AMHERST, MA – Children clapped, danced and growled happily as members of the Enchanted Circle performed two stories at Saturday’s Reading Alive, presented by the Early Childhood Department of the…
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Local groups team up, offer forum to guide parents in supporting children’s mental health needs during pandemic
NORTHAMPTON — Local youth-serving organizations have teamed up to offer an online forum that aims to provide parents with vital information to support their children’s mental health during the COVID-19…
It’s 10 P.M. Do You Know What Apps Your Children Are Using?
Alexander Graham Bell didn’t expect his telephone to be widely used for prank calls. And Steve Jobs was chary of children using his iThings. But social media apps are appendages…
Anti Racism Through a Children’s Lit Class
…to read and discuss, and then plan learning experiences for PK-Grade 5 students. Individually or with teams of educators, participants will have time to develop strategies for both classroom and…
Teaching Children about the Natural Environment with the Hitchcock Center
Learn to develop and enhance programming that addresses STEM/nature-themed topics with young children, and increase their environmental awareness. These fun and interactive sessions will offer ideas about extending learning with…
U.S. Department of Education Issues Guidance on Federal Funds to Support Afghan and Other Newcomer Students
…funding available to state educational agencies (SEAs) and local educational agencies (LEAs). Although the letter is specific to Afghan children and their families, the information applies to children and families arriving from…
Students Learn at local horse farm
…the wonderful woman who owns and runs it, Joanne Huff. Full of Grace Horse Farm hosts “Healing with Horses”, programs for people in the need of healing for one reason…
Dana Mengwasser
Dana Lee Mengwasser is an Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant at CES. Dana is an EEC Certified Infant/Toddler Teacher and an experienced mediator, facilitator and youth educator. They previously worked…
CES Profile – Albert Mussad, Sharing the Joy of Teaching
…from his early days as an educator. Now, as the newly installed Director of Professional Development at the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES), Mussad feels as though he has come…
Survey of Parents of Children with Special Needs
A parent involvement survey is now open to parents of students with individualized education programs (IEPs) in school districts in the special education data collection Cohort 4. Until May 29,…