Inspiring Remarkable Girls Since 1954
We recognize technology for its ability to both enhance learning and paradoxically inhibit it. We are aware and vigilant of our students’ natural desire to leverage technology in place of meaningful written or spoken communication.
Our faculty and staff model how best to apply technology to communicate and accelerate research and the gathering of reliable information to inform one’s ability to think critically.
Some examples of our continual work with students includes:
Access and Infrastructure. Our school supports a direct fiber optic line to maximize connection speeds and eliminate drop-offs.
We maintain a dedicated IT professional on staff.
Chromebooks and BYOD. Beginning with their 9th Grade orientation, all students receive a dedicated Fontbonne email address. 100% of students utilize Chromebooks or their own devices.
Curriculum Development. Our commitment to integrating technology into the classroom has enabled us to provide courses like AP Graphic Design.
Resources. Students and Parents can access work and assignments through our online Learning Management System. We are facilitating select certifications for faculty and staff for platforms like Google. We are designing a plan to remodel our learning spaces to meet the needs of our Early College initiative.
Library
We provide
research lessons, robust resources, and the
expertise
of our Library staff to assist each girl in all their projects. We strive to give her the
skills and confidence to produce excellent research papers by the first day of her college career.
And most importantly, the Library remains a cozy space for girls to comfortably decompress between classes, quietly study with friends and classmates, and/or simply leave the busy world behind to think (or not think).
Some examples of our continual work with students includes:
9th Grade Global History Research Paper. We work closely with the Social Studies Department to scaffold the process of producing students’ first high school research paper.
10th and 11th Grade English Research Papers. We partner with English faculty to bring students’ research skills to a more sophisticated level of finding and evaluating sources in various databases.
12th Grade U.S. History “Back in Time” Project. We co-teach a Social Studies project in which a student researches an era from which she can imagine a young woman back to life.
12th Grade Social Justice Project.
We assist our seniors in conducting higher level research for their year-long Social Justice project.
Phone: (617) 696-3241
Fax: (617) 696-7688
Fontbonne is a Catholic, All-Girl, College Preparatory High School and Early College serving students in Grades 7-12 throughout Greater Boston and the South Shore. Inspiring remarkable girls since 1954, Fontbonne is a leader in private school education and a sponsored ministry of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Boston.
