Craftsbury Common in Orleans County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)
Sterling College
Founded 1958
Photographed by Dennis Gilkenson, June 28, 2019
1. Sterling College Marker
Inscription.
Sterling College was among the first colleges and universities in the United States to offer a liberal arts curriculum focused on the environment. It was founded here in Craftsbury Common in 1958 as a boys preparatory school known as Sterling School. The Grassroots Project and Sterling Institute co-educational programs followed in 1974, continuing the Outward Bound model of “development-by-challenge” introduced in its earlier years. In 1983, the school was approved for degree-granting authority by the State of Vermont, and the name was changed to Sterling College. The “Working Hands. Working Minds” motto reflects Sterling Colleges membership in the federally recognized Work Colleges Consortium.
Sterling College was among the first colleges and universities in the United States to offer a liberal arts curriculum focused on the environment. It was founded here in Craftsbury Common in 1958 as a boys preparatory school known as Sterling School. The Grassroots Project and Sterling Institute co-educational programs followed in 1974, continuing the Outward Bound model of “development-by-challenge” introduced in its earlier years. In 1983, the school was approved for degree-granting authority by the State of Vermont, and the name was changed to Sterling College. The “Working Hands. Working Minds” motto reflects Sterling Colleges membership in the federally recognized Work Colleges Consortium.
Erected 2018 by Vermont Division for Historic Preservation.
Location. 44° 39.122′ N, 72° 22.918′ W. Marker is in Craftsbury, Vermont, in Orleans County. It is in Craftsbury Common. It is on Sterling Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 16 Sterling Drive, Craftsbury VT 05826, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2019, by Dennis Gilkenson of Saxtons River, Vermont. This page has been viewed 624 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on July 1, 2019, by Dennis Gilkenson of Saxtons River, Vermont. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
