Bellwether alumni move on to both public and private schools. Schools they have attended include Edmunds Elementary, Williston Central, Red Cedar, Vermont Commons, Richmond Elementary, Hinesburg Community School, and others.

Each year we contact the schools our alumni go on to. We speak directly with guidance counselors and principals about their transition. They often tell us that former Bellwether students transition well into their new environment. They tend to be the students whose curiosity is intact, who are still excited about learning, who speak up, who are not afraid to ask questions, who have a strong sense of self and know themselves well as both learners and as friends. Schools appreciate a Bellwether student’s values, social skills, and sense of justice.

We also speak to the alumni students themselves and their families. They tell us that there is an adjustment period in the beginning but that within a relatively short period of time, they figure out how to navigate their new environment. Many continue to be connected to and involved with Bellwether and their Bellwether friends.