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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Mar
2016
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CES Profile – Play is Serious Work
"Should we be minions?" asked Liz Etheridge. Dressed in brightly colored body socks designed to enhance sensory awareness, she and her young client proceeded to use movement, costumes and swings in the OTC gym. Movement games are a favorite for the boy when he...
Feb
2016
25
Boards name new Frontier superintendent
DEERFIELD, MA - Dr. Lynn M. Carey has been named the future Frontier Regional School superintendent. The Frontier Regional and Union #38 school committees held final interviews with the two remaining candidates on Wednesday and following a 50-minute discussion,...
Feb
2016
12
CES Profile – After School Programs, Learning Inspired by Fun
Asked about his favorite recipe from the Cooking Club at Greenfield High School's Green Room After School Program, Ben, a quiet, reflective eighth grader, thought carefully about his choices. Ben's father, Mike, didn't need time to think about it. "Swedish Apple...
Feb
2016
11
White Brook Middle School students in Easthampton aim to show power of kindness with Pay it Forward Challenge
EASTHAMPTON, MA - Students at White Brook Middle School aim to show just how strong the power of kindness is as they attempt to spread good deeds around their school, the city and the world. The Pay it Forward Challenge, which was launched after assemblies on...
Feb
2016
10
CES Profile – Albert Mussad, Sharing the Joy of Teaching
On the wall across from Albert Mussad's desk is a large photograph of children and their teacher. The teacher is Mussad, and the students are some of his very first, from his early days as an educator. Now, as the newly installed Director of Professional...
Feb
2016
10
Two candidates remain in running for Frontier, Union 38 superintendent
DEERFIELD, MA - An interim superintendent from New Hampshire and the regional director of an educational organization based in Massachusetts have been named as finalists for the Frontier Regional School Superintendent job. Lynn M. Carey, interim assistant...
Feb
2016
10
Mohawk versus charters: District to rally against tuition hikes
BUCKLAND, MA - Facing a 15 percent increase in mandated payments for charter school tuition, Mohawk Trail Regional School District officials say the state funding formula for charter schools is undermining rural school systems like Mohawk. With full support from...
Feb
2016
1
Gov. Charlie Baker proposes major change to charter school funding formula
BOSTON, MA — Gov. Charlie Baker, a strong advocate for charter schools, is using his fiscal year 2017 budget proposal to change the way in which district schools are reimbursed for charter school tuition. Baker wants to give district schools an extra $20.5 million...
Jan
2016
27
Granby taps 2nd choice for top spot with schools
GRANBY, MA - The School Committee voted Thursday night to offer the superintendent's position to Sheryl Stanton after contract negotiations broke down with its first choice for the job. Stanton, now an assistant superintendent for the Southbridge schools, said...
Jan
2016
26
Graduation Rates Up, Dropouts Down in Massachusetts High Schools
Massachusetts four-year high school graduation rates climbed for the ninth year in a row in 2015 with some of the largest gains recorded by some minority groups and students from low-income families. The second-largest school district in the state, Springfield,...
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