As part of our Summer School series, we head to Charlotte, to a garage that's been converted into a glass blowing studio, and learn the fine art of glass blowing. 

VPR's Patti Daniels recently sat at the oak and marble bar at Claire's Restaurant in Hardwick to get a lesson in mixing the perfect summer cocktail - the "Dunc's Fizz."

This edition of Summer School takes us out onto Lake Champlain to learn to sail 420s, small, fast boats with two sails popular with sailors of all skill levels.

VPR's Jane Lindholm stops by auctioneer Tom Broughton's Bridport barn to learn the art of auctioneering for this week's Summer School episode.

A Summer School lesson in a beach tradition:  building an elaborate sand castle.

Dave Tuttle of Walpole, New Hampshire provides a lesson on how to whittle in this episode of Vermont Edition's Summer School series.

Today's Summer School lesson concerns something we've all probably tried, but few of us have mastered: How to throw a boomerang (and have it return).

This week in Vermont Edition's Summer School series, we learn how to to ride a unicycle with Bill Merrylees, who first decided to learn in 8th grade - and never looked back.

The president of the Burlington Bocce Club teaches us how to play bocce as part of our Summer School series.

Two-time Vermont state banjo champion, Steve Light gives us a little lesson in playing the banjo.

On warm summer evenings, 7,000 race fans can gather at Thunder Road to watch races on the small, banked track. Vermont's Lieutenant Governor Phil Scott has been involved in racing there for more than 30 years, and he explains what it takes to drive at Thunder Road.

It's cheap and easy and many gardeners swear by this worm manure to fuel their gardens, perk up tired house plants and even prevent plant diseases. We learn how to create a worm composting bin.

In the last installment of our Summer School series, we learn how to fix a flat tire on a bicycle.

This week in our Summer School series VPR's Dylan Schlossberg visits Shelburne Farms to learn how to drive a tractor.

VPR's Jane Lindholm visits the Champlain Valley Expo during Vermont Dressage Days to learn a few pointers on how to ride a horse.

VPR's Steve Zind heads out to Marshfield Pond with Naturalist Bryan Pfieffer to learn the art of catching dragonflies.

Lindsay Simpson, physical education consultant for the state Department of Education, gives tips on how to run a 5k race.

VPR's Steve Zind visits the Roots School in East Calais to learn how to start a fire without matches or a lighter.

VPR's Summer School series continues with a visit to Twin Pines, an outdoor center in North Danville to learn the art of climbing a tree.

As part of VPR's Summer School series, VPR's Ric Cengeri stopped by Camp Hochelaga in South Hero to talk with camp nurse Dana Charlee about how to treat a summertime nemesis: the bee sting.