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May
19
2022
How Growth Mindset Helps Students Succeed
Educators are always looking for ways to increase their students’ success. They take professional...
May
11
2022
Raising Awareness and Bringing Understanding to Conditions of the Mind
It goes without saying that one of a parent’s top priorities is to ensure the good health of their...
May
05
2022
Meet Fairmont’s Sensational Summer Staff
Here’s to the fun-loving people who love kids. The adventurers who stir up adventure for their...
Apr
27
2022
There is No Place for a Bully…Especially at School!
When a new student begins their academic career at Fairmont, we naturally are interested in where...
Apr
19
2022
The “Why-s” and “How To-s” of a Private School Admission Interview
Good private schools understand the importance of having the right people in the right places in...
Apr
07
2022
Seven Fairmont Educators Named Among the Best in Orange County
They may not wear capes, but ALL of our Fairmont educators are heroes. And seven of them were...
Apr
01
2022
Understanding and Addressing the Problem of Low Literacy
California’s low literacy rate has left quite a tarnish on the “Golden State.” According to a...
Mar
23
2022
HAC Extends Winning Streak at OC Academic Pentathlon + Prep Wows at Jr/Sr State Academic Decathlon!
Our Historic Anaheim Campus and Fairmont Prep are no strangers to regional and statewide...
Mar
18
2022
Fairmont Transportation – Going the Extra Mile
The National Safety Council estimates that “some 25 million students nationwide begin and end...
Mar
15
2022
Getting Out and About in the OC
It’s been two years since COVID-19 arrived on the scene and up-ended virtually every aspect of our...
Feb
18
2022
Measuring What Matters: Making Sense of Parent Reports
As parents, we are all very interested in how well our children are learning the key skills and...
Feb
08
2022
14 Simple (yet Meaningful) Ways to Show Love to Your Child
It’s often said that love isn’t just a noun … it’s also a verb. We can tell people that we love...
Feb
03
2022
STEM Experiment Connects Students with the International Space Station
Middle school students at Fairmont SJC recently took part in the award-winning STEM program,...
Jan
21
2022
Celebrating Incredible College Acceptance Successes!
Each year, Fairmont graduates attain acceptance to some of the nation’s most prestigious...
Nov
12
2021
International Baccalaureate PYP Programme: An Alternative Approach to the “Formal” Preschool Model
Parents of young children are constantly faced with decisions about what’s best for their kids....
Nov
12
2021
Making a Fairmont Education More Accessible: Introducing Orange County Education Foundation
Since our inception in 1953, Fairmont has been committed to making our outstanding educational...
Oct
29
2021
10 Best Halloween Candies of 2021
COVID tried to take some of the “Boo!” out of Halloween and turn it into a “boo-hoo.” With the...
Oct
15
2021
What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peace, Love, and All Those Rankings?
If you work in college admissions or college counseling, you can always tell it is fall by three...
Oct
01
2021
Fairmont Students Reach for the Stars!
The sky isn’t the limit for a group of STEM students at Fairmont’s San Juan Capistrano campus who...
Sep
29
2021
Implications of COVID-19 on College Admissions
Consistency does not exist when speaking about college admissions. Trust me, I wish it did because...
