1. Preserve the Farm Trip
Tradition
Maintain the Excellence

2. The Bronxville community recognizes the
importance of maintaining programs and
services that distinguish the Bronxville
Schools, produce outstanding graduates
and attract new families to Bronxville.

3. Early grades’ most important role is
“giving children the power to achieve
in new situations, with ability in self-
direction” former Superintendent Bair
“Our school’s vision goes beyond
simply scoring well on standardized
tests.” Superintendent Quattrone

4. “Traditions enhance children’s emotional well-
being by helping to create feeling of security,
continuity and identity. Communities with
established traditions and those who actively
form new actions or events as traditions are
more likely to create strong bonds among
members.” Leah Davies, E.Md., child psychologist

5. The Bronxville School is Rich with
Traditions Outside the Classroom
• Memorial Day ceremony and PTA picnic
• Graduation gowns and dinner jackets
• Kindergarten teacher home visits
• 5th grade trip to Philadelphia
• 7th grade overnight trip to Williamsburg, VA
• 8th grade overnight trip to Washington D.C.
• Open campus for middle school and high school
• Teen centers
• Drama program (3rd – 5th grade play, MS & HS plays)
• Talent show
• Character Counts Committee
• Kindergarten hatching of duck and chicken egg
• Holiday sing
• Elementary School Music program and recorder concerts
• High School Foreign Language exchange program
• Weekly family snacks for Kindergarten

7. However, Some Traditions Have
Been Eliminated Recently
• Half-day Kindergarten
• Grades 1 -2 Loop discontinued (a
Bronxville tradition since 1930)
• End-of-year family class picnics
• 5th grade party at BFC
• 5th grade spirit classroom door painting
• Family-hosted beginning of year grade
coffees

8. The Overnight Farm Trip is the
Latest Tradition to be Eliminated
On May 9th parents were informed that the
second grade overnight farm trip, a
Bronxville tradition for over three decades,
was unanimously eliminated by the
second grade teachers, with the support of
the Administration.

9. We Need Your Help to Preserve
Our Traditions
If you believe the BHS class of 2023 and beyond
should benefit from the farm trip and the many
other enriching experiences, you should:
– Attend the June 14th Board of Education meeting
– Sign the petition
– Join the Save the Farm Trip Facebook page at
www.facebook.com/SaveTheFarmTrip
– Contact our school administration

10. Preserve the Farm Trip
Tradition
Maintain the Excellence