Students in FWSU play an important role in the relationship of learning and teaching, they are valued for their prior knowledge, skills, talents, interests, and cultural points of view. BFA Fairfax Elementary School Math Specialist Mary Fitzgerald was leading some student detectives on a search throughout the building to discover...geometry! The students were describing objects in the … Continue reading Shape Detectives Discover Geometry at BFA
What does a PreK-12 Learning Community Look Like?
These doors are one of the things that make going to school at Bellows Free Academy unique. When students begin their school years, they enter the elementary school through these doors. When they graduate from high school, they leave the school through these same doors on their way to the graduation ceremony. In between, there … Continue reading What does a PreK-12 Learning Community Look Like?
Franklin West Supervisory Union Accepted into League of Innovative Schools
Franklin West Supervisory Union was one of 22 school districts accepted today into the League of Innovative Schools, a national coalition of forward thinking school districts organized by Digital Promise, an independent, bipartisan nonprofit organization authorized by Congress to accelerate innovation in education. FWSU was selected from a competitive pool of national applicants based on … Continue reading Franklin West Supervisory Union Accepted into League of Innovative Schools
BFA High School Students Attend Talk by Al Gore at the University of Vermont
Members of Mr. Lane’s HS Climate Change class had the opportunity, after an early morning wait in line enabled them to secure tickets, to attend a talk on Climate Change by former Vice President Al Gore at the Ira Allen Chapel on UVM campus October 6th. The Al Gore Lecture: The Climate Crisis and The … Continue reading BFA High School Students Attend Talk by Al Gore at the University of Vermont
GEMS Gives Back in Annual Food Drive
This is the 13th year that students and staff at Georgia have organized a food drive to help support their local food shelf. Recently, the food drive team (consisting of 5th and 6th graders) had the opportunity to visit the food shelf which is located in the back of the Georgia Public Library. Students were … Continue reading GEMS Gives Back in Annual Food Drive
Student Leadership Personified at BFA
Providing students with opportunities to lead is one of the central emphases of the FWSU Action Plan. All of our schools have numerous examples and in future postings we will highlight as many of them as we can. But today will focus on our newest Fairfax School Board Student Representative, Jake Hakey. Q: Can you tell us why you were interested in … Continue reading Student Leadership Personified at BFA
From Molecules to Organisms: Structure and Process
Target 3 – Flexible Learning Environments. FWSU will maximize flexible learning environments by redefining the school day, promoting learning experiences that extend beyond the school classroom, and fostering creativity, innovation, and differentiated learning opportunities for all. Action Step -Provide students with access to content, resources, and methods for learning beyond the school day and beyond the school walls Indicator of Success … Continue reading From Molecules to Organisms: Structure and Process
Active Learning at BFA
Students in Mrs. Klein's 7th grade Language Arts class have been learning about direct quotes and dialogue in literature. Recently, Mrs. Klein took an opportunity to add movement and fun into a topic that students often find confusing: punctuation. She taught them how to punctuate dialogue and quotations using kinesthetic movements complete with sound effects. … Continue reading Active Learning at BFA
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