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HEC Academy students add nutrition education to their weekly schedule

Posted on Thursday, September 21st, 2023 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Martha Maloney, Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: September 21, 2023

A new focus has been added to the work of the HEC Academy students over the past year, and they are responding and finding rewards in inspirational ways. Lessons in food and nutrition last year led students to develop a proposal to include weekly food education as part of the curriculum at HEC. School administrators… [Read More]

Johnson-Mussad brings experience and care to consulting work

Posted on Monday, September 18th, 2023 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Kathy Levesque, Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: September 18, 2023

On a spring morning in 2023, Albert Johnson-Mussad welcomes educators to his classroom in his usual way, with a joyful “Welcome, good people!” Johnson-Mussad begins each training, and each day, by checking in to make sure that each of the participants has what they may individually need to be fully present. This sets the stage… [Read More]

State Environmental Officials Announce Student and School Recipients of Green Team Awards: MassDEP Recognizes HEC Academy and others

Posted on Tuesday, June 20th, 2023 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Date: 5/24/2023
Link: Complete Article

BOSTON — State environmental officials today recognized students from 48 schools across Massachusetts for outstanding environmental actions as members of the Green Team, a statewide environmental education program sponsored by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP). “The Healey-Driscoll Administration is implementing ambitious climate and environmental goals… [Read More]

HEC Academy Graduates Four

Posted on Wednesday, June 7th, 2023 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Kathy Levesque, Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: June 7, 2023

CES celebrated this year’s HEC Academy graduates at a ceremony last Friday, June 2nd, at Union Station in Northampton. Families, friends, and teachers gathered to congratulate Noah Fahmy, Jonathan Freeman, Jade Chaffee, and Lily Heaton. This year’s keynote speaker was Jordana Starr. Jordana is the President of the Western Mass Rabbit Rescue, a nonprofit domestic… [Read More]

Students focus on peers’ struggles: Getting to Y pilot program at Easthampton High seeks to address concerns raised in health survey

Posted on Thursday, June 1st, 2023 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Emily Thurlow, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Date: 5/31/23
Link: Complete Article

EASTHAMPTON — A yearlong pilot program called “Getting to Y” is helping a group of city high school students gain a better understanding of what their peers are going through when it comes to a variety of health-related concerns, ranging from suicidal thoughts and the unfair treatment of students of color to perceptions of substance use…. [Read More]

Green Room 21st Century Community Learning Center after school program continues to thrive

Posted on Monday, May 15th, 2023 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Martha Maloney, Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: 5/15/2023

It’s a busy Tuesday at the Green Room. As Dan Sullivan, site coordinator, explains the different offerings each day of the week, he fields a steady stream of questions from adults and students starting their afterschool day. All are quickly answered and everyone moves to the day’s activities. The Green Room at Greenfield High School… [Read More]

Excellence In Education Awards: Living Our Guiding Principles award winners for February and March

Posted on Friday, April 28th, 2023 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Martha Maloney, Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: 4/28/2023

The Collaborative for Educational Services is pleased to announce the February and March winners of our regional Excellence in Education: Living our Guiding Principles Award! We honor those educators across 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… [Read More]

Story exhibit on May 1st highlights action-oriented conversations around anti-racism

Posted on Wednesday, April 26th, 2023 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Ryan Feyre, Reminder
Date: 4/25/2023

NORTHAMPTON — An exhibit that aims to promote and spearhead “critical and compassionate” conversations around race, racism and anti-racism is set for May 1 from 6-8 p.m. at the JFK Middle school. The REAL Talk Story Exhibit was formulated by REAL Northampton with the help of Dr. Barbara Love, professor emeritus at the University of… [Read More]

GusNIP Produce Prescription Program boosts healthy food availability and support for local residents

Posted on Wednesday, April 19th, 2023 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Martha Maloney, Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: 4/18/2023

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program’s (GusNIP) Produce Prescription and Nutrition Incentive program has awarded $500,000 over three years to support the Produce for Health in Hampshire County’s Food Desert Communities project. Healthy Hampshire focuses on building communities that support nourished, active, and joyful residents who are empowered to shape… [Read More]

Excellence In Education awards: Living Our Guiding Principles award winners for December and January

Posted on Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Martha Maloney, Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: March 23, 2023

The Collaborative for Educational Services is pleased to announce the December and January winners of our regional Excellence in Education: Living our Guiding Principles Award! We honor those educators across 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… [Read More]