We’re offering a summer Driver’s Ed course at Franklin, July 10th-14th, 8-2:30 (Monday-Friday). To enroll in Driver Education, a student must have completed the 8th grade and be at least 14½ years old on the third day of the bookwork class. In order to attain a learner’s permit at the Department of Motor Vehicles, the …
Currently accepting Applications for the 2017-2018 school year!
Worried about your teen’s use of Social Media?
If you are a parent, most likely you have concerns regarding your child’s use of social media. Families Managing Media is a wonderful website with a lot of useful information to help you with balancing your child’s use of social media. In addition, there are warning signs parent’s should look for in order to keep this …
Founders’ Day Celebration and Filthy Franklin Mud Run
21 Innovation Drive, Asheville, NC 28806
Founders’ Day & Filthy Franklin Mud Run! Join us April 23 for our 3rd annual Founders’ Day Celebration and 2nd annual Filthy Franklin Mud Run! You won’t be disappointed! This family-friendly event features: Games ~ Dunk the Teacher, Football Toss, Tug-o-War, Cake Walk, Facepainting, Henna Tatoos Food ~ Kola Ice, Pizza and BBQ Music ~ …
Franklin’s Spring 2017 Expeditions
FRANKLIN EXPEDITIONS Within the first two weeks of March, every Franklin grade level will be on Expedition! Seventh Grade The 7th Grade innovators are putting the final touches on their simple machines and writing reports to share the history, scientific mechanical advantage, working components, and energy usage for their grand”Technology: For Better or Worse” exhibition …
Upcoming Info Session
21 Innovation Drive, Asheville, NC 28806
Come experience Franklin! Meet teachers and students and learn how Franklin’s college-bound program engages students to be life-long learners, leaders, and active citizens! Campus tours begin…
Franklin Students Practice Diplomacy & Problem-Solving at Model UN
The Franklin UN Delegate Team! Guest author: Matt Reynolds, high school teacher/faculty sponsor Last night, twenty-two FSI high school students returned from a four day simulated United Nations conference at UNC Chapel Hill. The “Model” United Nations aims to replicate the rigorous process international leaders go through to find agreeable solutions for major problems in the …
A Living Legacy: 8th Grade Expedition Takes Root
Live stakes planted along banks of Hominy Creek . The stakes will slow erosion and improve water quality. Did you know that The Franklin School of Innovation hosts one of the only “Live Stakes” nurseries in North America?The nursery, a partnership between Franklin and Asheville GreenWorks, was planted last year by Franklin 8th grade students as part …
College Trip a Great Success!
Last week ten Franklin Juniors, Mr. Talley, and Ms. Jaben embarked on a whirlwind tour of six colleges and universities in three-and-a-half days! Starting in Raleigh at NC State University and ending in Charlotte at Queens University, students had the opportunity to tour campuses, talk to students, and eat in dining halls. They even witnessed …
QWP = Quality Work Protocol
Every year FSI faculty crew members participate in an EL Education Quality Work Protocol in order to gather and assess data representative of our growth towards meeting our school improvement Work Plan goals in these threeDimensions of Achievement: Mastery of Knowledge and Skills Character High-Quality Student Work. This is one of my favorite EL Ed practices. …
9th Grade Expedition: "The Times They Are A’Changing"
Franklin’s 9th grade launched this year’s expedition,"The Times They Are A’Changing,"with a two-day kick-off! On campus, students participated in an air pollution simulation and welcomed Cecil Bothwell to share his expertise on transportation, air quality, and public policy. Students traveled off campus on a walking tour guided byThe Asheville Poverty Initiative, to learn about what supports Asheville has for people …
Franklin’s 7th Grade Kicks off 2017 Learning Expedition!
7th Graders kicked off their expedition:“Technology, for Better or Worse?”on the Franklin campus. Practicing Habits of Scholarship, they navigated through a sequence of multi-sensory stations each purposefully designed to spark curiosity, inquiry, and the need to know more. These stations included: experts from the field of local textile history and museum design,experimentation in mathematical scale …
Building Community and a Habitat Home
We are grateful to have members of Franklin’s larger community join our eleventh grade student build crews on site to help build a Habitat for Humanity home in this year-longservice-learning project.Our adult volunteers have shared their time, energy, and enthusiasm for this project, while deepening Franklin’s community and commitment to making a positive difference in …
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