Bennington College

One College Drive, Bennington, VT 05201-6001 -  View Map

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• The curriculum at Bennington is shaped by the diverse range of the faculty's experience and expertise, including all of the traditional liberal arts disciplines and the visual and performing arts. A student progresses through Bennington by integrating different areas of the curriculum around central ideas or questions, newly discovered and ongoing. This method of integration is called the Plan Process and is the heart of a Bennington education.
• The principle of learning by practice underlies every major feature of a Bennington education: the master-apprentice model of teaching and learning; the requirement that students direct the course of their own education; the winter Field Work Term, which gives students work experience and connects them to the greater community. The College's commitment to learning across the disciplines extends to the faculty, who teach what is uppermost in their minds, exploring new pursuits as well as ongoing areas of study and work.
• Throughout the Bennington College community, you'll find the same elements that give life to the Bennington education: curiosity, openness, respect, a sense of excitement and play, a measure of both awe and irreverence. That may be because at Bennington, the two--learning and living--are naturally intertwined.
• Bennington, Vermont, is located in the southwestern corner of the state, just 160 miles from New York City, 150 miles from Boston, and 40 miles from Albany, New York. The campus is nestled on 470 rolling acres at the foot of the Green Mountains.
• Profile last updated: 07/13/2010.

In the News:

• New Bennington College complex constructed with inspiration in mind (Bennington Banner)
  posted on July 20, 2011 at 09:29:53 am
  Tuesday July 19, 2011 BENNINGTON -- Bennington College recently opened a $20 million facilities addition that will house a unique, progressive curriculum challenging students to study and address the world’s most pressing problems. The three-building complex, called the Center for the Advancement of Public Action, or CAPA, is faced with Vermont marble and includes state-of-the-art
• Bennington College opens new $20 million center (Rutland Herald)
  posted on July 19, 2011 at 06:16:42 pm
  BENNINGTON - Bennington College's newest educational building, the $20 million Center for the Advancement of Public Action has been officially opened, the first new construction of educational space... ... - By Patrick McArdle STAFF WRITER
• Bennington College sees administrative changes (Rutland Herald)
  posted on July 12, 2011 at 07:14:39 am
  BENNINGTON — In the fall, Bennington College will start a new semester with some changes in administration after several longtime college leaders stepped down over the past year. ... - By Patrick McArdle STAFF WRITER
• Marnie Jump, an A-Basin founder, dies at 92 (Summit Daily News)
  posted on June 26, 2011 at 06:11:43 am
  Marjorie Brown "Marnie" Jump, 92, of Denver, formerly of Vail, died Thursday. She was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., to McCleane and Helen Brown. She was educated at the Ethel Walker School and Bennington College. She served Copyright 2011 Summit Daily News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Summit Daily News ...
• Marnie Jump, longtime Vail resident (The Vail Trail)
  posted on June 26, 2011 at 02:48:09 am
  Marjorie Brown "Marnie" Jump, 92, of Denver, formerly of Vail, died Thursday. She was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., to McCleane and Helen Brown. She was educated at the Ethel Walker School and Bennington College. She served in Copyright 2011 Vail Daily. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Vail Daily Marnie Jump ...

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