This winter the Georgia Elementary School students have been participating in a four week long Winterfest where they were challenged to get involved in a variety of indoor and outdoor activities. As they accomplished each challenge their classroom would earn points and the goal was to accumulate the most points throughout the four weeks. Challenges … Continue reading GEMS Winterfest 2021
Planning Forward with a Sense of Hope
Through the continuing process of scheduled “Take 20 Meetings,” I am able to hear the thoughts of all employees in the Franklin West Supervisory Union. I am renewing my sense of hope for brighter days ahead as we near the one year mark of a global pandemic. It is an absolute pleasure to meet with … Continue reading Planning Forward with a Sense of Hope
Fletcher Students “Mask-Up” for the Environment
Student artists at Fletcher Elementary School are creating their own unique face masks and supporting the environment at the same time. The Mask-Up Art Project encourages students to battle pollution by learning about earth-friendly sustainable transportation and representing some of their favorite ways of getting around by designing a face mask depicting eco-friendly alternatives such … Continue reading Fletcher Students “Mask-Up” for the Environment
Flexible Learning Through VTVLC
Currently over 60 students from FWSU have begun their second semester enrolled as fully remote students through a collaboration with Vermont’s Virtual Learning Cooperative, VTVLC. These hardworking students and families are diligently working and learning through this new learning environment. Learn. Virtually. Anywhere. Students enrolled in VTVLC have a unique flexible learning environment this year. … Continue reading Flexible Learning Through VTVLC
Great Peacemakers
Prologue: I recently attended a Zoom session featuring the Peacemaker Projects of grade 7 students at BFA Fairfax. This joint effort between Emily Wills and Jennifer Skerrett featured an authentic humanities approach to what it means to be a peacemaker. The intersection of transferable skills, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and thematic humanities is … Continue reading Great Peacemakers
Enjoy the break and Take Care of Yourself and Your Family!
In more usual times, February break is a time for escape and recharging. For some, it is a time to get out on the ice and fish, go for a ride on the snow machine, or travel someplace warm. This year, as we all know far too well at this point, is different. With the … Continue reading Enjoy the break and Take Care of Yourself and Your Family!
BFA FAIRFAX Seniors Recognized as VSADA and NIAAA Top Scholar-Athletes
Each year the Vermont State Athletic Directors Association (VSADA), in coordination with the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA), awards ten scholarships to five male and five female senior student-athletes in Vermont. These scholarships “recognize the distinguished scholastic, leadership and sportsmanship attributes of high school student-athletes, and the importance of high school athletics in each … Continue reading BFA FAIRFAX Seniors Recognized as VSADA and NIAAA Top Scholar-Athletes
GEMS Student Works to Launch New School Weather Station
This year GEMS middle school students are getting more outdoor recess. Each grade level is scheduled for a full 30 minutes of fresh air, movement, and social interaction. It is great to get outside, but it is winter, and this is Vermont. It gets cold and windy out there. Some days the weather just doesn’t … Continue reading GEMS Student Works to Launch New School Weather Station
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