Volunteers from MGH’s Institute of Health Professionals recently spent the day at the Eliot Lower School for a Community Volunteer Impact project. The volunteers helped weed, plant, and clean at the lower school campus on Charter Street in the North End. Ms. Atkins, the Eliot School’s climate and culture coordinator, helped coordinate this opportunity to improve Read More…
The new school year commences for Boston Public Schools on Thursday, September 5 and, for students attending grades 5-8 at the Eliot Innovation School in the North End, this also means a new school building! Principal Traci Walker Griffith expressed excitement over the new school year saying, “We look forward to continuing the hard work Read More…
The new Eliot K-8 Innovation Upper School at 585 Commercial Street in Boston’s North End will soon be full of students and teachers and will open for learning this Fall! The completion marks the official expansion of the Eliot School to a three campus school. This building will become the Upper Eliot School, hosting classes and Read More…
Students in Kinder 2 through Grade 4 at Boston’s Eliot School in the North End recently put on a theater / movement production of Lowry at Play. Led by their teacher, Mr. Murphy, the students had a great time showcasing their interpretation of movement and spoken world. The production took place at Copps Hill Terrace, Read More…
The Eliot School held their eighth grade promotion ceremony at the Old North Church, just up the street from the Upper School where the students completed their studies. District One City Councilor Lydia Edwards was the ceremony’s guest speaker, and a few Eliot sixth graders took on the role of ushers. Principal Traci Walker Griffith Read More…
Students from the Eliot Upper School in Boston’s North End recently presented Theo’s Cozy Corner with a plaque in appreciation of this year’s inaugural pancake partnership. The pancake partnership took place over four Saturday MCAS (Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System) bootcamps. The Upper Eliot School is located on Salem Street just across from Theo’s, a popular Read More…
The tenth annual Eliot Spring Gala was a night to remember with many committee members organizing another great event to support the Eliot School in Boston’s North End. The Eliot School Family Council hosts the gala every spring to celebrate another year of academic achievement. The event features live and silent auctions, a raffle, food, Read More…
Students from the Eliot School in Boston’s North End attended the Boston Public Schools Robotics Olympics, a citywide competition for LEGO Robotics students, earlier this month. The students persevered through challenges such as tweaking robots and adjusting catapults based on competition rules and regulations. Eliot Principal Traci Griffith said she is so proud of the Read More…
The Old North Church recently hosted the Eliot School eighth graders to clean the brass plaques inside the church as part of their service project. The students also participated in a program called Sacred Seats: Social Implications of Colonial Church Seating. This program taught the Eliot students about pew ownership in the 18th century. They Read More…
As the K-8 school year heads into the final stretch, the North End’s Eliot School continued the tradition of gathering at Langone Park for its 12th Annual Whole School picture. This tradition began in 2007 on the Prado with 150 students. Shown also below is this year’s graduating class. Go Team Eliot!
Eliot Middle School students attended the annual Drug Awareness event hosted North End Against Drugs, North End Waterfront Health and hosted by St. John’s School. We welcomed Boston Police officers, Officer Teddy Boyle, Mary Wright (NEWH), John Romano (NEAD), Nazzaro Center Director, Steve Siciliano and Dr. Martha McLoughlin (Eliot parent) from NEW Health. They all spoke with our respectful students Read More…
A group of 15 middle school students from the Eliot School and the Josiah Quincy Upper School (JQUS) recently discussed immigration, housing policy, and climate issues with State Senator Joe Boncore and State Representative Aaron Michlewitz, the elected officials who represent both schools. The students are members of their schools’ debate teams run in partnership Read More…