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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May
2018
25
400 Attend Annual DYS Art Showcase
Over 400 people from across the Commonwealth filled the space at WGBH Studios in Brighton on Tuesday, May 15th to celebrate the work of youth involved with the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services, at the 6th Annual Statewide DYS Youth Arts Showcase, “Share...
May
2018
25
State Senate OKs rural school aid for county districts
After years of state, school and town officials beating the drum for rural school aid, rural districts, including Mohawk, Frontier, Pioneer Valley, and the 19 member-town Franklin County Technical School District, could see $100 per student in rural school aid from...
May
2018
22
Frontier School Committee decides interim superintendent
DEERFIELD — Frontier Regional School Principal Darius Modestow will serve as interim superintendent for the Frontier Regional and Union #38 School Districts while the districts conduct a search for a permanent superintendent to replace Lynn Carey, who is resigning....
May
2018
21
Districts team up on county’s first public therapeutic day school
In response to increasing educational demands and budget pressures, public school districts have looked for ways to join forces to provide necessary resources and programs on a cost-effective basis. One new example of that approach is North Berkshire Academy, the...
May
2018
10
Hampshire Regional School District names new superintendent
WESTHAMPTON — Aaron Osborne has been named the new superintendent for the Hampshire Regional School District, a week after the top choice for the position withdrew from consideration. Osborne, the business manager for Palmer Public Schools, signed an employment...
May
2018
3
Hampshire Regional superintendent pick withdraws
WESTHAMPTON — Judy Rush, the unanimous choice for superintendent of Hampshire Regional schools, has declined the job, the search committee announced Tuesday. In a press release, the committee said Rush withdrew her name during contract negotiations for personal...
Apr
2018
26
Strong Foundations for Young Children Expands to Serve Families Throughout Hampshire County
The Strong Foundations for Young Children program, supporting families of infants, toddlers and preschoolers, has this year been redesigned and expanded to bring services to all of Hampshire County. “We are thrilled to be able to expand this important program” says...
Apr
2018
26
Classrooms: Teachers to be honored with excellence awards
Teachers from public schools in Hampshire and Franklin counties chosen for this year’s Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching Awards will be honored April 26 at the Log Cabin in Holyoke. The 15th annual awards, sponsored by the Harold Grinspoon Charitable...
Apr
2018
19
Judy Rush new Hampshire Regional School District superintendent
WESTHAMPTON — Hampshire Regional School District’s search for a new superintendent is over after a unanimous vote to hire Judy Rush, the director of curriculum and instruction for Pittsfield Public Schools. “Everyone thinks Judy Rush is an awesome candidate,” said...
Apr
2018
19
Gail Healy retires after 39 years in Franklin County
NORTHFIELD — Gail Healy will be leaving her job as assistant superintendent of Pioneer Valley Regional School District on Sept. 7, ending a 39-year education career in Franklin County that she described as “morally, ethically and, I think, educationally pretty...
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