This year, Sabine Denise Jacques and Mariah Lapiroff from the CES Joy and Justice team have been facilitating a theater club in Easthampton that centers self- and social-awareness, embodied connection, and belonging and joy for 6th & 7th graders. They have been using the Brown Paper Studio theater practice to support collaborative thinking and play. Brown Paper Studio is an arts methodology designed to awaken creativity within individuals and groups and to utilize the resulting creative energy for peaceful social transformation; and a unique theater practice that uses art, games,...
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Sep
2019
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Why young people are striking Friday: ‘I won’t go to school and act like everything is normal’
NORTHAMPTON — On Friday, many students will skip school for a trip to Boston — but it’s not for fun. The students, along with many adults, will attend the youth-led Boston Climate Strike to demand action on climate change. The strike includes a rally at City Hall...
Sep
2019
3
Warwick teacher takes on principal role
WARWICK — In addition to teaching the combined third and fourth grade classroom at Warwick Community School, Christine Mullen will also be principal this year. Mullen has taught the combined third and fourth grade class for eight years, and taught first, fifth and...
Aug
2019
28
South Hadley names David Gallagher principal of middle school
SOUTH HADLEY — Longtime Mosier Elementary School assistant principal David Gallagher has been named principal of Michael E. Smith Middle School. Gallagher has been with South Hadley public schools since 1996, where he began his career in the district as a school...
Aug
2019
23
More state aid for rural schools this year
Sen. Adam Hinds asked for and received $1 million more from the state’s Rural School Aid grant program this year, increasing the budget to $2.5 million and leaving superintendentsthroughout Franklin County waiting to see just how much of the pie they’ll get. “The...
Aug
2019
22
States Raise the Bar for What It Means to Be Proficient in Reading and Math
NEARLY EVERY STATE IN the U.S. has raised the bar over the last decade for what it considers grade-level achievement in math and reading, according to a new study from the National Center on Education Statistics. Because each state sets its own standards for what...
Aug
2019
22
Back to school: Dual enrollment, early college programs a boon for area high schoolers
HOLYOKE — College unaffordability. Increased competition for spots at prestigious local institutions of higher education. The inaccessibility of college. Decreased academic offerings at high schools struggling with budget woes. These are all challenges and problems...
Aug
2019
22
Turners Falls Schools to see all new administrators
MONTAGUE — Turners Falls High School and Great Falls Middle School have all new administrators this year, whose goals include making themselves more accessible to students and giving students a voice in how their school is run. “All this boils down to...
Aug
2019
22
Greenfield High School team volunteers at cookout for Greenfield seniors
The Greenfield High School football team continued its now annual tradition of giving back to the community Tuesday, serving hamburgers and hot dogs to 50 members of the community at the John Zon Community Center. The event was organized by assistant coach Glenn...
Jul
2019
25
Mass. Schools Get More Money In The Latest Budget. A Lot More Is Likely On The Way
At first glance, the state's much delayed fiscal 2020 budget — more appropriately a $43.1 billion spending blueprint for the next 12 months — appears to have been a win for the more conservative House membership. Both branches passed the bill on Monday with only...
Jul
2019
25
Longtime principal Luce will take interim post at Hatfield Elementary
HATFIELD — Thomas “Tim” Luce, a retired school administrator, will be interim principal of Hatfield Elementary School for the coming academic year. Superintendent John Robert made the announcement Tuesday. Luce retired in 2014 from his position of principal at...
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