Mansfield Hall-Burlington

Located in the heart of the University District, within a few blocks of the Lake Champlain waterfront park, the bustling Church Street pedestrian mall, and the city’s colleges and university. Students often say that when it comes to Burlington, it was love at first sight. Burlington is one of America’s most beautiful and liveliest small cities (population: 40,000), and it charms with its proximity to Vermont’s idyllic countryside. Burlington is minutes away from numerous world class ski and snowboard resorts, beautiful hiking, and endless recreational opportunities.

The city of Burlington and its surrounding areas have received international publicity as one of America’s most desirable places to live for its arts, healthy lifestyle, outdoor fun and safety. A sampling of accolades include ranking number 1 by CBS News/Gallup among the 10 Happiest Small Cities in America, National Geographic (Read America’s Best Adventure Towns), The New York Times (Read “36 Hours in Burlington, Vt.”), Outside and Travel + Leisure magazines.Vermont and this city’s “human scale” offers our students unique opportunities to get involved and gain essential experience.

Learning- Explore Our Local Colleges

Burlington is host to some of the finest colleges in New England, including the University of Vermont (UVM), St. Michael’s College, Champlain College, and the Community College of Vermont. Having access to a variety of colleges in the community allows our students to find courses, majors, and degrees in a wide range of interests. Students may attend just one school, or even choose a combination of colleges throughout their time with Mansfield Hall.  Each of the colleges we work with offers student the opportunity to begin their coursework as a non-matriculated student, so even if a student does not formally apply to one of the colleges they can still make the Mansfield Hall decision and start out taking real college courses, for credit, right from the start.

Living

Mansfield Hall-Burlington helps students with learning disabilities such as ADHD, Asperger’s and ASD develop independent living skills in our integrated, high-quality residence.  Our centralized service delivery model includes student housing, study spaces, a student cafe, staff offices, and hang-out spaces all under one room, around the kitchen table, and in the context of an active and supportive living and learning community.  We are steps away from our local colleges, and situated in the heart of Burlington’s undergraduate housing district, right next to our thriving downtown.  Students live in well-appointed apartments with peers in a safe, secure, and supportive setting.

Giving

Burlington, Vermont is a neighborly and responsive community that always looks out for one another. Thus, there are numerous organizations and agencies dedicated to helping the community, through various social, civic, and environmental causes. Students have the opportunity to explore and contribute to agencies such as, King Street Center, Green Mountain Club, COTS, Waterwheel Foundation, Boys and Girls Club, ECHO Aquarium, and many more.

Engaging

Given the bountiful array of recreational opportunities in Vermont, we work to link students’ interests with the available activities. Whether this is sailing on Lake Champlain, skiing or riding at one of the many nearby world-class ski resorts, visiting the local skate park, or hiking to the top of Mount Mansfield, we are confident each student will find a way to be fully engaged. Additionally, given the vast number of local colleges just steps away, there are endless on- and off-campus opportunities, such as UVM Sports, Vermont Lake Monsters minor league baseball, concerts and events at the Flynn Center and Higher Ground, and the list goes on.