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BVR academics: Student-Directed Project

Class: Student-Directed Project (SDP) Grade: 12 Teacher: Michelle Wildes Seniors Karolina Bergstrand and Ella Val took over Mr. Rohn’s 8th … Continue reading BVR academics: Student-Directed Project

BVR academics: Middle School Chinese classes celebrate Lunar New year

Class: Chinese Grades: 6-8 Teacher: Runze Yang Middle School students in Ms. Yang’s Chinese classes celebrated the Lunar New Year … Continue reading BVR academics: Middle School Chinese classes celebrate Lunar New year

(Above photo taken in 2019, pre-pandemic) Vanessa opened our conversation with a disclaimer: “I have the same attention span as … Continue reading 7th Grade History: An interview with Vanessa Savas

“This year has been a good year to explore current events in the media,” said Perry Eaton, Upper School history … Continue reading Current Events & the Media: An Interview with Perry Eaton

As Lisa Brown walked me to our meeting, she bounced seamlessly from teacher mode to interview mode. She juggled a … Continue reading Course Highlight: Money, Money, Money, a finance-inspired US English elective

When I walked into the Think Tank (a conference room with glass walls in the Research and Design Center), the … Continue reading Current Events & History: An interview with Yolanda Wilcox González

Class: Music (in partnership with the Hiatt Center) Grades: 7th & 8th Grades Teacher: Amelia Walske and Nate Guevin Building … Continue reading BVR academics: The Paper Instrument Project, Year Two

A total of 14 Upper School students participated in the West Coast Model United Nations Invitational on December 12. The … Continue reading BVR Model UN and the West Coast MUN Invitational

Class: The View (English Class) Grade: 11th Grade Teacher: Matt Lippman Students in The View (English Class) heard from critically-acclaimed … Continue reading BVR academics: Author Dr. Jerald Walker discusses the power and hardships of writing

Ten Beaver students participated in this year’s Brown University Simulation of the United Nations (BUSUN). Beaver has been attending this … Continue reading BVR Model UN takes on BUSUN 2020