As I’ve visited classes, the lunch room, playground and chatted with students in the hallways over our first days back in school, I have marveled at students' excitement at being back and kind support and encouragement of one another. It was also curious to me as I wondered what our students were thinking during their … Continue reading It’s Friday of our students’ first full week since March 2020!
The FWSU Story: BFA Fairfax Is Alive With the Sound Of Music!
Middle School Winter Concert, grades 5-7 It’s been an extremely busy few weeks for students and staff in the numerous BFA Fairfax music ensembles and classes. Our ever-growing school music program, under the guidance and direction of Ian Flint, Glen Wallace, Sarah Wolff and Christy Maynard, has provided multiple unique flexible learning opportunities for our … Continue reading The FWSU Story: BFA Fairfax Is Alive With the Sound Of Music!
THE FWSU STORY: BFA Fairfax High School Field Team Transects Franklin County
The new BFA Fairfax High School end of year Mini-mester has enabled Science Teachers Thomas Lane and Thomas Pfeiffer to engage students in a unique field experience. Nearly 20 students and teachers Lane and Pfeiffer are currently transecting Franklin County from east to west. This field assessment has not been done by anyone in this … Continue reading THE FWSU STORY: BFA Fairfax High School Field Team Transects Franklin County
THE FWSU STORY: Running Club, Mini-Marathon Promote Health and Fun for Fletcher Students
It may have been called the Mini-Marathon, but the efforts of 24 Fletcher Elementary School athletes were anything but small Saturday. The kindergarten through sixth-grade students donned blue t-shirts sporting the school's falcon logo and the words imagine, believe, and achieve, as they ran half-mile, mile, and two-mile courses on Burlington's Waterfront. "Just being outside and … Continue reading THE FWSU STORY: Running Club, Mini-Marathon Promote Health and Fun for Fletcher Students
THE FWSU STORY: Promoting School Inclusion Through Unified Sports
This spring BFA Fairfax started a Unified Sports Bocce team. The team is practicing and learning the fundamentals and strategies of the sport. The team will participate in the spring Unified Champion Schools Bocce Tournament in June. They will compete against many other community Special Olympics Unified Sports Bocce Teams. In Unified Sports, teams are … Continue reading THE FWSU STORY: Promoting School Inclusion Through Unified Sports
THE FWSU STORY: GEMS Spanish Class Explores Artistic Expression at Dartmouth College
The students in the Advanced Spanish class at Georgia Elementary Middle School recently took a field trip to Dartmouth College. The students toured the basement of the Baker-Berry Library where a famous mural is tucked away. This 24-panel mural is a “fresco” style piece of art entitled The Epic of American Civilization. It covers 3,200 feet and … Continue reading THE FWSU STORY: GEMS Spanish Class Explores Artistic Expression at Dartmouth College
THE FWSU STORY: Fletcher Celebrates World Read-Aloud Day
Students at the Fletcher Elementary School recently celebrated the joys of reading by participating in World Read Aloud Day (WRAD). Established by LitWorld International, WRAD is an event that celebrates people across the globe reading and sharing books together while advocating for literacy for all. World Read Aloud Day is a celebration of literacy in … Continue reading THE FWSU STORY: Fletcher Celebrates World Read-Aloud Day
THE FWSU STORY: Ultimate Achieves Varsity Status at BFA Fairfax
If you’ve never heard the terms cut, layout, flick, hammer, huck, flow, or pull in relation to a spring sport, that is soon about to change. These terms are commonplace in describing various skills in the world of ultimate (formerly known as ultimate frisbee), which is set to become BFA Fairfax’s newest varsity sport during … Continue reading THE FWSU STORY: Ultimate Achieves Varsity Status at BFA Fairfax
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