Floyd students get hands-on experience at FCA
During the March 31 excursion, students broke up into two groups and alternated between painting with FCA artist/paint instructor Ivy Morris and making stained glass with instructor Lisa Thompson.
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Curriculum Corner: ‘Exploring careers and expanding horizons’
This week in “Get a Life,” we all decided on careers. This really flexed our research muscles. We had a worksheet to help us decide on a career, having us reflect on our skills and interests, and then looked into what careers applied.
Local seniors ready for May graduation
Floyd County Public Schools (FCPS) Superintendent Jessica Cromer explained that the move to a Friday ceremony was decided upon due to feedback from students and families. “Many colleges have graduations on Saturday and this way families have the opportunity to attend more celebrations,” she said.
Curriculum Corner: 'Exercise for the Brain'
If arithmetic is the foundation of the house of math, algebra is the moody basement where the cool kids hang out playing Dungeons and Dragons. Strange symbols, esoteric rules, knowledge your parents pretend to understand but don’t …
The Price of Education, Part 2: Board of Supervisors, School Board discuss importance of realigning salaries
The county’s portion of funding is estimated to be about $9.5 million of the total $28.9 million.
Curriculum Corner: 'Growing Toward the Future'
The Endowment for Lifelong Learners at Blue Mountain School, is a permanent fund made possible through a series of private donations by a generous Blue Mountain School alumnus and a new partnership with the Community Foundation of the New River Valley (CFNRV).
Floyd selected for national program to design community-driven career pathways
The Rural Career-Connected Collaborative is grounded in community-based design for career-connected learning.