Junior Program Travel Information
July 20-August 3, 2025
Saint Michael's College
Updated April 28, 2025
How should I plan my travel to the Junior Program?
Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival's Junior Program will take place on the campus of Saint Michael's College in Colchester, Vermont. Participants should make plans to arrive on Sunday, June 20, 2025. It is ideal to arrive between noon and 5 pm so you can join other students for dinner. There will be a program-wide welcome meeting at 7 PM on Sunday, July 20.
Beginning on Sunday, June 20, GMCMF staff will pick up all students arriving without a parent at the Burlington airport, even if very late.
How do I arrange to be picked up on my arrival by plane, bus, or train?
Every student must submit an online Travel Plans form (this form is emailed to students in late spring 2025). Please do this as soon as you know your plans! You can submit the form again if you have significant changes. In the event of a delay, if we already have the flight/train number, there is no need to resubmit the form, as we'll track the arrival time for that flight or train. If you (the student) receive an automated email showing your form has been submitted, you can be sure that we have your plans and you will be scheduled for pickup if arriving by plane, bus, or train.
What if I am driving to the festival?
Please use '94 Place Saint Michel, Colchester, VT 05439' in your GPS if driving to the Junior Program (note that the Regular Program houses students on a different part of campus with a different arrival address for driving).
Additional driving and parking directions are below. While parking on the campus of St. Michael's College will be free, any parent who will plan to park at St. Michael's College at any time during the Junior Program will need to register their car using this form (posted later in spring 2025) by Monday, July 21 at noon. All parents who have cars on campus during the GMCMF Junior Program should plan to park their car in the parking lot at the Dion Student Center.
Who should I call if I have significant travel delays or other problems on arrival day?
We will provide contact information to students and parents in advance of travel to be used on arrival and departure days. Utilizing email and resubmitting the Travel Plans form are not useful on arrival day if you experience delays.
Where and when will I register once I arrive on campus?
Registration is conducted on Sunday, June 20, 2025 from noon until 6 p.m. on campus at the Dion Student Center. A member of the resident staff will individually register students arriving later. The first meal available to students is dinner from 5:00-6:00 PM. A welcome meeting will be held at 7:00 PM in the Dion Student Center for all students and faculty. Parents are welcome to attend this meeting.
Departure Information
Sunday, August 3, 2025 is the day of departure for students attending the Junior Program. Students needing transportation to the airport will be driven by counselors in festival vehicles. Program participants should plan to leave the SMC campus by noon on Sunday August 3. GMCMF can arrange for unaccompanied minors to be brought to the airport by GMCMF staff. This should be arranged in advance with your airline. Please email ruth@gmcmf.org to make these arrangements with our staff.
Prior to leaving, students notify a Junior Counselor that they are ready for a dorm room inspection. Any room damage will be charged to the students after SMC maintenance assesses the damage. Failure to turn in a room key and key card will result in an extra charge.
***If students experience departure delays on Sunday, August 3, housing can be provided in the dorms for an additional fee. Students who choose to stay in the dorm an extra night due to unforeseen travel delays agree to pay this fee. Students may also find their own hotel housing for the evening, to which GMCMF will provide transportation.***
Driving directions to Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival
Click here for directions to St. Michael's College.
Green Mountain students/parents can use '94 Place Saint Michel, Colchester, VT 05439' to navigate to the dorms where check-in occurs.
Junior Program Housing & Facilities Information at Saint Michael's College
Students will be housed in air conditioned suite-style dorms on campus in Aubin Hall. Each student will have their own private, lockable sleeping room within the suite and will share a common area with their suite-mates. There are two single-use bathrooms per four person suite. The suites in Aubin do not have full kitchens; only a microwave and mini-fridge. The festival utilizes many other spaces on campus, such as the Dion Student Center, Jeanmarie and St. Edmund's Halls and the McCarthy Arts Center. Parking is free across campus in the summer and may be found next to dorms and the Dion Student Center in the parking lot off of Campus Road. Junior Program activities take place mainly in: Jeanmarie Hall, St. Edmund's Hall, McCarthy Arts Center, Alliot Hall (dining facilities) and Elley Long Music Center (faculty concerts which take place during week 1 of the Junior Program), just off the main campus of St. Michael's (shuttles will be provided for students to and from faculty concerts).