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Staff Spotlight: Darron Daniels
Sep 21, 2023

I am working to influence how the student conduct referral process works through implementing restorative and other best practices that reduce suspensions, focus on community developme

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Enrollment opens for App State's Lab Schools in Triad
May 31, 2023

There are two in the Triad that service elementary aged students, one in Elkin and another in Walkertown. Dr.

Students gardening

At App State lab schools, empowered teachers foster supportive classrooms for K–5 students
May 15, 2023

At Appalachian State University’s two lab schools in Walkertown and Elkin, K–5 students have access to a one-of-a-kind elementa

Academy High Five: August and September

Academy High Five: August and September
Oct 2, 2019

Though only a month into the 2019-20 school year, the Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork has been busy!

Academy Summer Recap: 5 Things That Happened This Summer That You Should Know About

Academy Summer Recap: 5 Things That Happened This Summer That You Should Know About
Aug 12, 2019

Even though the Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork completed its first academic year on June 11, it did not close its doors for...

Academy teachers and Appalachian faculty members gather together for professional development training on sustainability.

Amplifying Sustainability at the Academy at Middle Fork
Jul 29, 2019

uring June 2019, the Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork partnered with the Reich College of...

Academy at Middle Fork Hosts Poet-in-Residence Adrian Rice During May
Jun 21, 2019

The Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork hosted poet-in-residence Adrian Rice during the month of May, culminating with an event...

Academy at Middle Fork students. Photo by Troy Tuttle

App Academy lab results come back positive – for joy and engagement
Jun 21, 2019

The youngest student at Appalachian State University last year was 5 years old.

A group of fifth grade graduates of the Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork in Walkertown display the HIKE (honesty, integrity, kindness and excellence) awards they received at the academy’s graduation ceremony held Thursday, June 6. Photo by Troy Tuttle

48 of App State’s youngest Mountaineers graduate from the Academy at Middle Fork
Jun 20, 2019

On Thursday, June 6, the Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork celebrated the 48 graduates of its fifth grade class in a s

Academy at Middle Fork. Photo by Troy Tuttle

ASU lab school sees improvements after completing first year
Jun 11, 2019

An elementary school located in Forsyth County with more than 270 students and 18 classroom teachers finished its first year as a new laboratory...

UNC laboratory schools are changing the formula for education in N.C.

UNC laboratory schools are changing the formula for education in N.C.
Jun 11, 2019

Poet Adrian Rice, in a thick Irish brogue, paints a scene in the imaginations of the third-graders who sit before him in Walkertown.