The North End Christmas Fund Luncheon Committee visited the Eliot K-8 School earlier this week to donate $2,000 worth of grocery gift cards from Star Market to help support Eliot students as well as their families. The Christmas Fund Luncheon is an annual event that raises money to help support North End families who are Read More…
Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) performed Hansel and Gretel for the third-graders at the Eliot Innovation School in the North End on Monday afternoon. As part of the Boston Lyric Opera’s School Partnership program, Artist Classroom Visit 101, performers introduced the students to the art of opera with an interactive one-hour presentation. The children were encouraged Read More…
The Eliot School in Boston’s North End recently launched ice skating as a classroom activity. Students spent time at the Steriti ice rink on Commercial Street learning and enjoying a new winter activity together. Eliot Principal Traci Walker Griffith extended a special “shout out” to the families who were able to stop by and lace Read More…
The Eliot School Governing Board recently celebrated and thanked Chair Israel Ruiz for over 10 years of service and commitment to the Eliot School and its growth and expansion. “Thank you, Israel, for the most amazing ten years leading the growth of the best school in Boston! We are truly grateful for your energy, commitment and belief in urban Read More…
The Eliot K-8 School in Boston’s North End was recently named a finalist for the Kaleidoscope Collective for Learning Pilot program by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The Eliot is one of just 22 schools selected in the state. The program program is aimed at involving more students and teachers in deeper learning. Read More…
The Eliot School hosted night two of their 10th annual “Evening for Education” at Trattoria di Monica on Sunday, November 17 to raise money for the Eliot’s play-based learning initiative, EPIC: Eliot Play. Innovate. Create. The EPIC methodology ensures the cognitive development of students through equitable and accessible hands-on learning opportunities. Currently, EPIC offerings include woodworking, Read More…
In their visual art class at the Eliot School, grade 7 students partnered with members of the Boston Host Lions Club to participate in the Lions Club International Peace Poster Contest. Students were asked to create original designs based on the theme “Journey of Peace”. Eliot School Principal Traci Walker Griffith was an enthusiastic supporter Read More…
The Eliot Upper School choir sang at the 24th annual Table of Friends Thanksgiving Gathering at TD Garden last week. The event, hosted by TD Garden’s philanthropic wing Garden Neighborhood Charities, prepares over 1,000 meals that are provided to members of our homeless community. Principal Traci Walker Griffith shared a special thank you and shout Read More…
Eliot School Principal Traci Walker Griffith has been awarded the Eduitalia Award for her passion and energy for the Italian language and culture. The award was presented by Italian Consul General Federica Serini at a ceremony last week attended by Eliot School teachers, families, and community members. “We are so grateful for our powerful partnership Read More…
Italian Singer Carmen Consoli recently visited fourth graders at the Eliot School in Boston’s North End. The students have been learning about her musical legacy in Mr. M’s music classes as well as in Italian classes with Maestra Grasso and Maestra Pisani. Consoli answered questions from the students about her career, during which she has Read More…
The Eliot Upper School Chorus recently traveled to Harvard University in Cambridge to observe the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum rehearsal at the Holden Chapel in Harvard Yard. The Eliot students even got to sing for the group during their break! The Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum is a nationally acclaimed mixed-voice choir that performs a range of pieces Read More…
The North End’s Eliot School will host its 10th annual “Evening for Education” on November 10 at il Molo and November 17 at Monica’s Trattoria, both from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. This is the first year an Evening for Education will be held on two nights, to allow more community members to participate. The Read More…