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The Fishburne Learning Center at the Blue Ridge School has been serving students with learning disabilities and/or attention difficulties since 1994. Approximately 50% of the School’s student body uses the services of the Learning Center on a regular basis—some drop in for help with a particular subject; some participate in the Center’s evening study hall; …
An education for international students at Blue Ridge School is about more than going to class. We give our international students the skills needed for college, familiarize them with American cultures, and help them gain firsthand knowledge from students from many countries around the world. With the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains as our backdrop, our …
Just as technology and its applications are an ever-evolving construct, Blue Ridge School’s approach to instruction in—and use of—technology also undergoes continual refinement along two distinct yet related paths. Each year the faculty reviews and documents its use of hardware, software, and peripherals (such as 3-D printers and laser cutters) across the curriculum, mirroring the …
Blue Ridge School graduates are required to have a substantial outdoor experience. This might include one of the elective courses below, but it can also include participation for a full season in an outdoor afternoon program. We believe that exposing students to the outdoors and teaching respect for the natural world not only benefits the …
The Social Studies curriculum has three goals. First, we help our students develop an understanding of the organization and institutions of society during the major historical periods, and, by relating the past to the present, give them a perspective through which to review the present and the future. Second, we encourage an appreciation of the …
The Blue Ridge School Science Department knows that today, more than ever, science and its applications are a part of everyone’s life. We prepare students for further studies at the college level, as well as ground them with the information they need to make informed decisions as consumers and as citizens. The use of problem-solving …
Performing and Visual Arts play a vital role in life at Blue Ridge School, and they uphold our commitment to teaching boys to reach. The arts give students the ability to express themselves in a positive manner, increase self-esteem, and present their work to an audience. As such, every graduate of Blue Ridge School is …
The Mathematics Department focuses its curriculum and instruction around the theme of problem solving. Students learn to use methods and techniques that build on what they have learned in previous courses. Real world problems and applications are emphasized. Students are taught to see connections in the problems they work from the graphical, numerical, and algebraic …
The Foreign Language Department of Blue Ridge School believes that the study of a foreign language is invaluable, both to preparation for college and to the essential development of the individual. Our goals are to develop the basic skills in reading, writing, and oral communication necessary for proficiency in a foreign language; to widen the …
We consider the ability to use language in the written and spoken forms of the utmost importance for the college-bound student. Blue Ridge School’s English Department places great emphasis on the ability to write clearly, sensitively, and effectively. Courses focus on written instruction in the fundamentals of grammar, vocabulary development, and composition with the ultimate …
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