Sunderland Elementary School

A meeting of the minds: Sunderland sixth-graders interview UMass graduate students for podcasts

Posted on Wednesday, March 4th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Franz, DeLuca, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 3/3/2020
Link: Complete Article

SUNDERLAND — Ryan Copeland, a sixth-grade teacher at Sunderland Elementary School, wanted to bring the traditional school report or essay more into alignment with the way his students interact with information on the internet. So, instead of having his students write a report the traditional way, he is having them present their research by recording… [Read More]

Area students salute veterans for their service

Posted on Monday, November 11th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: O'Reilly, Poli, Franz, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 11/9/2019
Link: Complete Article

A circle is a symbol of eternity and wholeness, with no beginning and no end. This makes it fitting that dozens of veterans, service members and Sunderland Elementary School students and staff lined the ring-shaped Veterans Memorial and Park on Friday, standing as proof that even in the most divisive political times, Americans can come… [Read More]

Sunderland Elementary recognized for non-vehicular school transportation

Posted on Wednesday, June 26th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Domenic Poli, Hampshire Daily Gazette
Date: 6/18/2019
Link: Complete Article

SUNDERLAND — The state Department of Transportation recently recognized more than 140 partners of the Massachusetts Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program, which encourages taking non-vehicular modes of transportation to school. But representatives from Sunderland Elementary School, one of the institutions recognized, were unable to attend the ceremony. That’s because it was held the same… [Read More]

Sunderland school gets adaptive tricycle

Posted on Wednesday, December 19th, 2018 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Domenic Poli, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Date: 12/19/2018
Link: Complete Article

SUNDERLAND — Jessica Callahan made an observation as a class of kindergartners and their educators strolled down a hallway at Sunderland Elementary School. “This would be anxiety for him,” she said. “He would probably stand in the corner until everybody passed. Whereas on the bike, he’s able to just continue. That’s because he’s thinking about… [Read More]

Hands-on science for Sunderland children

Posted on Sunday, October 15th, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Andy Castillo, The Greenfield Recorder
Date: 10/14/2017
Link: Complete Article

SUNDERLAND — When 11-year-old Sunderland Elementary School Student Tenzin Phelgay grows up, he wants to design a rocket capable of going to Mars. For now, he’s building marble rollercoasters in the Swampfield Drive school’s gymnasium as part of “Thinking Buddies,” an innovative science program, new in this year’s curriculum, that pairs older and younger students… [Read More]