That sounds fantastic! We were in Burlington and Stowe last year, during a trip. (Love looking across from Burlington to the Adirondack mountains in New York. They look beautiful.) We did not use A-Beka, so don't have information on that, but we did homeschool while travelling. I would call ahead, perhaps to the Von Trapp Lodge and ask if anyone there knows of a local homeschool group. We have called ahead to towns where we were going to be -- places to call that have worked for us are: libraries, large churches, and book stores. We tell them what's happening, that we are coming to town and would like to get together with a local homeschool group--do they know of any? Usually someone does! When we get in contact with them, again, we tell them our story and ask if any field trips will be happening while we're there, that we could join in on--or book clubs, or roller-skating events, things like that. It's great to meet other homeschoolers while travelling. In Vermont you could do a unit on maple sugaring, the artist Grandma Moses (her work and one-room schoolhouse is in the Bennington Art Museum), the illustrator Norman Rockwell, and the Green Mountain Boys from the American Revolution--not to mention - the Appalachian Trail. There's so much in Vermont! Wish you the best.
