…learning community allowing the youth to knowingly reflect on their personal, social, and cultural identities.” One of her students also shared the following: “Jess is always honest with me, has…
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Liberation Through Literacy: An Indigenous Perspective on Reading
Participants will consider Indigenous communal learning through the Standard Model of Indigenous Learning (SMIL) and “Two-Eyed Seeing” with the goal of disrupting unintentional impacts of common approaches to reading education….
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…
HEC Academy students gain new skills and explore college through DeMarino Scholarships
…school programs, Ben DeMarino thrived at Collaborative for Educational Services? Alternative Learning Program (ALP). He graduated from the program in 1993, fulfilling his dream of attaining a high school diploma….
Therese Ross
…former early childhood director, and mediator. Focusing on intentional engagement and effective communication, Therese supports caregivers as they learn ways to meet the educational and emotional needs of their children….
Excellence In Education Awards: Living Our Guiding Principles award winners for February and March
…the DYS workforce who embody one or more of the Guiding Principles including: College, Career, and Civic Readiness; Culture and Purpose; and Social Justice and Equity, central to the organization’s…
HEC Academy students add nutrition education to their weekly schedule
…present with social-emotional challenges, learning disabilities, ADHD, and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder. Students work individually and in small groups on academics, social skills, recreation, and community service, and earn credits toward…
Interns gain experience in life sciences, and a paycheck
…work 30-plus hours a week. And they are being paid at every one of them. “I’ve always advocated for students to be paid,” said Matt Rigney, alternative youth programs director…
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…
Lynan Cerruti joins Mount Tom Academy
…Mount Tom with a different learning experience and needs, and familiarizing herself with students and reviewing their individual work has been a big focus in her first weeks “Typically as…