Getting Personal with the Past

 Getting Personal with the Past

Churchville-Chili has been integrating experiential learning (learning by doing) into required middle school science curriculum for several years, offering engaging enrichment experiences. This year, the district is expanding the initiative into social studies with lessons that encourage scholars to put themselves in the places of the people they are studying.

Learning Unlimited Paints Up a Party

Learning Unlimited Paints Up a Party

Participants from Learning Unlimited, a free program for adults with disabilities, took part in a group painting party lead by Melissa Salatino of Vino and Vernici Mobile Paint Parties. Program Instructors Kimberly Stephenson and Andrew Fowler along with other program staff assisted with this festive canvas painting class and provided mini-charcuterie boards as provided snacks.

Coworkers You Can Count On

Coworkers You Can Count On

Students in Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES’ Hospitality and Applied Skills (HaAS) class, taught by Samantha Fowler, are learning valuable work skills that will help them be successful throughout life. Recently, they got a first-hand experience with how team members each play an important part in accomplishing a task, and how an absence can create difficulties for the group.