(Editor’s note: This article has been amended to reflect a correction regarding CCA’s initial location and the number of preschools in Lincoln.) Minuteman High School will open the door in August to the Colonial Children’s Academy, staffed by certified preschool teachers and enriched by high school interns enrolled in Minuteman’s Early Education and Teaching program….
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Lincoln-Sudbury awards and honors
Six L-S faculty win FELS grants The Foundation for Educators at Lincoln-Sudbury (FELS)—a nonprofit that awards enrichment grants to Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School faculty and staff to pursue their professional and personal interests and passions—announced six grant recipients for 2017. Recipients, their departments and projects are: Xin Dong, World Languages — Dong, who is completing her…
Children’s maple sugar project raises almost $2,000
The third grade at Lincoln School recently completed its annual educational and charitable maple syrup collaboration with Nancy Bergen and Ephraim Flint at Matlock Farm, where the students tap trees, collect the sap, and learn all about the process, nature, mathematics, and writing along the way. Nancy and Ephraim served as guides to the students, sharing their knowledge…
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Clark, Moulton to speak at Dems breakfast Congresswoman Katherine Clark as well as Congressman Seth Moulton will speak at the 3rd Middlesex Area Democrats breakfast on Saturday, May 13 at the Hilton Garden Inn (450 Totten Pond Rd, Waltham). To make a reservation, contact Gary Davis (garyddavis@gmail.com) or Barbara Slayter (bslayter@comcast.net). Seacoast Stompers play in Bemis on…
Multi-sport court will be ready within weeks
The multi-sport court that was formally proposed in 2015 will become a reality by June, according to Parks and Recreation Director Dan Pereira. Residents approved spending $146,000 at Town Meeting in 2015 for an outdoor facility that could be used for basketball, tennis, street hockey, volleyball and other sports. The court will go next to the…
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Plastic bag/bottle ban approved in Sudbury Sudbury voters approved a ban on the sale of plastic grocery bags and single-serving plastic water bottles at their Annual Town Meeting on May 2, according to the MetroWest Daily News. The measure, sponsored by members of Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School’s Environmental Club, was the same as one proposed for Lincoln’s Annual Town Meeting…
Lincoln School kids select two area nonprofits for grants
Ten seventh- and eighth-graders from the Lincoln School involved with Youth in Philanthropy (YIP) presented $5,000 grants to Save a Dog and Lucy’s Love Bus after learning about several area nonprofits. YIP is a program offered by the Foundation for MetroWest designed for middle and high school students interested in learning more about running a nonprofit, how donations are used, and what…
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Two concerts at Bemis this weekend Lyrica Boston Chamber Music will give a free concert on Saturday, April 29 at 2 p.m. in Bemis Hall. On the program will be Schubert’s Trout Quintet and other works in a surprising array of styles. A reception with light refreshments will follow the concert. Musicians will include Laura Bossert (violin), Annie Bartlett (viola),…
LSF bee celebrates 10 years of spelling acumen
The Lincoln School Foundation (LSF) celebrated a decade of student spelling prowess and a new contest format at the annual town-wide spelling bee on April 2. In keeping with the LSF’s mission to bring innovative ideas into our schools, last year’s fifth-graders piloted a new style of spelling bee competition. Every team was given the same word…
Film and video offerings for Lincolnites
Overwhelmed by your tween or teen’s time spent on social media, video games, or any device? Concerned about the real long-term effects and ramifications on their developing brains and of their disengagement in society? The critically acclaimed documentary Screenagers will be shown in the Brooks auditorium on Tuesday, May 9 at 7 p.m. A Q&A with experts in the field…