…restorative practices facilitator and certified prevention specialist. She has helped bring restorative practices to several local school districts and has led numerous educator workshops using social justice and trauma-informed lens….
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Emerging America: Immigration Issues in Perspective for Diverse Learners
…power to help students to connect their experiences and communities to the core curriculum. The topic also captures students’ desire to explore issues of social justice. Participants will: Gain an…
Tem Blessed
…parents, Tem has worked for over 18 years empowering youth. He is a graduate of UMass Amherst. His music and message are about social justice and sustainability and are designed to…
Evelin Aquino
…country as an educator, trainer, mentor, and facilitator. Evelin has dedicated her life to social justice, utilizing the arts as a vehicle for empowerment and education towards liberation. She is…
CES continues its strong Partnership with BreakFree Education
The DYS Education Initiative continues its strong Partnership with BreakFree Education, a national organization that partners directly with juvenile justice agencies across the country, providing the resources, training, and networks…
DYS Partnerships
…into the community. Home E Search query for: consulting social justice and equity consulting social justice professional development ( Page 34 ) Partnerships in the Community Community partnerships are…
10th Annual Share Your Art, Share Your Voice
…DYS’s year-round arts programming and included an Art Gallery and sale, and live performances by youth in the Massachusetts juvenile justice system. The artwork displayed at the event included paintings,…
Unusual Amherst Regional graduation ceremony ‘meant something to us’
…stage set up in front of the school Wednesday. Staying at least six feet apart to maintain proper social distancing during the daylong graduation procession, some of the seniors approached…
Barbara Cheney – CES Profile
HOLYOKE, MA – To Barbara Cheney, Lead Teacher at Mount Tom Academy and CES Licensure program instructor, everything she has done in her professional life has prepared her for her…
The Collaborative for Educational Services awarded Youth Opioid Prevention Grant
…that seeks to develop social and emotional skills in students to better prepare them to resist drug and alcohol use. Studies show that in schools teaching the LifeSkills curriculum there…