Using Community Gardens for Building Student Engagement
I dedicate this week's blog to a very hard working inspirational teacher: Ms. Cathy Liss. Ms. Liss has spearheaded a community garden project at our school that teaches students responsibility teamwork cooperation and school pride. In addition students learn how to care for a garden and the ec ...

Rebuilding the Foodshed: Redefining What it Means to Be a Farmer in the Age of Agribusiness (VIDEO)
The discussion on American agriculture is evolving every day and as a result agribusiness has been stoking a backlash against those pushing for a change in how we grow our food. Notably Michael Pollan has been a target at recent university speaking engagements; a few weeks ago at Cal-Poly when ...


Freetown gym named for local hero
FREETOWN — The gymnasium of the Freetown Elementary School was named Tuesday for fallen sailor Tyler J. Trahan a 22-year-old Navy petty officer who died in Iraq on April 30.For his family the occasion was bittersweet. They shed tears of both grief for their loss and joy for their son’s cour ...

Extra Extra - Run All About It
By Peter WashkowitzDear readers let's take a look back at the week in running:* As reported in the Bolton Common (Bolton MA) on May 6th knowing that she has some of her best ideas while out running Florence Sawyer School teacher Megan Gurley created the Florence Sawyer School's Running Club fo ...

Bowman math team named national champions
Third- fourth- and fifth-graders from Bowman Elementary School recently completed their final competition in the Continental Math League for the 2008-2009 school year. And one team took the title of National Champion.The students all participate in after-school math programs coached by Yanina ...