Family and Friends Weekend

As always, Family & Friends Weekend was great fun for our students and their families! F&F is an annual event at Bachman Academy for the parents, family and friends of our students. Through this event, they have a rare opportunity to experience a bit of what their child experiences daily at Bachman Academy, as well as giving them time to get to know one another, and most important, giving them time to spend with their children.

This year there was a great line up of events, including:

• Videos of student dramatic performances from reading and English classes, and other student skits performed live.
• An abbreviated class schedule for the parents to have a run-through of their child’s academic day.
• A “parents only” luncheon to give parents time to get to know one another.
• A Parent Association meeting
• A Young Marines Parade
• A demonstration by the Equestrian Drill Team
• An Automotive Demonstration and tire-changing contest
• Parent/teacher conferences
• And a fantastic Wish List silent auction! Our fantastic parents raised nearly $8,000 for items on our Wish List!

Thanks to everyone for such a wonderful event!

 

Equine Instructor Position Opens at Bachman

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

EQUINE INSTRUCTOR & STABLE MANAGER

Bachman Academy is seeking a combination Equine Instructor and Stable Manager for the school’s Middle & High School program.  The position is a full-time, salaried position or can be filled with two half-time employees.

HOURS: 8:00 am -4:00 pm Monday through Friday

QUALIFICATIONS

The EQUINE INSTRUCTOR should hold a Bachelor’s Degree in middle or secondary education, special education, equine science, pre-veterinarian, or a related course; or certified as an instructor by a major equine certifying agency; and, have a minimum of 3 years teaching experience.

The STABLE MANAGER should hold an Associate Degree in Equine Science or related field and certification in Stable Management; or related certification by a major certifying agency and a minimum of 5 years experience working with horses.

RESPONSIBLITIES

The EQUINE INSTRUCTOR is responsible for the direct instruction of 4 equine related courses.   In addition, the instructor works with the students to train and prepare them for competitions and drill team, and CHA Instructor, Trail Guide and Stable Manager Certification.   The instructor will prepare students for Trail Guide Certification by arranging and leading two overnight trail guide outings, one in the fall and one in the spring.

The STABLE MANAGER is responsible for the general care and training of horses and other small farm animals, maintaining a supply of feed, veterinary supplies, tack and repairs and other aspects of horse and small animal care.  The manager will administer and maintain records of all medications, vaccinations, and veterinarian and farrier visits.  In addition, the manager will guide and supervise student interns in the performance of daily tasks ensuring the health and safety of all campus animals.  The stable manager may assist the equine instructor on two overnight trail guide outings, one in the fall and one in the spring.  The Stable Manager is responsible for monitoring the basic health needs of the animals on the weekends and when school is not in session.

BENEFITS

Benefits for full time employees include health and life insurance, retirement benefits, sick and personal leave, meals, and a pleasant working environment.

NO CALLS PLEASE.  MAIL, FAX OR EMAIL RESUME TO:

JOB OPPORTUNITY

BACHMAN ACADEMY

414 BRYMER CREEK ROAD

MCDONALD TN 37353

PHONE: 423.479.4523

FAX: 423.472.2718

EMAIL: bfaris@bachmanacademy.org

Bachman Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer

CHADD Conference

So many great things are going on this weekend! It’s Family & Friends Weekend at Bachman Academy, and the campus is jumping with so many activities and excitement. More to come soon about F&F in another post…

While the students, their families and the Bachman faculty enjoyed a lovely weekend together, the Bachman Admissions team was busy travelling to Cleveland, Ohio for the annual CHADD Conference. We had a great time meeting lots of folks at the conference. There were parents, AD/HD coaches, psychologists, other schools & summer programs, and vendors with cool new AD/HD related products. We learned a great deal about the latest in AD/HD research and techniques and are excited to be back at the Bachman campus in a couple of days so we can share all that we learned.

Nikki Rigdon & Becki Patterson

Becki talking to a conference attendee at the Bachman booth.

A book for sale at a booth at the conference.

This is one cool product for sale at the conference. It's a one-legged stool! Check out www.focalpointstool.com.

History and Archaeology at Bachman

Recently, students in Bachman’s High School History classes visited the Lynn H. Wood Archaeological Museum at Southern Adventist University. There, they were able to see genuine artifacts from the time of Abraham in Ur through the Roman Empire.

The museum manager gave them a private tour through the museum, explaining the background of the artifacts and displays in detail. He answered the students’ many questions about time periods, and how some of the pottery and buildings were created.

“I think the experience was very valuable in showing students how we discover the past and learning how people lived,” said Tammy Henkel, History Instructor at Bachman.

Larkin Davis, senior at Bachman, was intrigued by a story of Neuchadnezzer in Babylon.  Larkin said, “When Nebuchadnezzar rebuilt Babylon, he had his name stamped into every brick that made up the city so that everyone who lived in there would remember that he’s the one who built it.”

After the field trip, the students arrived back at the campus to find their very own archaeological dig set up for them. They employed the same methods to find hidden “artifacts” in the sand (photos of real artifacts) that real archaeologists used to find the artifacts now housed in the museum at Southern. In the midst of the photos of actual artifacts, were pieces of flotsam and detrius just like one would find at a real dig. The students had to determine what were actual “artifacts” and what items were not. They then researched the artifacts they found to determine a relative time period and how they might have been used.

Video from CBS: Overcoming Illiteracy

In this inspirational clip, Harry Smith speaks with author and CBS reporter Byron Pitts about overcoming his childhood illiteracy to become a network news reporter.