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Berkshire Waldorf High School Open House| 03:50PM / Monday, February 28, 2022 | |
 STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Berkshire Waldorf High School is holding an Open House on Wednesday, March 2 at 7:00 pm at the school. The program will include a student panel. Guests are welcome to ask questions about the students' high school experience, the work they've done this year, and their plans for the future. The school offers honors-level, college preparatory academics and is also integrated into the larger community, including classes and workshops in artists' studios, the use of local labs and gyms, Shakespeare & Company, field trips to events and museums in the Northeast, and international travel. A specially-curated presentation of 0 Comments
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1Berkshire Extends Youth Leadership Program Deadline| 08:32AM / Thursday, February 10, 2022 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — 1Berkshire's Berkshire Youth Leadership Program is extending the deadline for applications to the Youth Leadership Program (YLP) Class of 2022-2023 to 11:59PM on Friday, Feb. 18. Until the Feb. 18 deadline, sophomores from any school in the Berkshires, and equivalent-aged home-schooled students, are encouraged to submit an application for the program. The application can be found at: https://1berkshire.com/1berkshire-programs/youth-leadership-program/ylp-application/ "Students and school staff have faced unprecedented challenges to the normal course of life throughout the pandemic, but especially over the last few months," 0 Comments
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Flying Cloud Institute and Greenagers February Break Program| 12:11PM / Thursday, January 27, 2022 | |
 SOUTH EGREMONT, Mass. — Flying Cloud Institute and Greenagers will hold a science and art exploration program during the February school break for children aged 9 to 13 years. It runs February 21 - 24, 2022, from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm (with early drop-off at 8:30 am), at the April Hill Education and Conservation Center in South Egremont. Participants will engage in science investigations, art projects, engineering challenges and nature explorations. This program was last held in February 2020, when activities included investigating temperature by making their own thermometers, exploring endo- and exothermic reactions by designing a cold pack or heat pack, and 0 Comments
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Meet Teachers at Berkshire Waldorf School| 09:01AM / Friday, January 21, 2022 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Berkshire Waldorf School (formerly Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School) announced the appointment of Andrew Gilligan as First Grade teacher for the 2022-23 school year. Families whose children will be six by Sept. 1, 2022 and interested community members are invited to meet Mr. Gilligan, along with First Grade subject teachers, at the school's Meet the First Grade Teachers event Saturday, Jan. 29 at 10:30am via Zoom. Parents and caregivers can register for this live, virtual, free event at berkshirewaldorfschool.org, or by contacting Admissions Director Robyn Coe at admissions@berkshirewaldorfschool.org. Andrew 0 Comments
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New State Program Will Let School Districts Distribute At-Home COVID-19 TestsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
01:00PM / Tuesday, January 18, 2022 | |
BOSTON – Massachusetts schools will have the option to distribute weekly at-home tests to students and staff this month under a new testing program announced by the Baker administration on Tuesday morning. The at-home testing program is designed to replace the commonwealth's "test and stay" program, which was created to allow in-school testing of asymptomatic close contacts of people who have tested positive for COVID-19. Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley called at-home testing a "game changer" for Massachusetts schools. Baker said schools will continue to have the option to continue with a test-and-stay program already in place or adopt 0 Comments
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College Notes: Winter 2022| 03:57PM / Thursday, January 13, 2022 | |
Students from Lasell's School of Fashion attend Coterie NYC. Spencer Villinski, a student at Lasell University in Newton, traveled with the university's School of Fashion to Coterie NYC, a premier trade show hosting more than 500 brands at the Jacob Javits Center. Villinski, a resident of Pittsfield, was one of 50 Lasell School of Fashion students who attended the show to view apparel lines from vendors around the United States, and witnessed firsthand how buyers select products for their stores and e-commerce sites. Villinski also attended the show on behalf of Lasell's student-run boutique, studio1851 to learn about merchandising and consider new vendors 0 Comments
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School Mask Requirement Extended to Feb. 28| 04:44PM / Monday, January 10, 2022 | |
BOSTON — The requirement for face coverings in public schools has been extended through Feb. 28. The requirement for masking had initially been approved by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education last August to expire on Oct. 1; that was extended to Nov. 1 and then again to Jan. 15. DESE Commissioner Jeffrey Riley on Monday alerted school districts that that masking would continue to at least Feb. 28 and possibly beyond that, pending changes in pandemic guidelines. "The mask requirement remains an important measure to keep students safe in school at this time," the extension announcement stated. Schools that meet the 80 0 Comments
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Governor Says Schools Will Remain OpenStaff Reports,
02:19PM / Monday, January 03, 2022 | |
SALEM, Mass. — Gov. Charlie Baker gave no indication that the schools will go remote this year despite the rising cases of COVID-19. Speaking at Saltonstall School early Monday morning, the governor noted that his administration has "aggressively partnered" with schools across the state to ensure they could safely open in the new year. "We said for quite awhile from the beginning of the school year, and in fact al the way back to last spring, that it was critically important for kids to be back in school for a number of reasons," he said during the livestream event, pointing to the potential affects of remote learning on social development, 0 Comments
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Berkshire High School Athletics 2021: A Year In Review By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
04:52PM / Thursday, December 30, 2021 | |
"Normal" may still be a long way off. But some of the usual suspects were back in their normal positions, at the top of the heap, during 2021's sports seasons. The state's high school athletics governing body went 14 months without awarding a state championship. And once it did, a Berkshire County dynasty claimed another one. The trend continued in the fall when one perennial power defended its state title and another earned a return trip to the biggest sports venue in New England. Here is a look back at some of the athletes and teams making headlines in 2021. Taconic baseball Coach Kevin Stannard's program earned its fourth straight 0 Comments
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Hoosac Valley Kindergarteners on 'How to Cook a Turkey'Community Submission,
11:24AM / Thursday, November 25, 2021 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. — There are many ways to cook a turkey, and the kindergarten classes at Hoosac Valley Elementary School annually send iBerkshires their own ideas on how much turkeys weigh, who cooks them and how long it takes, along with their own somewhat exotic recipes. Their Thanksgiving recipes are always amusing and sometimes enlightening, particularly the choices of stuffing, but we must strongly caution against following any of their directions as a matter of public health. Please note, these recipes are only for your reading pleasure. Happy Thanksgiving! Teacher Robin Poirot started this fun project some years ago so we start off with what her 0 Comments
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