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Every child participates in the Homebase program, which is a defining element of a VMS education. Homebase is a daily meeting between students and an advising teacher which serves as a time to reflect, plan, prioritize and support each other in a family environment. In addition, the Homebase class provides a venue for “dinner table conversations” which teach ethics and build character through discussions of real-life challenges. As a social, emotional and physical hub to daily life, the term Homebase is used interchangeably to refer to the actual meetings, a group of students within a grade, and the physical space that they call their own. In addition, Homebase advisors are advocates for their students and are concerned with all aspects of those students' lives, facilitating communication between students, teachers, coaches, and parents, ensuring a true learning partnership.

Through my VMS experience, I started learning how to combine and apply different concepts to work toward a solution. I learned how to analyze a problem, and not only pick a path that leads to the solution, but also understand why I picked that path instead of the others. Alumnus ‘12

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