Twenty-four 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students from Eagle County public schools graduated from SummerQuest on Wednesday evening at Vail Mountain School, marking the program’s 15th anniversary graduation.

This July, 27 sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students from public schools throughout Eagle County gathered each day for SummerQuest classes at Vail Mountain School and to gain inspiration and confidence to “invent their future.”

Vail Mountain School is excited to offer a wide variety of workshops, classes, and one-to-one tutoring sessions for students in grades pre-K through 12 on its East Vail and Sweetwater campuses this summer.

Each year, Vail Mountain School hosts a Family FUN RUN in the fall. This year's event on Friday, September 24th kicks off the VMS Homecoming. Participants take on a 1k or 5k run, followed by a family picnic. Runners, walkers, and those with strollers are all welcome. Please leave all pets at home for this event! To view more information and photos of previous years, please click here.

On Sunday, September 19, 2010, Vail Mountain School will open doors to homes and provide opportunities for education in the Vail Valley. The school’s annual Home Tour is a traditional favorite fall event, which raises funds for the school’s financial aid program. Ticket prices include a tour of some of Vail’s finest homes, a beautiful luncheon, a gourmet bake sale, and a raffle with some incredible prizes. Over 300 Vail Mountain School volunteers (parents, teachers, students, and friends of the school) are hand at the event to usher approximately 1,000 visitors through the homes. To learn more, please click here.

The Vail Mountain School Book Fair is an annual event that takes place Tuesday-Friday, October 19-22nd to benefit the school library. Located in the Common, the school is transformed into a bookstore for a week, featuring faculty recommendations, family classics, reference books, books in Spanish, holiday books, cookbooks, picture books, and much more. The week is highlighted by the Food for Thought Luncheon on Wednesday, October 20th, a gathering of parents, grandparents, and friends of the school. For more information, please click here.

Vail Mountain School's annual Holiday Gala & Auction kicks off the holiday season on Saturday, November 20th with a fabulous event and live, auction, and silent auctions. All proceeds benefit Vail Mountain School. For more information, please click here.

The SummerQuest® Holiday Plant Sale brings vibrant, healthy poinsettias, Frasier Fir trees, and other holiday plants to the homes of SummerQuest® supporters. VMS parent and student volunteers organize the ordering in October and November, and they deliver the plants in early December, just in time for festive holiday decorating. As the largest fundraiser for SummerQuest®, the Holiday Plant Sale indeed demonstrates how “each bloom that brings joy in the winter will help a child blossom in the summer.” For more information, please click here.

Don't miss out on the school's annual Family Garage Sale, Saturday, April 30, 2010, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Established by the VMS Parent Partners in 1993, the Garage Sale is a community-wide event that encourages recycling and reusing. Traditionally scheduled in late April, the school dining room is transformed by row upon row of tables and clothing racks where VMS family’s outgrown, gently used, and long-neglected clothing, toys, furniture, housewares, and much more are up for sale at bargain prices. Recently, the sale has added a “designer” section, a jewelry section, and "early bird" shopping on Friday afternoon. Proceeds from the Family Garage Sale are used for student enrichment in all divisions. For more information, please click here.