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french broad river academy 2024 staff training

2024 Staff Training

Three Weeks Before Liftoff It’s late August, and 2024 Staff Training is wrapping up as the first day of Induction Week approaches. Unlike most schools, the staff at French Broad River Academy spend three full weeks preparing for the upcoming school year. This commitment to staff development up front pays innumerable dividends when school starts.

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french broad river academy malvern hills pool social studies project

6th Graders Visit City Hall And Learn About The Malvern Hills Pool Issue

By Heath Alexander, 6th Grade Social Studies Teacher Sixth-graders from the FBRA Boys Program went to City Hall on Monday, May 13, 2024 to deliver letters to the Asheville City Council and Mayor on the topic of rebuilding the Malvern Hills pool, a community swimming pool in West Asheville that has been closed due to

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FBRA Seminars: Engaging Students & Empowering Minds

FBRA Seminars: Engaging Students & Empowering Minds

By Katherine Saul, Girls Program Academic Director Imagine the scene: you’re walking your dog in Montford Park on a sunny November day, and you come across a group of 25 neon-clad adolescents, engaged in enthusiastic swordplay and rambunctious stage fighting led by professional actors and directors on the Montford Players’ stage. They cluster in groups

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