Bellows Free Academy
Committed to ensuring all students become
informed, literate, critical thinkers who demonstrate
responsible social and civic behaviors.
BFA Senior Walk 2021
WELCOME
Bellows Free Academy is a public school that provides educational services for grades pre-kindergarten through twelve. Our approximately 970 students attend classes in the same building. We are located in Fairfax, Vermont, a community of approximately 4,500 that is 25 miles north of Burlington, Vermont. Our students come to us from Fairfax and the surrounding towns of Fletcher and Georgia.
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CONTACT US
75 Hunt Street
Fairfax, VT 05454
* MAP/DIRECTIONS to our school
Tel: HS/MS (802) 849-6711
Elementary 849-2222
Fax: (802) 849-2611
Office Hours
M-F: 7 am - 3:30 pm
STUDENT HOURS
Access classrooms at 8:15
Classes begin at 8:20
Dismissal at 2:55
Did You Know?
Act 166 provides publicly funded Pre-Kindergarten for children between the ages of 3 and 5 who reside in the town of Fairfax, Vermont, effective July 1, 2016. Publicly funded Pre-Kindergarten education is defined as: 10 hours per week for 35 weeks of developmentally appropriate learning experiences that are based on Vermont's Early Learning Standards and are delivered by qualified teachers in an approved setting. Pre-Kindergarten education is limited to the academic year.
More information on the Act 166 program, and an application, can be found under the Registration tab. Thank you!
Jobs
BFA Fairfax Bus Driver (Part-time or Full-time)
BFA Fairfax is looking for school bus driver. If you think you would like to gain experience driving electric buses, we will have 2 electric buses for this coming school year. Applicant needs to be available for flexible hours, and has the opportunity to drive am & pm routes, field trips and/or athletic trips as availability allows. If interested, please contact Patsy Parker at pparker@fwsu.org.
If you are interested in the part-time position, call Patsy Parker at 849-2068 or click here to apply.
For a full time position bus driver position, call Patsy Parker at 849-2068 or apply here.
BFA Fairfax Car/Van Driver (Part-time, hours vary)
BFA Fairfax is seeking a car driver for hourly, school year positions (hours vary). Basic responsibilities will be to transport students to and from school in a school-owned vehicle. Must have clean driving record and be good with kids. Must be flexible. Average 15 - 20 hours per week (more possible but not guaranteed).For more information call Patsy Parker at 849-2068 or click here to apply.
Genesis, BFA Fairfax's arts magazine is filled with poems, stories, and digital photos from students in grades 7-12.
Vermont Then and Now is a work of BFA Fairfax's Vermont Literature class. In it you will find five students personal visions of their state conveyed in poetry, narratives, essays, oral histories and photos. They hope you enjoy reading it as much as they enjoyed making it.
BFA Middle School Chorus performing at the Town Hall Meeting Concert with Senator Sanders. BFA performs between the 10'45" and 20'10" marks.