Academics
- February 1, 2022
A Community of Readers
At North Branch School, we are a community of readers. From story time with preschoolers to studying Shakespeare in Middle…Posted in: Academics - January 17, 2022
MLK Day 2022
On Friday, January 14, 2022, classes learned about the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with an…Posted in: Academics, Martin Luther King Jr. Day - November 2, 2021
Issues Forum 2016
On this Election Day, here's a blast from the past from the Middle School Issues Forum 2016. During presidential election…Posted in: Academics, Middle School - October 18, 2021
Writer’s Eye Field Trip
North Branch 5th-8th graders are participating in Writer's Eye, an educational program of the Fralin Museum of Art at the… - October 4, 2021
Joan of Arc Re-Tried
On September 29th, the NBS Middle School class re-tried Joan of Arc, with the 5th- and 6th- graders as jurists.… - July 23, 2021
Math Philosophy and Practice
It's July. Why are the teachers pictured here, and two more joining via the computer, gathered? Because they chose… - June 17, 2021
NBS Student Pulitzer Center Finalist
In April, North Branch Middle Schoolers attended a virtual workshop led by the Pulitzer Center, learning about their mission to… - April 28, 2021
Stonehenge!
“What did you do in school today?” Who among us has answered “recreated Stonehenge?” But that is exactly what the…Posted in: Academics - April 2, 2021
The Trumpet of the Swan
The Primary Blue class LOVED reading The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White. This timeless tale of a trumpeter swan…