Last week, moving up ceremonies and graduations took place at every FWSU school. Here are some of the memories from each event.
THE FWSU STORY: Researching & Developing A Solution For Plastic Waste at GEMS
Early this year, FWSU offered educators an opportunity to earn a FWSU micro-credential based upon the UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development. Eric Hadd, an Educational Technology Specialist at GEMS, was one of the first to earn the micro-credential based on his work with his students. Throughout the year, he continues to provide students with opportunities to … Continue reading THE FWSU STORY: Researching & Developing A Solution For Plastic Waste at GEMS
THE FWSU STORY: New Teachers Celebrate the Year and Reflect on Resilience
Each year during the month of May, FWSU takes the opportunity to celebrate the work and learning of our new teachers and their mentors. The year's focus was on “Wellness Strategies to Promote Joy” in our classrooms and in the profession. In our last Professional Practice forum, new teachers worked on a personal legacy statement. … Continue reading THE FWSU STORY: New Teachers Celebrate the Year and Reflect on Resilience
THE FWSU STORY: School Board Chairs Learn Together
This week the three school board chairs of the schools that comprise FWSU spent the day together learning. The professional development opportunity was sponsored by the Vermont School Boards Association is a requirement of all school board chairs and superintendents in Vermont (16 VSA 561(b). The daylong training explored topics such as educational leadership, school … Continue reading THE FWSU STORY: School Board Chairs Learn Together
THE FWSU STORY: Promoting School Inclusion Through Unified Sports
This spring BFA Fairfax started a Unified Sports Bocce team. The team is practicing and learning the fundamentals and strategies of the sport. The team will participate in the spring Unified Champion Schools Bocce Tournament in June. They will compete against many other community Special Olympics Unified Sports Bocce Teams. In Unified Sports, teams are … Continue reading THE FWSU STORY: Promoting School Inclusion Through Unified Sports
THE FWSU STORY: Middle School Students Learn at Champlain College
Middle school students from BFA and GEMS joined other Vermont students at Champlain College to participate in the sixth annual Reaching Out On Technology & Science (ROOTS). The ROOTS program is sponsored by the Champlain College Division of Information Technology and Science. The focus of the event is to expose middle students to fields in … Continue reading THE FWSU STORY: Middle School Students Learn at Champlain College
THE FWSU STORY: Meet the New Business Manager
Earlier this month, FWSU welcomed new Business Manager, Randall Morton, to its leadership team. Randy comes to us with lots of experience and a positive, team-oriented approach to his work. His leadership style is driven by forging relationships, finding strengths, modeling flexibility, and keeping a step ahead of whatever may be on the horizon. Randy … Continue reading THE FWSU STORY: Meet the New Business Manager
THE FWSU STORY: Spring Arrives at BFA Fairfax School Farm
The weather has finally turned the corner in northern Vermont and signs of spring are everywhere. At BFA, the grounds are finally dry enough for the Farm to School class to get the School Farm ready for planting. The students planted seeds months ago in the greenhouse and are getting ready to transplant them into … Continue reading THE FWSU STORY: Spring Arrives at BFA Fairfax School Farm
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