The Paradigm Retreat and Conference Center

Welcome to The Paradigm Retreat and Conference Center in Manchester Vermont.
This beautiful setting was formerly the Manchester Airport. The massive hangar has been redesigned as a brand new conference center that can host indoor events for 200 guests and lodging for 27.

The retreat center features:
3500 sq foot meeting space with a grand piano and bar
6 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms,
formal boardroom, formal dining room, club room, game room,
eat in kitchen /living room with a wood burning fireplace.
Bonfire pit
Commercial kitchen

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,

Bedroom configuration

Ground floor:
Room 1: One king with two twin beds. Private bath with jacuzzi and separate shower.

Second floor:
Room 2: One king with two twin beds. Bathroom across the hall.
Room 3: Two full size bunk beds
Room 4: Two queen beds and a cot. Rooms 3 & 4 share a bathroom in the hall.

Third floor:
Room 5: Two-queen beds, two twin beds. Ensuite bathroom.

Fourth floor:
Room 10: Two twin beds. Uses bathroom in room 5.

There are 2 large half bathrooms on the Main Floor.

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.