Max Clark, a fifth grader at the Fletcher Elementary School, has placed first in his grade level division as part of the Vermont Urban and Community Forestry Department's Arbor Day Poster and Essay Contest. The contest theme this year was to share a story about a tree. Clark's poster depicts a sturdy maple and his … Continue reading Fletcher Elementary Student Receives Arbor Day Contest Award
National Honor Society Celebrates the Power of Student Leadership
The National Honor Society Induction Ceremony is considered the unofficial start of “Graduation Season” at BFA Fairfax. On May 1st, friends and families gathered in the Elementary school gym to witness the ceremony that welcomes new members and honors graduating seniors. Twenty eight new members were inducted at the beginning of the evening. The new … Continue reading National Honor Society Celebrates the Power of Student Leadership
Do Not Read This Blog Post (Unless You Want to Hear Student Voice in Action)
A few months ago, I was listening to a group of students have a conversation in our classroom. It was a well thought-out conversation, capturing their various viewpoints on what was going on in our world today -- politically, socially, and generally. They were able to keep their minds open and demonstrate a Growth Mindset. … Continue reading Do Not Read This Blog Post (Unless You Want to Hear Student Voice in Action)
BFA Fairfax Hosts VPA Regional Geo-Bee Competition
This past Saturday, BFA Fairfax Middle School hosted the 2017 VPA Regional Geo-Bee Competition. The event featured students from Albert D. Lawton, Peoples Academy, and BFA Fairfax Middle Schools. Geo-Bee is a unique academic experience for many reasons. Geo-Bee requires students to recall information, effectively communicate, collaborate, take risks, challenge themselves during a highly … Continue reading BFA Fairfax Hosts VPA Regional Geo-Bee Competition
BFA Baseball Has Successful Spring Training Experience At Historic Dodgertown
The BFA Fairfax Varsity Baseball team returned home from Florida on April 28 after a successful week of spring training at Historic Dodgertown in Vero Beach. The traveling entourage - comprised of sixteen baseball players, two coaches, the head coach’s wife, their daughter, and many of the player’s family members - departed for Dodgertown on … Continue reading BFA Baseball Has Successful Spring Training Experience At Historic Dodgertown
“Are We There Yet?” BFA Fairfax 8th Grade Flexible Learning Experience in Boston
On April 20 and 21, the BFA-Fairfax eighth grade team boarded two coach buses for two days of learning and laughter in Boston, Massachusetts. In my seventeen-year career as a principal, I have never ventured out of state with students. This experience made a profound impact on me and reinforced the importance of creating … Continue reading “Are We There Yet?” BFA Fairfax 8th Grade Flexible Learning Experience in Boston
Fletcher Students “Bridge” Classroom and Real-Life Learning
Two teams of fifth and sixth-grade students from the Fletcher Elementary School have received first and third place awards at Vermont Technical College's Middle School Bridge Building Competition. “We really feel like we accomplished something big,” fifth grader Reed Stygles said. “We took everything we knew from the classroom and put it together with the … Continue reading Fletcher Students “Bridge” Classroom and Real-Life Learning
Student Leadership and Community Engagement In Action at BFA Fairfax
Last Friday was one of those days as a principal that remind me why I do this job. Interestingly, I spent most of the morning and evening in the Richard A. Brown Gymnasium. Over the course of two events, I noticed many things that reminded me that I work in a really great place that … Continue reading Student Leadership and Community Engagement In Action at BFA Fairfax
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