Youth Programs:

        The Walden Project

 

 

actor, writer, and director.  In conjunction with these experiences, he has traveled extensively in Europe and Asia wrestling with issues of time, being, epistemology, and how to find a good Chinese restaurant.  Matt has his Master of Social Work and Master of Arts in Education from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.  He has taught English, Drama, and Psychology in the public schools since 1992.  He currently teaches at the Vergennes Union High School, where he established and directed the Drama Program from 1994-2000, before designing the Walden Project.  He has received a number of awards for his work in education including Dewitt Wallace and Upjohn Fellowships.  He is also the founder and Executive Director of the Willowell Foundation, Inc. He lives in New Haven, VT with his wife, three children, three dogs and a cat.

 

Becky Ebel, Walden Project Science/Math

 

Becky is the VUHS Walden Project science teacher.  She grew up in West Ferrisburgh, Vermont.  A love of the land and people of the Champlain Valley brought her the University of Vermont, where she majored in Environmental Studies.  For two years Becky served as an Americorps*VISTA with the VUHS Walden Project, helping connect students and the community in meaningful projects.  Her interest in education and a desire to see the United States lead Becky to Flagstaff, Arizona for two years where she explored the landscape and ecology of the Southwest while earning a Master's of Education at Northern Arizona University.  Becky returned to Vermont and Walden in 2007.

Matt is an avid amateur naturalist and student of philosophy.  His range of professional experience includes work as a juvenilecourt counselor, psychology professor, English teacher, drama teacher,

 

Matt  Schlein, Walden Project Director