Bellows Free Academy

For over a decade, the BFA Fairfax Athletic Department has offered an alternative learning opportunity for students through the ability to serve as athletic department assistants....

^ Downtown Chicago from the 25th floor of the Marriott Marquis, AGU 2022. Photo: Tom Lane Last week High School students Jacob Antonovich and Ryan Thatcher with HS s...

On Tuesday, December 13, students from the BFA Middle School Student Leadership Committee joined forces with BFA High School students to deliver food to the Fairfax Community Cent...

Addresses all FWSU Action Plan Targets: Proficiency-Based, Personalized Learning Distributed Leadership and Student Agency Safe, Equitable, Healthy, Flexible Learni...

Written by: Alana Torraca BFA Fairfax French Teacher On Tuesday, November 15th, Madame Alana’s three French classes traveled to Canada for a cultural adventure in Montreal,...

Yesterday, we presented our second round of FWSU Educator Recognition certificates and awards. It’s great to pop into a classroom and surprise the educator (and their students) wi...

Each year the Vermont State Athletic Directors Association (VSADA), in coordination with the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA), awards ten sc...

Since 2015, Vermont has participated in a state summative assessment known as the SBAC, Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium . This year our students will sit for a new spring...

Addresses all FWSU Action Plan Targets: Proficiency-Based, Personalized Learning Distributed Leadership and Student Agency Safe, Equitable, Healthy, Flexible Learning...

Join us to learn more about our school’s Title 1 programs and requirements for grades 7-12 -- Virtual meeting will take place on Thursday, Nov. 17th at 6:00pm. Visit the link b...

Join us to learn more about our school’s Title 1 programs and requirements for grades K-6 -- Virtual meeting will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 15th at 6:00pm. Visit the link bel...

Last month, we shared a link with the Franklin West community that provided an opportunity to recognize our educators. We typically recognize two educators each year through th e U...

Earlier this month, the seventh grade celebrated the beginning of their new, two-year loop at the picturesque Hosmer Point in Craftsbury, VT. The field trip to Hosmer Point is con...

Women Can Do! This was the message heard and seen at the annual career exploration conference ‘Women Can Do’, organized by Vermont Works for Women . On October 6th, a group of ...

The BFA Fairfax school community would like to welcome all alumni, friends, and families to BFA Fairfax Homecoming events being held October 7-15, 2022. Whether taking in th...

In early August, principals, superintendents, curriculum directors, and other central office leadership attended the Vermont Principals Association Retreat in Killington. There...

Thomas Walsh BFA Principal, PreK-4 Addresses all FWSU Action Plan Targets: 1. Proficiency-Based, Personalized Learning 2. Distributed Leadership and Student ...

Beginning last year, Principal Noonan and I, in partnership with Spiral International , began a grant application process to fund and bring a native-speaking Mandarin-Chinese Lan...

Students in the French World Languages classes are cooking up a storm! Under the direction of Madame Alana Torraca, students worked together to make a huge breakfast to celebrate ...

Students in the French World Languages classes are cooking up a storm! Under the direction of Madame Alana Torraca, students worked together to make a huge breakfast to celebrate ...