Amherst Pelham Regional School

Schools pivot to remote learning – Educators try to provide ‘normalcy in this abnormal time’ amid school closures

Posted on Friday, March 20th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Jacquelyn Voghel, Hampshire Daily Gazette
Date: 3/20/2020
Link: Complete Article

NORTHAMPTON — With Massachusetts schools closed through at least April 7 as part of a state effort to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus, school districts are adjusting to a remote learning experience. School officials interviewed by the Gazette say that while virtual education has its limits, learning over the next few weeks will ideally keep… [Read More]

Becoming money smart: At Fort River Elementary in Amherst, 5th-graders learn about finances by working and paying rent through mock program

Posted on Wednesday, January 9th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Greta Jochem, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Date: 1/8/2019
Link: Complete Article

On an afternoon in late December, fifth-grade students at Fort River Elementary School gather around and write their rent checks. “Who can remind us what a memo is?” teacher Jonathan Severance asks the class. It’s not a real check — they’re elementary school students after all — but it looks like one. Displaying a blank… [Read More]