Event

Mary Elliott is a Bellingham native and a dynamic community builder. In 2013 she moved back to Bellingham with her teenage boys and established The Foundary now called Bellingham Makerspace. Makerspace is a volunteer run 501 (c)3 non profit organization that offers public access to tools, technology, and education within a safe collaborative atmosphere. In […]

In the spirit of the holidays and winter season, third-graders created a new bulletin board that is now on display. On Monday, as a way to further students’ understanding of our school’s Core Commitments (Engage, Reflect, Create, Care), both classes came together to talk about acts of kindness that could be shown in school. Thinking […]

Dear Franklin Community – We trust you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and are looking forward to a festive Christmas season. We, the board of Franklin and the leadership of the school are excited about the future of our school and the opportunities for our children. Over the past two years we have been working […]

On Saturday, November 10th, Franklin’s Knights Chess Team successfully hosted its first State Qualifier Chess Tournament at Markell Hall. Over 90 players from 23 schools in Whatcom County and their parents came to Franklin to participate in the event. Kids grades K-8 played five rounds of games under the directorship of Mr. Ethan Neff. That is 220 […]

As we approach the end of October, the leaves are now falling from the trees and the pumpkins are all ready and carved; the cool mornings start to require a jacket! This also means that our Lower School is transformed for Fall Festival with fun decorations of spiders, wall decor pumpkins, and skeletons. This year the event is charmingly called, […]

On Friday, November 9th at 10:20 a.m., we will have a Veterans‘ Day Assembly to honor all who serve and have served in our armed forces.  This is for all K-8 grade students. It will be in Markell Hall – the middle school. Please invite anyone in your family who is a Veteran to attend.  […]

St. Paul’s Academy is hosting a simple, fun, acoustic, sing along concert for children, ages 0-6, and their families. All proceeds from this event go back into community programming. Come sing along! Come early to grab a good seat on the floor! Young kids will have a great time with Caspar (a.k.a. Chris Ballew, lead […]

Middle School students started their day with their first ever collective Friday STEM (Science.Technology.Engineering. Math) activity. In these sessions, students solve design and engineering challenges together with their multi-age house league groups (Ershig, Ferlin, Hess, and Kaiser).                        Student engagement began with watching an introductory video […]

We are looking forward to the WALK-A-THON today on Friday, September 28th, 2018. GRADES: K – 3rd … from 1:00 – 1:45 pm 4th – 8th … from 2:00 — 2:45 pm WHERE: Middle School Field (outside of Markell Hall) THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW Students wear free dress and comfortable walking shoes; rain gear if […]

Mark your calendar!  Chess players from K-8 are invited to participate in St. Paul’s Academy’s state qualifying tournament on November 10th, 2018 (open to the public and was originally on the 3rd). The action will begin at St. Paul’s Academy (1509 E. Victor Street, Markell Hall) at 9 a.m. (check-in time: 8:30 – 8:50 a.m.). This fun event will be […]