Students use the library during class time and during flexibly scheduled time. They may check out books, magazines, videos, and LAB Science Bags. Parents are encouraged to get a library card and check out books too. During the 1998-1999 school year, over 38,000 items were checked out from our library. Fireside supports the integration of technology into the curriculum through the use of age-appropriate software.
Classrooms have from three to six computers available.
Our computer lab has sixteen Mac 580 computers with CD-ROM capabilities and six Quadras. Classes are scheduled into the lab once a week. All classrooms, the computer lab, and the library have T-1 access to the Internet. Fireside has been very successful in maintaining high student attendance rates, and maintaining and improving attendance figures is an ongoing goal of the school. Fireside teaches students to take responsibility for their actions.