…of “I am so proud of you!” to the graduates. 2010 HEC Academy graduate Alannah Voiland also spoke, sharing insights into life after high school, and the teachers who never…
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Youth Mental Health – Blended Learning Virtual Version
Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help…
HERD INSTINCT Smith Voke students find lesson in the barn
NORTHAMPTON, MA – Tucked away in a red barn at the back of the Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School campus, there’s a different kind of learning going on. Students…
Seeking Connection, Not Othering
…team explores ways their approach to belonging and equity work in schools helps create different opportunities for administrators, teachers, and students. NOTE that since the time of recording, Mariah and…
New Leader of Early Childhood Programs Joins the Collaborative for Educational Services
…“I am committed to empowering teachers, caregivers, and parents so that they may create engaging, nurturing, and rigorous educational environments for children to be successful in school and beyond,” she…
DYS Education Initiative wins nationwide BreakFree competition
…across the country, providing the resources, training, and networks to make school relevant and meaningful. The competitions sponsored by BreakFree provide engaging, project-based activities for youth, and teachers leverage these…
Barbara Cheney Appointed Fellow for Summit Learning
…been so successful, that this Spring Cheney was named a Summit Learning Fellow. Summit Learning is a national network of public schools. The program itself operates 11 public schools (The…
CES wins $60,000 federal grant to bring arts into DYS classrooms
…Programs at CES. Throughout the initiative, artists from four organizations (Performance Project, Actors Shakespeare Project, Merill Comeau Fiber Arts, and This World Music) will work with DYS teachers in classroom-based…
Classroom Management
As teachers, we are often presented with behaviors from our students, and sometimes other adults, that stop us in our tracks. Those times, in addition to daily duties and other…
Local groups team up, offer forum to guide parents in supporting children’s mental health needs during pandemic
…Youth Coalition and Quaboag Hills Substance Use Alliance. Minding Your Mind provides mental health education to adolescents, teens and young adults, parents and caregivers, teachers and school administrators to end…