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By Steph Primiani, Director of STEM and Alicia Cuomo, Brown University Urban Education Policy Intern Partner Up Have you ever had a lab partner? A marital partner? What about a turn-and-talk [...]

By Steph Primiani, Director of STEM and Alicia Cuomo, Brown University Urban Education Policy Intern Put Your Pencils Down! What do 5th grade teachers at Blackstone Valley Prep say is the first [...]

By Steph Primiani, Director of STEM and Alicia Cuomo, Brown University Urban Education Policy Intern A Protocol with Finesse What if I told you that students can struggle, express high-level [...]

By Steph Primiani, Director of STEM and Alicia Cuomo, Brown University Urban Education Policy Intern Math Teachers Singing a Different Tune   Who remembers this song or a similar mnemonic? [...]

By Steph Primiani, Director of STEM Fractions in the Common Core Many teachers aren’t teaching fractions correctly because many teachers weren’t taught how to understand fractions. The [...]

By Steph Primiani, Director of STEM Why 5th Grade Fractions? Claire walked 2 2⁄5 miles. Jason walked 2⁄3 as far as Claire. How many miles did Jason walk? Are you sweating yet? This is the type [...]

Nine years after BVP first opened its doors, ready to prove what is possible for our scholars, our first senior class is almost ready to embark on their journeys to college and the world beyond. [...]

Women’s History Month commemorates and encourages the study, observance, and celebration of the vital role of women in American history. As March draws to a close, we asked several of our team [...]

This Saturday, March 10, Blackstone Valley Prep will host our 5th Annual For Art’s Sake: A Scholar Art Show & Artisan Fair in celebration of Youth Art Month. For Art’s Sake is open to the [...]

Wednesday night’s school shooting in Florida is yet another incredibly sobering reminder of the evil that exists in the world today. There have been nearly 300 documented school shootings since [...]