In observance of “One Boston Day” the children of the Nazzaro Center wrote letters, made thank you cards and posters, and baked cookies for our local fire department on Hanover Street. Pictured above is the group presenting all these gifts to members of the Hanover St. Hook and Ladder in the North End in recognition Read More…
Once again, the Nazzaro Center teamed up with the Police Athletic League (PAL) and the North End Athletic Association (NEAA) to provide families and friends of the North End with an incredible grand finale to the center’s ski program: a weekend of skiing at arguably the best ski resort in the east, Killington Mountain. After various day trips run by Read More…
Boston Community Collaborative’s 5th annual neighborhood egg hunt was enjoyed on Sunday, April 9th by a boatload of kids, along with their moms, dads, nannies, grandparents, and caregivers Sunday morning. The weather could not have been more perfect. This year’s hunt was again generously sponsored by The Living Room, and Boston Community Collaborative, and hosted Read More…
Once again, the Nazzaro Center was well represented in Boston’s Regional Spelling Bee, held at the Boston Public Library at Copley Square on Saturday March 19. With the ultimate prize an all-expenses-paid trip for two to the National Championship in Washington D.C., St. John School fifth grader Ryan Gohlmann and Eliot School sixth grader Mira Yu, both Read More…
The Nazzaro Center is happy to announce that applications for its first ever scholarship program are now available! Not to be confused with the North End Against Drugs (NEAD) scholarship program, the Nazzaro Center Scholarship has a few key requirement differences. The biggest one is that the Nazzaro Center Scholarship program is only open to Read More…
The North End Athletic Association (NEAA) and the Nazzaro Center once again teamed up this past winter to provide the neighborhood with a comprehensive basketball program for all ages of boys and girls. Nearly 200 of its participants, family, and friends turned out for the league’s annual recognition banquet on March 19 at Filippo Ristorante. Read More…
Steve DeAngelis, owner of the Golden Goose, dropped by St. John School last week so that our students could thank him in person for all of his support of SJS. Our principal, Karen McLaughlin, and our Director of Advancement, Lisa Santarpio, gave Steve a tour of the school, visiting our 5th graders during Dr. King’s Read More…
Congratulations to Boston Community Collaborative (BCC)’s students who participated in our production of “GREECE” on Sunday, March 26 at the St. John School stage. BCC combined all of its dance and drama students from SJS, and the North End Community for a session end performance. The session ran from the beginning of January thru the end of Read More…
This year the North End Girl Scout Brownie Troop #72123 worked on a Project to Help Others by organizing a Food Drive. Our Girls Scouts came up with the idea of a Food Drive on January 18th and in the consequent weeks they worked on a strategy and course of action. By February 15th they’d Read More…
Does arm length equal throwing power? What solution works best to clean oxidized pennies? Can you grow a rock in a cup? These are some of the questions that St. John School’s middle school students explored at the annual STEM science fair this week. Over 65 students showcased their scientific poster designs using a similar layout to that used Read More…
The Nazzaro Center ski program enjoyed its second Friday night trip to the Blue Hills in Canton on the Friday of February vacation. It was a bittersweet trip insomuch as, despite the great conditions, the warm weather was causing the snow to literally melt right out from under the skis of the 39 participants. This was Read More…
St. John School has initiated a new outreach program with St. Anthony Shrine Franciscan Food Center, led by Karen Shea, who has been teaching Vertical Farming to our K3 and 1st Grade students this year. St. John School wanted to give back to the community by expanding the vertical gardening program outside of our school, Read More…