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Musical Moment with Mr. Worth & Dalton Howes

By Elizabeth Douglas / March 5, 2024 / Comments Off on Musical Moment with Mr. Worth & Dalton Howes

As most of our community knows, music is a key component in our instruction at FBRA, and musical moments abound! All of our students learn to play an instrument and perform with their bands at school assemblies and in concerts on campus or at the Orange Peel. Frazier Worth, retired Boys Program teacher and now […]

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FBRA Seminars: Engaging Students & Empowering Minds

FBRA Seminars: Engaging Students & Empowering Minds

By Elizabeth Douglas / March 5, 2024 / Comments Off on 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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“This Ain’t no Teen Tour… The Evolution of the FBRA International Field EXPERIENCE

By Elizabeth Douglas / December 5, 2023 / Comments Off on “This Ain’t no Teen Tour… The Evolution of the FBRA International Field EXPERIENCE

By Will Yeiser, Executive Director & Co-Founder From the day I started teaching middle school in 2002, I knew I had to create an international travel and immersion experience in a Spanish-speaking country that went beyond the confines of the traditional classroom. Most people wait until high school or college for some type of study […]

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Service Learning At FBRA

By Elizabeth Douglas / December 5, 2023 / Comments Off on Service Learning At FBRA

By Stiles Rader and Sam Iatarola, FBRA Heads of Community Engagement Service learning is an integral part of our mission at French Broad River Academy. We intentionally build opportunities into our weekly field lessons to fulfill our mission of building character and integrity for a lifetime of learning, service, and leadership. We independently clean waterways […]

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From The Field – Anna Kate in Finland

By Elizabeth Douglas / December 3, 2023 / Comments Off on From The Field – Anna Kate in Finland

I’ve had a fascination with traveling for as long as I can remember. Going to Costa Rica with FBRA is most likely what started it though. I met new people each year and lived with different families, which gave me a chance to see their different ways of living. FBRA pushed me out of my comfort zone for the three years that I attended. Many of my teachers repeated the phrase, “You can do hard things,” and although it was repetitive then, I still repeat it sometimes. Because of the time I spent with host families  in Costa Rica, I wasn’t nervous about living with a Finnish host family.

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FBRA at 15

By Elizabeth Douglas / September 26, 2023 / Comments Off on FBRA at 15

By Will Yeiser, Executive Director & Co-Founder This year the French Broad River Academy (FBRA) celebrates its fifteenth year of building character and integrity for a lifetime of learning, service, and leadership.  FBRA at 15 has served over 1,100 students and families since we opened our doors in 2009.  Whether we are in the classroom, […]

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Nora Randolph on the JMT

By Elizabeth Douglas / September 25, 2023 / Comments Off on Nora Randolph on the JMT

“So much of who we are is described by the choices we make. More than anything, I am proud that we chose to show up and give our best effort to what ended up being simultaneously one of the most challenging and most joyful things that either of us has ever done.“ Nora Randolph, FBRA […]

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Ellie Busse Teacher Spotlight

By Elizabeth Douglas / September 22, 2023 / Comments Off on Ellie Busse Teacher Spotlight

Ellie teaches 8th grade Biology at the Boys Program. Where were you and what were you doing before coming to FBRA? I took a “ski-batical” last year and lived in Ogden, UT. I worked and taught skiing at Snowbasin Ski Resort in the beautiful Wasatch mountain range. Prior to that I was teaching science at […]

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Anna Nott Teacher Spotlight

By Elizabeth Douglas / September 19, 2023 / Comments Off on Anna Nott Teacher Spotlight

Anna teaches math at the FBRA Girls Program. Where were you and what were you doing before coming to FBRA? Before coming to FBRA, I was working as a French Immersion teacher in a public school in a county outside of Richmond, VA. Before teaching in the public school system, I was working to get […]

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Best Group Family Camping Near AVL

By Elizabeth Douglas / September 19, 2023 / Comments Off on Best Group Family Camping Near AVL

Hi, my name is David Clarke. In addition to being the Boys Program Outdoor Director, I love camping with friends and family in the Asheville area. I would like to share my top 5 group family camping spots in WNC.  These group sites are the perfect destination for a weekend getaway with other FBRA families […]

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