…the weekend, with students and Northampton High School staff recognizing the graduating class for a dedication to making a difference in the local community and the world at large. “We…
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Engaging with English Language Learners
This 15-hour in-person workshop helps classroom teachers to consider the experience of students in their classrooms who are non-native speakers of English as they explore practical strategies for engaging lesson…
‘A place to call home’: South Hadley grads celebrate, reflect
…between, there has been no community as amazing as this one, where we build lifelong relationships and connect like one big family.” On Friday evening, the school’s 125 graduating seniors…
Officials sound off to legislators on broadband, schools
…listening tour and began their day in the Conway Town Hall. Speakers from regional planning agencies tried to explain some of the interrelated problems rural towns face, including: Declining populations…
Early Childhood Focuses on Social-Emotional Wellbeing as the Foundation of Learning
…cornerstone of the work of CES Early Childhood Department; and in 2016, the Early Childhood team organized the Starting Strong Summit, bringing together representatives from the Massachusetts Department of Mental…
Lessons learned, problems solved at engineering camp
…from kindergarten through 5th grade have built Lego structures, “marble mazes,” K’nex towers, self-driving cars, and robots. Each day students received a new challenge and raw materials, watched an inspirational…
Gill-Montague school officials ready to determine uses for $110k regionalization grant
TURNERS FALLS — Gill-Montague Regional School District officials are excited to determine the most beneficial uses of a $110,000 grant for regionalization and shared services between school districts, according to…
A meeting of the minds: Sunderland sixth-graders interview UMass graduate students for podcasts
…plan to be finished around Friday, March 13. “It’s a pretty extensive project,” Copeland said. After encouraging the students to pick a subject that interests them, Copeland invited graduate students…
HERD INSTINCT Smith Voke students find lesson in the barn
…to more specific skills by senior year. Students learn by skill rather than species, Holden said, explaining that there’s overlap among the farm’s animals.“It’s really about the students getting to…
A different kind of meals on wheels: Franklin County Technical School delivers food to students
TURNERS FALLS — The past week and a half has kept school staff from across the county busy planning and delivering meals to students. Included is the Franklin County Technical…