December 2013
 

Important Dates

Holiday Break
December 23 - January 3

Admissions Open House
Saturday, January 11, 2014


A holiday message from Head of School, Dominique Velociter



With the year coming to a close and a new one beginning, we often marvel how our children have grown and progressed during the year. It is also the perfect time to reflect about our school, take stock of our progress and look forward to further growth.  

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As we approach the end of 2013 and you make plans for philanthropic gifts, please consider making a donation to quality, dual-language education through the FASRI fund. Your gift helps support FASRI in a variety of ways-by maintaining a state of the art computer program, obtaining dual-language teaching materials, improving our physical plant and continuing to recruit the finest teaching staff. Make your gift by December 31 via Paypal.

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Alumni profile: Olivia Hewitt



FASRI alumna Olivia Hewitt ('11), now a Junior at St. Mary Academy-Bay View, has been nominated to attend the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Washington, DC on February 14-16, 2014. The Congress is an honors-only program for high school students who want to become physicians or go into medical research fields.

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20th annual Beaujolais Festival

On November 22, the ballroom at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet was transformed into a magnificent courtly space on the occasion of FASRI's 20th annual Beaujolais Festival. Our talented committee succeeded in conjuring the atmosphere of the masquerade, one of the most elegant and popular customs born during the Renaissance. The event was a tremendous success, grossing over $60,000. FASRI is deeply grateful to our committee, our generous donors and sponsors who made the evening possible and our spirited revelers for attending the event. It was a great opportunity to celebrate French culture while supporting our French dual-language program.

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Mindfulness and the young mind
   
The Pre-K kids gather around Maitresse Isabelle Michaels in absolute quiet. She rings a chime and reminds them how to breathe mindfully as they listen to the fading sound. There are a few slight wiggles and sniffling of noses here and there, but for the most part they are actually doing it, a fact that might astound many parents. After almost 20 years at FASRI she has incorporated many techniques into her curriculum, such as meditation, drumming, yoga and discussion-based lessons. Click below for a glimpse inside the classroom.

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A cocktail evening with master chef, Jacques P�pin

Emmy Award-winning chef, Jacques P�pin is best known from his popular PBS television series with Julia Child and his best-selling cookbooks. On November 15, he was FASRI's guest of honor at the pre-Beaujolais Festival patrons' cocktail event with donors, sponsors and board members at the home of Paul and Tiernan Boghosian. He was accompanied by his wife, Gloria, his daughter, Claudine, her husband Rolland and their daughter Shorey. Guests were able mingle with Monsieur P�pin, get their books autographed and even bid exclusive auction items. P�pin generously donated a limited edition book with an original drawing bound inside, as well as another drawing used as an illustration in one of his books.

 

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The science lab meets the music video at
FASRI Middle School


Middle School Science Teacher, Ryan Cook discovered an exciting new teaching technique by letting the students be the educators. He asked his class to produce a series of videos that present the classroom material in a fun new light. Click below for links and see the results for yourself!


NEASC certification: it's official!

Congratulations to all faculty and staff on our recent accreditation by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). We have received the certificate! The accreditation process for FASRI not only provided validation that the work we do meets with established criteria for the assessment of institutional quality, but it offered us the opportunity to focus on our areas of strength and gain perspective on ways we can improve. NEASC membership also situates our school within a powerful network of institutions on a regional and national level. 

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