This spring 6th-grade students at BFA Fairfax Middle School are participating in a unique research opportunity sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. The project, Playing with Data, is a three-year research and … Continue reading BFA 6th Grade Participates in Cutting-Edge Science and Gamification Research
Hacking High School Redesign
What is the “curriculum” for high school redesign? What do we need to know and be able to do to move our high schools to be more equitable and challenging, student-centered, proficiency-based learning environments? Those are some of the questions addressed at a recent conference sponsored by The New England Secondary Schools Consortium in Hartford, Connecticut. … Continue reading Hacking High School Redesign
BFA Fairfax Behind the Scenes
At BFA Fairfax, school ends at 2:55pm. The buses load up and students are transported home. The nighttime custodians come in and get the building ready for the next day. All is quiet, right? Far from it! BFA is the center of the community of Fairfax. The building is busy until the custodians leave at … Continue reading BFA Fairfax Behind the Scenes
‘War at Home: Students Respond to September 11th’ – A One-Act Festival
Earlier this month, the cast and crew of BFA Fairfax High School’s One Act Play, War at Home: Students Respond to September 11th, gathered in the classroom with nervous energy awaiting the arrival of the bus. Today was the day that they had been working towards for the last two months: festival day. Every year … Continue reading ‘War at Home: Students Respond to September 11th’ – A One-Act Festival
Students Demonstrate Clear and Effective Communication Proficiencies in GEMS Culture Fair
Do our sixth-grade students know how to communicate clearly and effectively? You bet! Last Friday, 70 sixth-graders presented their findings on different cultures from around the world during the annual GEMS Culture Fair. Posters with all kinds of information were on display for visitors. Music filled the background as people of all ages (first grade … Continue reading Students Demonstrate Clear and Effective Communication Proficiencies in GEMS Culture Fair
BFA Fairfax Develops Student Leadership in Mindset, Metacognition, Motivation (M3)
Last fall, two core teachers at BFA Fairfax presented the Freshman Class of 2020 with an exciting leadership opportunity. M3 stands for Mindset, Metacognition, and Motivation. The program is designed to teach students about how they learn, how to expand their learning opportunities, and how they can change their thinking from fixed mindsets to growth mindsets.
Watercolor Grant Brings Out “Stroke” of Genius in Fletcher Students
Students at the Fletcher Elementary School are experiencing a “stroke” of artistic genius thanks to a grant of materials from the Vermont Watercolor Society. Founded in 2014, the VWS’s “I Can Paint” program has been awarding artist-grade watercolor painting tools and supplies to students in grades three through eight for the past three years. … Continue reading Watercolor Grant Brings Out “Stroke” of Genius in Fletcher Students
Annual Ellie Bilodeau Awards & Celebration of Literacy at GEMS
GEMS celebrated the 14th annual Ellie Bilodeau Memorial Book Award this week. This yearly event fosters, celebrates, and promotes the love of reading among our students throughout the school. The awards continue on in memory of Ellie Bilodeau whose own love of reading inspired so many. Each teacher at GEMS selects one of their students to receive the annual … Continue reading Annual Ellie Bilodeau Awards & Celebration of Literacy at GEMS
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