Today begins one of our favorite spring events in the Upper School, Interim. Interim is held each year the four days prior to spring break. The FRA Interim program provides educational experiences outside the traditional classroom setting for our students. Each Upp … Details
Today begins one of our favorite spring events in the Upper School, Interim. Interim is held each year the four days prior to spring break. The FRA Interim program provides educational experiences outside the traditional classroom setting for our students. Each Upper School faculty member sponsors a course, trip, internship, or service project. This program embraces the school’s mission by continuing to instill a lifelong love of learning, develop students of integrity, and lead lives that will make a difference.
Many of our upperclassmen choose to make a difference by going on the mission trip to Tuscaloosa or by going "Into The Community" locally and serving. We also have a group enjoying a tour of the New York City sights, and the jazz band is competing in Disney World.
Others are staying a little closer to home and benefiting from options that include a Nashville art tour, hiking adventure, lifeguard certification, or job-shadowing a professional in the community.
Freshmen have enrolled in mini-courses that cover a wide range of interests. We are having everything from International Cooking to tours of Civil War sites in the Nashville area. Others include Myths and Movies, the Chemistry of Harry Potter, and local college tours.
Whatever their Interim placement, our students are wonderful ambassadors of FRA. The feedback we receive after Interim, year after year, compliments their work ethic, their character, and their hearts of service.
What an integral part of the FRA experience!
Steve Harris
Dean of Upper School
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