Someone once said, “The stepping stones to success are the drive, determination, and the desire to do your best.” For Fairmont Prep graduate, Dani Nguyen, this sentiment holds a lot of truth. After graduation from Fairmont Preparatory Academy in 2017, Dani chose to attend California State University, Fullerton where she majors in Biological Science with […]
Last month, 8th graders at the Historic Anaheim Campus rushed into their science class, eager to begin a timed science lab to find the masses, densities, and volume of different materials. Students grouped up at lab tables, putting on lab aprons and safety goggles in preparation for their teacher, Mr. Briner, supplying them with a […]
Fairmont Private Schools – North Tustin Campus student Nadia A. was named a Top 300 Broadcom MASTER last month in the competitive STEM competition. Nadia was nominated for the competition after placing second at the Orange County Science Fair in her category. Nadia also won four special awards for her science project on water filtration. […]
On Monday, August 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse will pass over the United States. Unfortunately, from California, we will only be able to witness a partial eclipse, but the sight will still be incredible to witness and an opportunity for your kids to learn more about science! What’s a Solar Eclipse? A solar eclipse […]
Fairmont Preparatory Academy’s robotics team, The Huskyteers, had a wonderful year! The team competed in three regional FIRST Robotics competitions (the most they’re ever done in one year). They competed in Ventura, Los Angeles, and Orange counties. The team performed their best, so far, taking 9th, 14th, and 15th place at the competitions. To compete […]
On April 24, our Fairmont Historic Anaheim Campus 8th graders gathered in the gym for the event of the year: paper roller coaster building. The annual event consists of students creating a roller coaster, made of paper and tape, with the goal of getting a marble through the coaster from start to finish the quickest. […]
On Friday, April 7, Historic Anaheim Campus students gathered for the grand finale of their spirit week, the Boat Parade and Regatta. The event split our junior high students into teams to build cardboard and tape boats that would face the ultimate test: the campus swimming pool. The festivities began behind the campus library where the […]
Sunday night, students from 6th to 12th grade and their families gathered from across Orange County at Chapman University for the Orange County Science & Engineering Fair (OCSEF) Awards. As the award ceremony start time approached, Chapman’s parking lots filled quickly with families rushing to make it to Memorial Hall in time for their child’s moment on stage […]
In Mrs. Kelbaugh’s regular elementary classes, students are learning computer science concepts like computer hardware, binary numbers, and more. So, why not coding? Currently, all of her students participate in some form of programming during their time in the computer lab. During the past school year, Mrs. Kelbaugh’s junior kindergarten students used a coding program called […]
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