HUNTINGTON — The Gateway Regional District School Committee has named Kristen Smidy, the principal of Hampshire Regional High School, as the district’s next superintendent. The committee voted 11-1 on Wednesday…
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HEC Academy students raise $1,135 to battle hunger
…carts along a 26-mile route, from Northampton to Greenfield, collecting donations for the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts along the way. This year, Monte?s March raised over $65,000. HEC Academy…
Art therapy: Northampton authors launch new drawing webcasts to help kids, parents cope during pandemic
…is named Miyagi’s Japanese Food and the national sport is catching flies with chopsticks (yes, he recently watched “The Karate Kid”). All the while, as my phone rang and pinged…
US Department of Ed Selects HEC Academy as Green Ribbon award winner
…of both integrated environmental science and food education lessons. Weekly cooking classes have also been part of the garden work. Students volunteer at several sustainability organizations, such as the annual…
The Massachusetts Migrant Education Program Partners with School Districts
…recovery programming in the evening. MMEP provided transportation, food, the physical space and student coordination while SPS provided the curriculum and teachers. SPS offers a Ready for Kindergarten program as…
Students Learn at local horse farm
…have been taught how to care for an animal and meet its basic needs of adequate shelter, a clean stall, food and water. They heard some of the stories of…
Excellence In Education awards: Living Our Guiding Principles award winners for October and November
…exposing students to food from around the world, a science expedition to view and study the night sky, or an experiment with magnetic fields. The result of these kinds of…
HEC Academy is one of 8 Massachusetts Green Team Program Grand Prize Winners
…this school year. The Team was hands-on in the community, maintaining the multi-city bike path, supporting food donation programs, and volunteering at multiple reuse organizations throughout the Pioneer Valley. The…
Hawlemont School to hold annual celebration Friday
…baby animals to raise. There is now a barn, chicken coop, greenhouse and plenty of gardens on the school grounds. Also, children learn about growing and preparing food, as part…
Mohawk gets planning grant for agricultural program
…officials are planning to create a career path for secondary students to study sustainable agriculture and food systems. The program would be in collaboration with Greenfield Community College and with…