The Paradigm Retreat and Conference Center
Welcome to The Paradigm Retreat and Conference Center in Manchester Vermont. This private and beautiful 25 acre setting was formerly the Manchester Airport. The massive hangar building has been redesigned in Fall of 2025 as a conference center that can host indoor events for over 200 guests and lodging for 20. The retreat center features a 3500 sq foot meeting space with a grand piano and bar, 6 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, formal boardroom, dining room, club room, game room, eat in kitchen, living room with a wood burning fireplace. There’s even an indoor lap pool! The grounds are a breathtaking Vermont setting to let your spirit and imagination soar.
The Hangar conference space
The open kitchen features new appliances -stove, regrigerator, microwave, coffee maker, dishwasher, wood burning fireplace. The boardroom with wrap around windows,
6 Bedrooms, 6 Bathrooms
The retreat center is named “The Paradigm” because it is the legacy project of psychiatrist and scholar, Dr. Albert Levis, innkeeper of The Wilburton Inn, founder of The Museum of the Creative Process and author of 7 books about The Formal Theory of Behavior. Albert transformed his childhood experience growing up as a Jew in hiding in Athens Greece during World War II, into a lifelong quest to bring peace and conflict resolution, healing the person and the world. Dr. Levis’s discovery is the integrative paradigm that integrates art, science and morality. It solves the three objectives of the Core Curriculum, to understand art and science, know thyself, and have clarity of moral values. The sculptures in the hangar are a tribute to Prometheus, Atlas, Pandora, Nefertiti, Osiris and Akhenaten who wrestled with the status quo and innovated new ideas.
The Paradigm’s logo is Oedipus handing an olive branch of peace to the sphinx. It represents cooperation, moderation and mutual respect. The vision of The Paradigm is that this is a place of education, inspiration, reflection, intellectual growth and creativity. We welcome you to enjoy this majestic setting dedicated to peace and wisdom with your group.
