Fort River Elementary School

Amherst schools receive $10K grant from Southern Poverty Law Center

Posted on Monday, July 22nd, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Greta Jochem, Hampshire Daily Gazette
Date: 7/22/2019
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AMHERST — Amherst Public Schools have received a $10,000 grant from the Southern Poverty Law Center to bring its civic literacy and organizing education to more classrooms in the coming school year. The nonprofit awarded the school the money through its Teaching Tolerance program which gives out educator grants for up to $10,000 to “support projects that promote affirming school climates and educate… [Read More]

Fort River art teacher honored for feminist work in the classroom

Posted on Wednesday, March 27th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Greta Jochem, Hampshire Gazette
Date: 3/27/2019
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AMHERST — Every year, second graders at Fort River Elementary School work on underwater sea drawings in art class. Amid sketching fish and seaweed, art teacher Nicole Singer, who is in her sixth year at the school, said she will hear student conversation about boy-colored fish and girl-colored fish. That’s when she intervenes, asking students questions that… [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]