Grandparents' Day
2018-10-19
One of our favorite days of the year! Look for an updated schedule. Right now it’s listed as all day, but there will be different times for younger and older students’ grandparents to arrive.

Thanksgiving supper & program
2018-11-20 17:30 - 19:30 UTC
Students prepare a simple meal of soup and cornbread to share with their families and present a program of songs and written word.

St. George and the Dragon
2018-12-21 13:30 - 15:00, 2018-12-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Rockfish Valley Community Center, 190 Rockfish School Lane, Afton, VA, 22920, United States
A North Branch tradition!

Board of Trustees meeting
2019-01-15 18:30 - 20:30
Any adult member of the school community is welcome to attend the open session portion of this meeting.

Open House - tour NBS
2019-02-12 09:30 - 11:30, 2019-02-12 17:30 - 19:30
Meet teachers and parents, observe in classes. No appointment needed.
Inclement weather date: Friday, February 15

Board of Trustees meeting
2019-02-21 18:30 - 20:30, 2019-03-19 18:30 - 20:30
Any adult member of the school community is welcome to attend the open session of the meeting.

School Earth Day Celebration
2019-04-22

Welcome Reception
2019-04-28 14:00 - 16:00
Welcome Reception for newly-named Head of School, Smith Coleman, and his family.

8th Grade Graduation and End-of-Year Program
2019-05-30 18:00 - 20:00

Open House in honor of Charlotte
2019-06-02 13:00 - 16:00
Please join us as we honor our retiring Founder and Head Teacher, Charlotte Zinsser Booth. There will be a special presentation at 2PM.
Charlotte asked for a potluck, so please bring finger foods to share.

Preschool Play Day
2019-08-20 09:30 - 11:30
Students and parents, check out the classroom and playground, meet teachers and other families!

Early Primary Play Day
2019-08-27 09:30 - 11:30
Students and parents, this is a great chance to meet others, say hello to Genevieve, and check out the classroom and playground before school starts.

Board of Trustees Meeting
2019-09-09 18:30 - 20:30
Any adult member of the school community is welcome to attend the open session of the board meeting. If you have an item you would like on the agenda, please let our administrator, Autum Fish, know prior to the meeting.

Preschool Parent-Teacher Meet & Greet
2019-09-10 18:00 - 19:00
After dinner at home, please plan to attend this evening to meet with your children’s teachers and learn about this year at North Branch.

Grandparents' Day
2019-10-18 13:30 - 15:30
Welcome, grandparents!
Preschool and Early Primary grandparents – please join us at 11:30 and bring a lunch for yourself.
School-age grandparents – please join us after lunch at 1:30. There will be a special assembly.

Preschool Costume Parade
2019-10-31 12:30 - 12:45

Advisory Council Session
2019-11-10 15:00
Advisory Council is open to any interested NBS parents, grandparents, or friends who want to hear more about Smith’s vision for the school and the October 2020 festival that is being organized to benefit NBS. RSVP to Bonnie is appreciated, but optional – giving@nbsva.org We would love your input and ideas!
Agenda
3:00 – 3:15 Welcome and Introductions
3:15 – 3:25 Vision – Smith Coleman
3:25 – 3:40 Comments/Questions
3:40 – 4:45 Overview & discussion

Local Fest, October 2020

4:45 – 5:00 Concluding remarks and recap
We’ll meet at North Branch School. Light refreshments provided.
RSVP is welcome but optional. If you haven’t replied and find you can make it, please join us! (RSVP to Bonnie Holliday, Development Director: giving@nbsva.org or 434-989-2447)

NBS Thanksgiving Stone Soup
2019-11-22 15:30 - 17:00

St. George & The Dragon afternoon show
2019-12-20 13:30 - 15:30 | Rockfish Valley Community Center, 190 Rockfish School Lane, Afton, VA, 22920, United States

St. George & The Dragon evening show
2019-12-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Rockfish Valley Community Center, 190 Rockfish School Lane, Afton, VA, 22920, United States

Virginia Opera Company presents "Oh Freedom!"
2020-01-23 12:30 - 13:30

Open House
2020-02-11 09:30 - 11:30
Tour the school, speak to parents, observe in classrooms.

Open House
2020-02-11 17:30 - 19:00
Tour the school, speak to staff.

Middle School Election Issues Forum
2020-11-02 09:30 - 11:00
Students are researching issues they chose as being important to them. Their goal is to present three parties’ views on the issues so that voters can be informed on Election Day.

Here are what the students are researching and will be ready to talk about:

Immigration
Equal Rights (includes both race and gender)
LGBTQ+ Rights
the Environment
Climate Change
Gun Control
the Economy
Abortion
Health Care
Race in America

Forum will be held outdoors. Each student will have a table with information from all three parties and will be able to answer questions based on their research. (Two of our students will join us online and will be available through a Google Meet on the screen.) Guests are welcome to visit all of the tables, take home handouts to look at later, ask questions, and learn as much as they can. We ask that all guests be masked and allow there to be one guest (or two if they are together) at a table at a time.

A teacher will help control the number of adults visiting the tables so that we do not get too crowded.

Virtual Open House
2021-02-23 10:00 - 11:00
Please email northbranch@nbsva.org for a link to participate. Our Head of School, Smith Coleman, will share information about North Branch’s educational philosophy and tradition of being rooted in a love of learning. Administrator, Autum Fish ’96, will be on hand to review the application process. There will also be a brief Q & A time at the end.
Here’s the Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/91711942815?pwd=[REDACTED]

Virtual Open House
2021-03-02 18:30 - 19:30
Please email northbranch@nbsva.org for a link to participate. Our Head of School, Smith Coleman, will share information about North Branch’s educational philosophy and tradition of being rooted in a love of learning. Administrator, Autum Fish ’96, will be on hand to review the application process. There will also be a brief Q & A time at the end.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/93050388417?pwd=[REDACTED]

Middle School Spring Play (Online)
2021-04-01 13:30 - 14:00
The NBS Middle Schoolers present “This Is Your Brain on Social Media: A Cautionary Tale That is in No Way an Overreaction to Teenagers’ Online Habits” by Ian McWethy and Carrie McCrossen.
Please email katrienv@nbsva.org to request a Zoom link to join us for this funny and entertaining look at social media.
(There will be a 6:30 performance also on the same day.)
