"I feel like the first day of the year was yesterday." - Principal Calano "It is bittersweet - it was such a great year." - Emily Beaudion "I can't believe its summer" - GEMS Student The halls are already quiet. Although summer vacation is upon us, the GEMS office is already getting ready for next … Continue reading GEMS Ends – Have A Great Summer
FWSU Receives Grant From Bay and Paul Foundation For Global Student Engagement
Target 2 – Leadership in a Student Centered Learning Environment FWSU will foster development of teacher & student leaders who provide innovative opportunities for local and global student-centered learning. Action Step - Provide multiple avenues for students and staff to lead, advocate, and serve within the school and community Indicator of Success - Creativity and risk-taking … Continue reading FWSU Receives Grant From Bay and Paul Foundation For Global Student Engagement
A Poet in Residence at GEMS
Target 1 Student Centered Learning - FWSU students will engage in personalize learning involving collaborative inquiry, problem solving and creative learning opportunities. Action Step - Highlight, create and model innovative learning opportunities that promote collaborative inquiry, problem solving and creativity for students Indicator of Success - Students and staff will apply existing knowledge to create original works as … Continue reading A Poet in Residence at GEMS
BFA Driver Educator John Viau Receives Award for Excellence
Target 1 – Student-Centered Learning. FWSU students will engage in personalize learning involving collaborative inquiry, problem solving and creative learning opportunities. Action Step – Highlight, create and model innovative learning opportunities that promote collaborative inquiry, problem solving and creativity for students and staff. Indicator of Success – Students and staff will apply existing knowledge to create original works as a … Continue reading BFA Driver Educator John Viau Receives Award for Excellence
GEMS and BFA Celebrate Global Learning with IVECA
Target 4 – Engaged Community Partners FWSU staff and students will collaborate, innovate, create and conceptualize ideas and learning with local, regional, state, and global partners to make a difference in their community, state, and world. Action Step - Develop partnerships with global partners to carry out a project related to units of study Indicator of … Continue reading GEMS and BFA Celebrate Global Learning with IVECA
BFA-Fairfax Middle School Geo-Bee Team Wins Vermont State Championship!
The BFA-Fairfax Middle School Geo-Bee team won the Vermont State Championship in Northfield earlier this month. Geo-Bee is an annual team geography competition sponsored by the Vermont Principals Association. BFA's team included 8th graders Harry Schukei, Ryan Parker, Nathan Bruning, and Lillian Eastman; and 7th graders Shane Seals and Elias Davis. Harry and Nathan were also members … Continue reading BFA-Fairfax Middle School Geo-Bee Team Wins Vermont State Championship!
Your VOTE counts!
Three very important votes will occur over the next seven days in each of the FWSU member school districts. Today the Town of Fletcher decides on a bond vote to add an addition to the existing elementary school. Tomorrow BFA Fairfax will hold its third school budget vote of the year. Next Tuesday, Georgia Elementary and Middle … Continue reading Your VOTE counts!
FWSU Evaluation Committee Update
Target 2 – Leadership in a Student Centered Learning Environment. FWSU will foster development of teacher & student leaders who provide innovative opportunities for local and global student-centered learning. Action Step -Redefine high performance in a student-centered, collaborative, technologically rich learning environment Indicator of Success -Teachers embrace role of coach, facilitator and co-learner in a student-centered … Continue reading FWSU Evaluation Committee Update
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