Posts about School Community
July 31, 2022
Explore Term Projects with BIF Bumblebees and Yellow Jackets
We know learners thrive when they have the freedom to explore knowledge outside of the classroom; that learning is most effective when students are empowered with autonomy and engaged by interests and passions interwoven into content spanning discipline and field.
Inspiring students to learn outside the four walls of their classroom and the parameters of a singular subject drives the pedagogy at BASIS Independent Fremont. One of our student’s most beloved examples of this methodology in practice is the tradition of Term Projects Week at our Lower and Upper School campuses. This year, we sat down with our Bumblebees and Yellow Jackets to hear all about their favorite memories and most significant takeaways from our 21-22 Term Project Week.
January 11, 2022
"Easy Peasy" Tips to Effectively Communicate with Your Learner
The New Year is a time for reflection, establishing new goals, embracing new passions and challenges, and connecting with loved ones. With this sentiment in mind, now is an ideal time to engage with your student about what is most important in their lives. However, for some families effectively communicating with their child is easier said than done.
December 1, 2021
Reflections of Gratitude from the BASIS Independent Fremont Community
This holiday season BASIS Independent Fremont paused to reflect on and appreciate the tremendous community that has grown and developed together over the last six years. Below are insights and reflections of gratitude shared by members of our Lower School staff and student body.
January 8, 2021
Top 10 Admissions FAQs
Thank you for your interest in BASIS Independent Fremont for the 2021-22 school year. Our mission is to educate students to the highest international levels with a spiraling liberal arts and sciences curriculum benchmarked to the best education systems in the world. We work tirelessly to maintain a joyful learning culture where hard work is celebrated and intellectual pursuits result in extraordinary outcomes. We are delighted to know that you are considering our program!
We've enjoyed meeting all of the families who have applied or joined us at a virtual event. Many of the questions we receive at our events are usually Admissions-related, so we've compiled a list of the top ten questions below.
December 23, 2020
Top 5 blogs of 2020
2020 has been quite a year! We regularly publish articles on student life, our community, school accomplishments, and more to both celebrate and highlight our school and students! From college acceptance information to Parent Perspectives, read on to review the Top 5 most read blog posts of 2020. We look forward to 2021, and to seeing what's in store for our thriving school community!
February 9, 2018
BASIS Curriculum Schools News Roundup
BASIS Curriculum Schools is no stranger to making the news—whether its large scale recognition for its academic program or stories of the differences our students make volunteering in and supporting their local community. We make a point to share these stories out with families and readers, but want to highlight some of the most recent news.
The past several weeks have been particularly exciting for our schools—with our Silicon Valley campus’ full profile in Business Insider, a piece announcing the newest Thailand campus, and CNBC’s profile of the best high schools in the country (surprise: BASIS Curriculum Schools occupy the first three spots as well as #5 and #7). The stories are exciting in perpetuating the high performance of legacy at BASIS Curriculum Schools campuses and signify a carving out of a path for new, exciting traditions of excellence.
January 12, 2018
International Day 2017: Celebrating Cultures From Around the World
Music, dancing, food, and good cheer filled the hallways of BASIS Independent Fremont the day before our holiday break at our second annual International Day celebration! During the few weeks leading up to International Day, students in each class had been researching their designated countries and creating presentations about different aspects of the cultures there to share with parents and each other.
October 23, 2017
Cast Your Vote for the 2017 Breakthrough Junior Challenge!
We are ecstatic to announce that Beryl Z., an 11th grader at our sister school, BASIS Independent Silicon Valley, has entered the Breakthrough Junior Challenge!
March 25, 2016
Events Recap: An Evening with BASIS.ed Co-Founder Dr. Michael Block & Engineering Day
These past few weeks have been busy for us at BASIS Independent Fremont! We've hosted a record number of families at various community events as our first-year academic cohort takes shape. Keep reading for highlights of our evening with BASIS.ed Co-Founder Dr. Michael Block and our Engineering Day where BASIS Independent Fremont students engaged in friendly, creative robotics competition.
February 23, 2016
The Art & Science of Teaching: The BASIS Independent Faculty Video
We are excited to unveil to you the fruits of a couple of non-stop days in October - our BASIS Independent videos! Last week, we shared with you our first video in the series, our BASIS Independent Parent Video. Check out the BASIS Independent Parent Video here.
Here's a refresher on the project: Over the course of three days, we filmed three separate videos: one about the family experience with our school, the teacher perspective on what it's like to work here, and the student perspective on what it is like to learn here. We love these videos and hope you do, too.
They are raw, spur of the moment, unscripted reflections of what it's like to be a part of the BASIS Independent community.
They breathe life into Education Redefined and demonstrate what happens when you combine an accelerated, rigorous curriculum with exceptional, expert educators in an environment of support and deep respect for the art and science of learning.
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Inspired by the blissful feeling of uncovering connections, our blog Eureka! Fremont is about sharing moments that capture the essence of what it is to be a BASIS Independent student, teacher, administrator, or family.