…as experience in training and mentoring early childhood providers.” Schuman added that the Early Childhood Director plays a critical role at the agency, leading initiatives that nurture the healthy development…
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Welcome new SPIFFY Coalition Coordinator, Amy!
…stewarding the Healthy Relationships Grant project, a collaboration between Safe Passage, Community Action, and Easthampton High School to support the Easthampton High School community in building skills to recognize, interrupt…
Local groups team up, offer forum to guide parents in supporting children’s mental health needs during pandemic
…burden of their trauma now and in the future.” The forum has been organized by the SPIFFY Coalition, Northwestern District Attorney’s Office, Northampton and South Hadley prevention coalitions, Easthampton Healthy…
Understanding and Addressing Young Children’s Challenging Behaviors
…on behavior and why children sometime have challenging behaviors. Information on brain development, the importance of healthy social emotional development, and the impact of trauma will all be discussed in…
Sensory Motor Development in Young Children: Activities and Strategies that Help with Learning, Attention and Behavior
This course offers an overview of what healthy brain development means, and how parents, teachers, and child care providers can use specific activities and environments to challenge and build crucial…
Empowering Educators: Integrating the New Massachusetts Frameworks Into Health Education
…to students that gives them the tools they need to make informed decisions and lead healthy lives. This full-day workshop provided a detailed overview of the new Frameworks, hands-on tips…
Angela Burke
Angela Burke, M.Ed, oversees CES Professional Services teams that include Professional Development, Licensure, Research and Evaluation, and Healthy Families and Communities. Burke has over 20 years of experience in managing…
Mental health challenges for students topic of summit
School and mental health professionals met Wednesday morning for the Safe and Healthy School Summit for a discussion on ways to mediate the mental health challenges faced by students in…
Conference draws 140 educators in discussion of how to manage race, polarizing conversations in schools
On November 17th, 2022 at the Log Cabin in Holyoke, the SPIFFY Coalition co-sponsored and co-organized the 9th Annual Safe and Healthy Schools Summit: Supporting Schools in Seeking Racial Healing…
Empowering Educators: Integrating the New Massachusetts Frameworks into Health Education
…skills to deliver health education lessons that enable students to learn the skills they need to make informed decisions and lead healthy lives. Please note: In order to earn the…