Fall Semester 2014 is well underway and BRVGS students are immersed in learning activities, including field trips, lectures, university classes, and student projects. BRVGS World History 9th graders are working on “Technology Through the Ages” semester projects. They will research and analyze important inventions in history, write academic papers, and collaborate with student teams in person and online to create group websites. AP Biology students are engaged in their Arabidopsis research projects in partnership with the Fralin Biotechnology Center of Virginia Tech. Students will conduct inquiry-based investigations focused on plant biology. The 11th graders participated in their 1st Semester Kickoff for Computer Science. In this online class, students not only learn computer science programming skills, they also practice the skills of self-pacing, communication and problem solving. Their projects will start later in November. BRVGS 12th grade students met for the kickoff in September, and are now working on their Senior internships, community service and research projects. BRVGS students also participated in the Charlottesville Tech Tour on October 9th. This all-day local event introduced area students to the dynamic high technology world that exists in the Charlottesville/Albemarle County metro region. Students are participating in canoe trips led by Chesapeake Bay Foundation instructors. The BRVGS 10th graders from Greene, Fluvanna, and Madison scheduled trips during the fall, and the remaining schools will set Spring 2015 dates for their trips. BRVGS students are also enrolled in the collaborative BRVGS-UVa Explorations in Engineering course this term. As dates for other events are set, they will be announced on the BRVGS Homepage and Calendar, so check back for updates as the semester progresses.