Someone once said, “Never stop learning because the world never stops teaching.” For Fairmont 6th grade teacher, Kelsey Bladow this particular quote rings true. Bladow is a teacher at Fairmont Historic Anaheim Campus (HAC) and a student at Concordia University, where she is currently finishing her master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction. In addition to […]
The beginning of each calendar year puts forth opportunities to reflect on the previous 12 months. At Fairmont, we believe it’s important to continually grow, whether it’s learning new things or realizing lessons learned through experiences. While it’s imperative to acquire new skills, it’s just as important to look inward in order to digest lessons […]
Do you remember 122 days ago when we started the school year? All that hope, optimism, and potential? Well, here it is the end of the semester and we finishing finals so that we can go off to winter break and enjoy some much needed time off. Students have worked hard throughout the semester and […]
At Fairmont, we have a hunger to learn, and that definitely doesn’t stop just because we’re out on winter break. Finding educational opportunities outside of the classroom builds lifelong learners. This doesn’t have to be a long drawn out task, and it can even be exciting. Aquarium of the Pacific – Who doesn’t love to […]
When Amelia Bauman graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, the decision to come back and teach at Fairmont Private Schools was an easy decision. As a former student, teaching at Fairmont would bring her full circle, the very place her mother also taught for 19 years. Bauman, who teaches third grade at the […]
The Fourth Industrial Revolution: what is it? How is it different? And why you should care about it. Before I get into some interesting points surrounding the Fourth Industrial Revolution, let’s take a look at the previous three Industrial Revolutions. The First Industrial Revolution is one that many of us remember learning about in our […]
Can you feel that weird mix of stress, relief, anticipation, and worry? It can only mean one thing–that finals are coming soon and there is a major break on the horizon. Fairmont Prep students are coming up on quiet days next week where no new tests or assignments are given. Students are given the chance […]
For the first time in Fairmont Prep history both the boys and girls basketball teams made the Orange County Top 25. The Lady Huskies came in at number three in the county! The Orange County Register wrote, “The Huskies will be one of the most experienced teams in the county. They return all five starters […]
Next week brings Thanksgiving, which means a five day holiday for our students and a little break for our teachers as well. We get to wake up to some giant balloons floating throughout New York in the freezing cold. Time to gorge on turkey, roll ourselves out with mashed potatoes, stuff ourselves on stuffing, and […]
This past week we all held a lot of power- the power to vote. The United States was founded on this ideal that a country works best when everyone has a say in the goings on within the country. Admittedly, it took quite a while for that to actually happen for all people, but we […]
