Although school has started at BFA for the new school year, the learning never really stopped during the summer. One of the major summer learning experiences was the annual Chinese Cultural Exchange program. For the last six years, BFA has partnered with Spiral International to bring students from China to our school and community. This … Continue reading BFA Celebrates 6th Chinese Cultural Exchange Camp
BFA Fairfax 6th Graders Collaborate and Play at Lotus Lake
On Thursday and Friday, May 27-27, the sixth grade from BFA went on their annual overnight trip to Lotus Lake in Williamstown, VT. Students learned to collaborate, work, and play together more effectively through Team Challenge activities, building shelters in the woods, building rafts from a limited amount of available materials, and through challenge course … Continue reading BFA Fairfax 6th Graders Collaborate and Play at Lotus Lake
BFA Fairfax Girls Run with Heart & Sole
Saturday, June 4, 2016, 40 girls in grades 3-8 at BFA Elementary/Middle School participated in the Girls on the Run/Heart & Sole 5K event at the Champlain Valley Expo in Essex. This celebratory, non-competitive event is the culminating experience of a 10 week program. Completing the 5k gives the girls a tangible understanding of the … Continue reading BFA Fairfax Girls Run with Heart & Sole
Freshman Core Team Transforms Learning for BFA Fairfax Class of 2020
When the Class of 2020 joins the high school at BFA next fall, they will be on the leading edge of a transformation. They will be the first class to graduate based on Proficiency Based Graduation Requirements which require high schools to change the way they instruct and assess students. To begin this shift, all … Continue reading Freshman Core Team Transforms Learning for BFA Fairfax Class of 2020
BFA Fairfax Runners Beat The Heat at the 2016 Vermont City Marathon Weekend
Bill Bowerman, co-founder of Nike, once said “The real purpose of running isn’t to win a race, it’s to test the limits of the human heart.” On May 28 and 29, the infallible hearts of 50-plus members of the BFA Fairfax community were on full display during the annual Vermont City Marathon Weekend. On days … Continue reading BFA Fairfax Runners Beat The Heat at the 2016 Vermont City Marathon Weekend
BFA Fairfax’s Innovation Lab to Spark Authentic Learning Challenges
By Rhonda Siemons, Sandy Brown, Kendra Myers, and Victoria Minor Science and technology spaces (classrooms, labs, maker spaces, design studios, and project spaces) need to be designed to prepare future generations of integrative problem-solvers with the purpose of inspiring students to learn, explore, and discover in order to develop a deep understanding and appreciation of … Continue reading BFA Fairfax’s Innovation Lab to Spark Authentic Learning Challenges
BFA 5th Graders Explore Local Water System
Where does your water come from? That is the question that drove BFA fifth grade students' learning for several weeks. It led them to discover the answers about one of the Next Generation Science Standards 5-ESS3-1 which was to obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources … Continue reading BFA 5th Graders Explore Local Water System
Engineering Day for the 5th Grade at BFA!
The 5th grade engineering club has worked diligently every Thursday after school for 6 weeks to problem solve one of two possible tasks. The two tasks they could choose from were a restraint system in a vehicle for an egg or a Rube Goldberg machine that either could pop a balloon or move a marble into … Continue reading Engineering Day for the 5th Grade at BFA!
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