Bluford
Communications Magnet School is an elementary school in Greensboro,
NC. Bluford was one of the first schools in the Guilford County
School district to implement Paideia. Today, it is a demonstration
site for the National Paideia Center, and educators from across
the country visit the school to see Paideia in action, serving
415 children. For the past five years, Bluford has been designated
as a "School of Distinction" under North Carolina's
educational accountability plan. Paideia is used at Bluford
in all classes. Teachers at Bluford utilize Paideia seminars
and coached projects in their classroom instruction, and several
times each year, the teachers gather for a faculty seminar,
which allows them to gain more insight into how Paideia can
be implemented in the classroom.
Tanya
Feagins
Principal What is it about Paideia that made you want to
implement it in your school?
Linda Vaughan
Paidiea Facilitator and Media Specialist How
is Paideia used in your school, outside of the classroom?
Bluford
Communications Magnet School is an elementary school in Greensboro,
NC. Bluford was one of the first schools in the Guilford County
School district to implement Paideia. Today, it is a demonstration
site for the National Paideia Center, and educators from across
the country visit the school to see Paideia in action, serving
415 children. For the past five years, Bluford has been designated
as a "School of Distinction" under North Carolina's
educational accountability plan. Paideia is used at Bluford
in all classes. Teachers at Bluford utilize Paideia seminars
and coached projects in their classroom instruction, and several
times each year, the teachers gather for a faculty seminar,
which allows them to gain more insight into how Paideia can
be implemented in the classroom.