The Stern Center for Language and Learning (Stern Center) is establishing the Blanche Podhajski Institute for Learner Success, honoring the organization’s founder and President Emerita.
My Stern Center Story: Sean Plasse
Imagine you’re eight years old in a classroom of fourteen other kids, given an audiobook of Charlotte’s Web on CD and told there will be a final exam. You put your headphones on, and your copy is the one someone scratched with steel wool — mercilessly. How long could you sit with that, listening to nothing but noise, before the panic sets in?
Film Screening of Vermont Documentary Gone Guys
Join the Stern Center and Generator for a free screening of the Vermont documentary film Gone Guys, followed by light refreshments and a group discussion lead by youth and community educators Shaun Stephens, Stern Center Speech Language Pathologist, and Mason Merriam, Generator Director of Facilities & Operations.
Eric Ford Joins Stern Center as Director of Strategic Communications
[Williston, Vermont, February 10, 2026] This is a new role on the leadership team of the Vermont-based nonprofit Stern Center. As Director, Eric will focus on fostering awareness of the organization’s mission to help learners and empower teachers; inspiring donor support to ensure access to life-changing learning; and building connections that strengthen communities.
