We offer two single-gender middle-school (grades 6-8) campuses, one for girls and one for boys. We prepare students for success in high school, college, and the increasingly competitive world beyond by combining a rigorous academic curriculum with relevant, purposeful learning experiences on the French Broad River, its surrounding watershed, and international field experiences.
Tuition includes all school materials, textbooks, a laptop for in-school use, certain uniform items, some meals, and all domestic field lessons, overnight trips, and the Costa Rica International Field Experience.
Recreational Athletic Programs: Climbing, Kayaking, Mountain Biking, Ski and Snowboard Club
School Notes
Our mission is to build character and integrity for a lifetime
of learning, service, and leadership.
We offer two middle-school (grades 6-8) campuses, one for girls
and one for boys. We prepare students for success in high school,
college, and the increasingly competitive world beyond by combining
a rigorous academic curriculum with relevant, purposeful learning
experiences on the French Broad River, its surrounding watershed,
and international locations.
The result of the FBRA experience is young people who are
mature, confident, respectful, grounded, and upstanding, who are
comfortable speaking in public, at ease in leadership positions,
and happy working independently or with others. Involved in their
communities, FBRA students display integrity and awareness, and
become ready not just to succeed in world, but poised to actively,
positively contribute to it.
The result of the FBRA experience is young people who are
mature, confident, respectful, grounded, and upstanding, who are
comfortable speaking in public, at ease in leadership positions,
and happy working independently or with others. Involved in their
communities, FBRA students display integrity and awareness, and
become ready not just to succeed in world, but poised to actively,
positively contribute to it.
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