We love the family atmosphere that Barnard Academy has achieved, all the way from PreK through 6th grade.
The social studies education is our favorite thing at the school. The children learn through reading, pictures, ethnic foods prepared in class, ethnic clothing worn in class, dance…the list goes on. My children LOVE coming to school. Yeah!!
In Kindergarten the children were learning about bears. In the classroom, there was an actual live feed to the Smart Board of a mother bear and her baby cubs in hibernation. Incredible, the exposure our child is having at the school.
Our children are exposed to such wonderful educational trips such as the Boston Aquarium, Boston Museum of Science, and the Seacoast Science Center, just to name a few.
A lot of learning is hands-on. A bigger school probably can’t achieve that.
The teachers truly care. You feel this by how they show respect to our children.
The classes are small which allows our children to experience learning with a sense of one to one teaching.
“I love that it feels like a large family. You get to know everyone being at a small school.”
Principal’s Corner
Note from the Principal
Wow! What a learning curve for us all! I am so proud to be a Vermonter during this time. We really do know how to pull together and make things work.
Teachers and Administrators are working very hard to structure a workable system in a rapidly shifting environment. Please do reach out to us to see how we can help you with remote learning.
This is the general framework of what we are trying to accomplish:
Teachers are
Developing plans and sharing them with students through Seesaw or Google Classroom and families through email, primarily on Mondays.
Providing learning activities in reading, language arts and math, at first.
Checking email and responding to student and parent questions.
Students are able to access a learning menu designed by their teachers and complete activities at their own pace.
Some opportunities for students to connect on google hangout or other platforms are being worked out in some cases.
We really appreciated your responses on our survey on how we can improve and will be working in our teams to streamline our processes.
