For Georgia Middle 7th and 8th graders, choice classes are designed to help meet student needs and state standards. These are opportunities to explore a variety of topics, provide choice in their education, discover new interests and lifelong learning skills. 7th and 8th grade students will be able to schedule their required classes such as art, gym, computer, health, … Continue reading TODAY’S FWSU STORY: Celebrating Choice at GEMS
Anatomy of a Snow Day – Redux
The weather outside is less than "frightful", but the possibility of a school snow day/cancellation is very real. Last year Superintendent Ned Kirsch posted the following story on our blog. It tells about the decision-making that goes into canceling school for inclement weather. Lets hope the string of nice weather continues, but that the snow flies in … Continue reading Anatomy of a Snow Day – Redux
The Halls Are Alive With The Sound of Music at BFA Fairfax
One of the most festive times of the year at BFA Fairfax is the winter season, and one of the favorite and longstanding traditions of the winter season is the presentation of annual holiday concerts. These concerts serve not only as a platform for our many student musicians to demonstrate their varied talents, but also … Continue reading The Halls Are Alive With The Sound of Music at BFA Fairfax
BFA Fairfax Elementary Harvest Festival a Success!
On Friday, November 20th, BFA Fairfax Elementary celebrated the end of the fall season with a day of fun, exercise, and creativity. All students were part of three multi-age rotations of activities: vegetable-face-making and crafts, an outdoor hike with collaborative tasks, and face painting, obstacle course, marshmallow relays, hula hooping, and no-handed-doughnut-eating in the gym. … Continue reading BFA Fairfax Elementary Harvest Festival a Success!
BFA High School Students Access their Education with Schoology
BFA High School students and teachers are using the district’s new learning management system, Schoology, to access the resources they need for learning inside and outside the school walls. Students in all classes are accessing their daily agendas for each class. They can post comments to the their teacher or their classmates. Students can take … Continue reading BFA High School Students Access their Education with Schoology
Shape Detectives Discover Geometry at BFA
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?
Four Winds Nature Program Bolsters Science In Fletcher
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 Steps - Provide students with access to content, resources, and methods for learning beyond the school day and … Continue reading Four Winds Nature Program Bolsters Science In Fletcher
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