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North Campus
(FBRA Boys):
1990 Riverside Drive
Asheville, NC 28804

Phone: (828) 348-4320 ext 1
Fax: (828) 348-8645

[email protected]

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South Campus
(FBRA Girls):
1420 Riverside Drive
Asheville, NC 28804

Phone: (828) 348-4320 ext 2
Fax: (828) 333-4263

[email protected]

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FBRA Academics: Empowering Students to Take the Next Step

December 4, 2025

By Alex Briggs Allison, Girls Program Academic Director As an educator, it is a professional dream to work in a school that embodies and lives the pedagogy I hold close to my heart. I believe

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Staff Spotlight: Caitlin Hay

December 4, 2025

Enjoy a Q & A with Caitlin Hay, Girls Program Math Teacher and FBRA Head of Technology. What inspired you to become a teacher? Looking back, I can see so many instances that make me

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point positive

Point Positive

December 3, 2025

By Will Yeiser, Executive Director and Co-Founder At the French Broad River Academy, we teach our students and staff to always “point positive.” On river trips, this phrase serves as a critical communication tool: we

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Staff Spotlight: Heath Alexander

November 25, 2025

Enjoy a Q & A with Heath Alexander, FBRA Boys Program Social Studies Teacher and infinitely curious and interesting human being! What inspired you to become a teacher? I became a teacher because of the

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Math Meets Imagination: Students Create Their Own Video Game

November 25, 2025

By Jack Schroeder, Math Teacher Math class can be a series of equations, or it can be a place where math meets imagination via the design process. Enter Desmos: an online graphing software program utilized

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fall 2025 overnight trips

Fall 2025 Overnight Trips

October 27, 2025

Fall 2025 Overnight Trips are in the books! It was three days and two nights of working on paddling, climbing and campcraft skills, hiking and enjoying campfires, building stronger relationships with classmates and teachers, and

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FBRA High School Night 2025

October 22, 2025

By Elizabeth Douglas, Director of Admission & Communication We were thrilled to welcome back several FBRA alumni to speak at our annual “High School Night” on October 6, 2025. Current FBRA families left the event

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Summer Fun on Utah’s Green River

September 16, 2025

By Sara Valentine, FBRA Girls Program Staff All summer long, you’ll find FBRA staff exploring rivers and sharing adventures that fuel our passion for the outdoors, and that often means heading west on a US

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Our Top Five Family Friendly Mountain Bike Rides

September 15, 2025

By Jeff Edmonds, FBRA Boys Program Staff We are fortunate in Western North Carolina to be surrounded by wonderful places to mountain bike. There are renowned steep and challenging singletrack trails to be had, and

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induction week at fbra

INDUCTION WEEK AT FBRA: The Secret Sauce to a Strong School Year

September 11, 2025

By Will Yeiser, Executive Director & Co-Founder The 2025–26 school year is off to a wonderful start, and a big reason for that is one of our most cherished traditions: Induction Week at FBRA at

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