Theater into Your Social Studies Classroom”, “Totally True or Fallaciously False? Taking a Fresh Look at Our Founding Fables”, and “Portraits of Courage: Honoring Upstanders Through Art” where participants will have the opportunity to make art! Register online by November 13.

10/07/2025

10/07/2025

MeyersJones '06 debut novel, for middle grade readers, due out next spring, with themes of adventure in nature and the urban vs rural cultural divide.

10/04/2025

Wow, so many helpful hands today took a huge amount of donations and organized them into what will surely be an epic sale. Thank you volunteers! See you tomorrow, 9-4!

10/03/2025

Thank you to the tent set up crew! You hauled everything into place and solved the tent puzzles, all with great cheer! We are well set up for a busy prep day tomorrow. 💙💚

09/30/2025

THINK SPRING! We've earned more than $800 for Riverside already, let's try to break $1000! https://threeriversfundraising.com/fundraiser/trivsch-f25/

09/02/2025

order here: https://threeriversfundraising.com/fundraiser/trivsch-f25

08/29/2025

ORDER Mums and Bulbs here!
https://threeriversfundraising.com/fundraiser/trivsch-f25/