BETHEL — At this week’s meeting, Gould Academy’s Head of School, Tao Smith, was our speaker. Tao spent his high school years at Gould, then went on to attend U. of Vermont. He was recruited back to Gould after college, when he both taught and coached. After that, Tao went back to Vermont and served in Leadership of the Killington Mountain School, where he stayed for 17 years.
In 2020, Tao was chosen to be the new Head of School at Gould Academy so he moved his family back to Bethel – a place he has great passion and love for. It was an informative and thoughtful presentation – thank you, Tao!
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