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During a recent visit to the Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork, Reich College of Education Dean Melba Spooner, left, works with kindergarten and first grade students on a small-group writing assignment.

App State lab school pilots innovative teaching model to support teacher retention and student success Mar 25, 2025

At the App State Academy at Middle Fork, instead of a single teacher handling all responsibilities for one classroom for one grade, a collaborative team of academy educators supports student... Features, Lab School News

Education Policy Fellowship Program 2024-2025 Cohort Dec 19, 2024

Five faculty and staff in the Reich College of Education (RCOE) including one CAP staff member, and five educators from GEAR UP districts will be participating in the Education Policy Fellowship... Features, College Access Partnerships, Public School Partnership, Lab School News

Lab schools for UNC System demonstrate significant gains Nov 6, 2024

Several lab schools established by the University of North Carolina Board of Governors to improve academic performance have demonstrated significant gains, according to a new report.

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Academy Principal Tasha Hall-Powell pictured with Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines

Academy at Middle Fork Selected as a 2021 Leadership Winston-Salem Action Learning Project Site Feb 18, 2021

The Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork has been selected as a 2021 Action Learning Project site by ... Lab School News

Academy Student Teachers Fall 2020

Learning Together: Academy at Middle Fork Hosts Six Student Teachers Fall 2020 Feb 18, 2021

This past semester, the Academy at Middle Fork hosted six student teachers from Appalachian State University.

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Three Award-Winning Children’s Authors and Illustrators Visit with the Academy Feb 18, 2021

Three award-winning children's authors, Raúl the Third, Lynda Mullaly Hunt, and Sara Varon, visited virtually with Appalachian State Univer

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App State’s Academy at Middle Fork reports significant progress Sep 17, 2019

Data on first-year student achievement released by the ... At Appalachian, Lab School News

Eagle Scout Academy

Aspiring Eagle Scout enhances Academy at Middle Fork grounds Apr 30, 2019

Thanks to an aspiring Eagle Scout, the students, faculty and staff at ... Lab School News

Derrick Barnes signs books

Author visits Middle Fork Academy, talks to kids about new book Apr 2, 2019

Award-winning children’s author Derrick Barnes stopped by the Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork this week to read to the s

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Appalachian’s Chancellor Everts engages with students, shares books at Middle Fork Academy Sep 21, 2018

Appalachian State University Chancellor Sheri Everts engaged with the university’s youngest students to date when she visited the Appalachia

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At the Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork, Appalachian Chancellor Sheri Everts prepares to read a story with students in the third grade classroom of teacher Heather Wham. Students photographed are: Clarise Serrano-Hernandez and Yarel Candela-Lucero. Photo by Marie Freeman

ASU starts Middle Fork lab school in Winston-Salem Sep 21, 2018

Appalachian State University is in its fourth week of school at a state-mandated laboratory school it launched in Winston-Salem this year.

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Chancellor Sheri Everts reads to Academy third-graders Larise Serrano Hernandez (left) and Yarel Candela-Lucero on Thursday.

From ‘our big school in the mountains,’ App State chancellor visits Middle Fork Academy students, staff Sep 4, 2018

For a short time Thursday afternoon, Appalachian State University Chancellor Sheri Everts returned to a familiar scene: a K-12 classroom.

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