It has been an exciting month of learning in the Preschool at GEMS! This year we currently have 88 preschoolers in our program who are placed in six preschool classes. Here is a look behind the scenes into the classrooms where our children learn and play. Miss Sweet's PM Class Mrs. Howrigan's PM Class Mr. Anthony's … Continue reading THE FWSU STORY: What’s Happening in GEMS Preschool
THE FWSU STORY: BFA Fairfax Students Visit Summer Cultural Exchange Partners in China
At this moment, eight BFA Fairfax students and two teachers, Sara Villeneuve and Emily Nieckarz are exploring China as part of a cultural exchange in cooperation with SPIRAL International. BFA Fairfax has worked with SPIRAL for many years through our Summer Exchange Program. Typically, Chinese students spend two weeks in the summer living with Fairfax … Continue reading THE FWSU STORY: BFA Fairfax Students Visit Summer Cultural Exchange Partners in China
THE #FWSU STORY: Partnership Promotes Good Health and Community for Fletcher Students
A partnership between the Vermont Department of Health, the Healthy Roots Collaborative, and Fletcher Elementary School is promoting healthy lifestyles and social consciousness for Fletcher’s third graders and their families and is benefitting local food shelves at the same time. Last spring, the three organizations began planning ways that students could explore key questions about … Continue reading THE #FWSU STORY: Partnership Promotes Good Health and Community for Fletcher Students
THE #FWSU STORY: Students Explore 3D Design in GEMS Innovation Lab
The GEMS Innovation Lab and Art Program have created a combined offering for seventh and eighth-grade students in 3D design. Students have started out with a rotation that involves using 3D computer technologies with Mrs. Payne, creating sculptures out of repurposed materials with Mrs. Wolfson, and creating ping pong ball tracks out of cardboard with … Continue reading THE #FWSU STORY: Students Explore 3D Design in GEMS Innovation Lab
THE #FWSU STORY: Celebrating National Principals Month!
October National Principals Month and I want to thank all of our building principals for their work. It's no secret that the key to student success is a great school, and the key to a great school is a great principal. The great thing about being is a principal is that each day, sometimes each … Continue reading THE #FWSU STORY: Celebrating National Principals Month!
THE #FWSU STORY: Fairfax-Lamoille Football Senior Night Pays It Forward for Make-A-Wish Vermont!
Fun, food, friends and football were the themes of the evening last Saturday as the entire Fairfax community came together to celebrate our graduating football seniors, as well as raise funds for the Make-A-Wish Vermont foundation. Service is a regular component of our community-wide school events and is a priority to our student … Continue reading THE #FWSU STORY: Fairfax-Lamoille Football Senior Night Pays It Forward for Make-A-Wish Vermont!
THE #FWSU STORY: Georgia Students Learn Lessons from the Lake
Last month, the 3rd and 4th and fourth graders at Georgia Elementary Middle School partnered with St. Albans Museum, Friends of Northern Lake Champlain, and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets in Lake Lessons, a new STEAM-cultural heritage program. These students were bused to St. Albans Bay Park and Georgia Beach to learn … Continue reading THE #FWSU STORY: Georgia Students Learn Lessons from the Lake
THE #FWSU STORY: Magnificent Mondays at BFA Fairfax
Every Monday for the past two years, students in first grade at BFA Fairfax have eagerly participated in Magnificent Monday. It is an important example of how our school demonstrates a belief in the value of allowing students significant opportunities to create, collaborate, innovate, and play. It is an amazing time in public education. After … Continue reading THE #FWSU STORY: Magnificent Mondays at BFA Fairfax
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