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Parenting Strategies for Building Resilience
How to support your kids this summer so they return to school stronger and more resilient. When we think about childhood, we often romanticize it as a time of wonder and innocence -- immune from hardships, worries, and cares. But unfortunately, that’s just not the...
Best Summer Programs to Help Kids Overcome COVID Slide
Ahhhh … summertime! The word conjures up dreamy thoughts of sun-filled days, barbeques, trips to the beach, and lots and lots of learning. Learning? YES, learning! Teachers have long understood the value of ongoing education throughout the summer months. It keeps kids...
World Class Wrestlers To Hold Training Clinic at Fairmont San Juan Capistrano
Every serious athlete wants to be trained by the best of the best. Wrestlers will have an opportunity to experience just that on June 5, when a group of Olympians, World Champions, and National Champions -- Anthony Cassar, Bo Nickal, Kyle Snyder, and David Taylor --...
Top 10 Reasons to Choose Summer Programs at Fairmont
Have you made your summer plans? Whether you are looking for a recreational summer camp experience to keep your child engaged or needing to boost academic skills with summer school, there’s a place for your child at Fairmont. Here are the Top 10 reasons why Fairmont’s...
How Growth Mindset Helps Students Succeed
Educators are always looking for ways to increase their students’ success. They take professional development courses on how to accelerate progress. They join collaborative groups to help facilitate growth. They attend conferences to learn how to elevate achievement...
Fairmont Athletic Academy: The Solution for Elite Middle School Athletes
Legendary football coach Vince Lombardi once said, “Practice doesn’t make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect.” Lombardi’s words will resonate with parents whose student-athletes aspire to play at the highest levels, because they understand that elite athletes...
COVID-19 Re-entry Anxiety – How to Overcome It
How many times during the COVID-19 pandemic have you uttered the words, “I just can’t wait for things to get back to the way they used to be!”? After more than a year of uncertainty, people are aching for their normal daily lives to resume … or are they? As it turns...
Meet Fairmont’s Sensational Summer Staff
Here’s to the fun-loving people who love kids. The adventurers who stir up adventure for their campers. The ones who lead by example and help develop leaders. They have curious minds and inspire curiosity in those around them. They’re superstars who shoot for the...
Fairmont Prep Team Named Western Regional Winner In 29th Annual ExploraVision Competition
We are pleased to announce that a team of Fairmont Prep juniors -- Michelle Chang and Ethan Idnani -- was selected as one of six high school finalists in the 29th annual ExploraVision program! Sponsored by Toshiba and the National Science Teaching Association,...
Fairmont and Tstreet Team Up at SJC
We are thrilled to announce that Tstreet Volleyball Club, the #1 ranked volleyball club in California, has joined Strikers Soccer Club, Reign Wrestling, and The Treigning Lab as part of the Fairmont Athletic Academy at our San Juan Capistrano campus. Founded and...
Summer at Fairmont: Let the Ed-venture Begin!
Did you know that Fairmont Schools started as a summer program almost seven decades ago? The legacy continues this June, as Fairmont kicks off a summer ed-venture for students of all ages and abilities. Whether your child is looking to strengthen their academic...
Safe + Smart: Why In-person Instruction Is Best for Students
Roughly a year ago, students all over the country went from having fun together on the playground to not being able to play with one another at all; from eating lunch with friends in the senior quad to eating alone at their kitchen tables. Graduations and theatre...
When Is It Time To Switch Schools?
The educational landscape since COVID struck is unlike anything we’ve ever seen. As teachers, students, and parents have settled into their “new normal,” questions remain over what is best for kids. How far have children fallen behind? Are children receiving the...
Closing the Gender Gap in Computer Science Studies
Fairmont Prep has once again been recognized as a leader in STEM instruction, this time by earning the College Board AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving high female representation in AP Computer Science Principles (CSP). Schools honored with the...
Early Childhood Education in the Age of COVID
A Day in the Life of a Preschooler: Before COVID: Greeting your teacher with a HUUUUUGE hug During COVID: Saying good morning with heart hands, foot taps, and air hugs Before COVID: Getting inches away from your best buddy and sharing a laugh During COVID: Keeping...
2020, The Year of Resilience!
To quote Alexander in the classic children’s book, it was a “terrible, horrible, no good, very bad” year. But in spite of all of the obstacles we faced in 2020, our school community pulled together like never before — demonstrating grit, determination, and remarkable...
Fairmont Report Card, 2020!
This is the 20th anniversary of Fairmont Schools’ annual Report Card publication–and what a year it has been! Back in 2000, Fairmont published our first Report Card which highlighted our schools’ test scores, college acceptances, and other outcomes-related...
Make Your 2021 New Year’s Resolutions SMART!
Next to watching the ball drop at Times Square, enjoying reruns (thanks, COVID!) of the Tournament of Roses Parade, or taking in college bowl games while devouring hot dogs and nachos, perhaps our biggest shared experience as we flip the calendar to 2021 will be...
How to Sharpen Your Child’s Writing Skills
Whether your child aspires to become the next J.K. Rowling or simply wants to communicate effectively through the written word in college and beyond, strong writing skills are a must have. For most students, formal instruction at school will provide the basis of their...
Historic Anaheim Campus Receives Global Recognition as an IB World School
From its humble beginnings as a small school which met in a private home, Historic Anaheim Campus (HAC) has grown into an educational powerhouse, earning the prestigious accreditation as an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School last spring. The first Middle...
