An update from City Connects related to the North End’s Eliot School: City Connects Linked 300 North End Students to 550 Community Services & Enrichments in the 2010-11 School Year In the 2010-11 academic year, the student support program City Connects linked 300 North End students at the Eliot K-8 school to 550 services and Read More…
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Eliot School to Expand Classes Using Space at North Bennet Street School
As a short-term solution to expand the North End’s Eliot School, Boston Public Schools announced that three new classrooms will be made available at the North Bennet Street School for the 2011-2012 school year. “While the district searches for a long-term solution to address the increased demand at the highly-successful Eliot K-8 School in the Read More…
“Sharks!” Debuts at North End’s Eliot School
Through the generous support of National Grid, the New England Aquarium launched “Sharks!” its new mobile education program at the North End’s Eliot School on June 15th. Designed to help kids from ages five through eleven understand these mystical creatures, the shark kit includes ten interactive stations where kids will learn through hands-on experiments about shark vision, hearing, and size. The program even includes a 15 foot inflatable shark. Tom King, President of National Grid. was on hand to share the exhibit with this third grade class.
NEWRA Releases Letter on North End Schools
The Executive Committee of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association sent out a notice on Wednesday, June 8th with their recent letter regarding the expansion of the Eliot School and the North Bennet Street School, both located in the North End. The NEWRA message is shown below. On May 19, NEWRA sent a letter Read More…
NEMPAC’s Before School Rock Band Performs for BPS Ambassador Program’s 1st Anniversary
The North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) Before School Program at the BPS Eliot School has a rock band taught by Jeremy Sarzana. They provided musical entertainment at the BPS Ambassador Program’s 1st Anniversary event. The event was a volunteer day at Cradles to Crayons. Click for more information on the BPS Read More…
North End Parents Refine Their Message Toward Options for Eliot School Expansion
North End parents spoke at this week’s Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) meeting to refine their message for an expansion of the Eliot School, an issue recently featured on the front page of the Boston Globe. Specifically, the parents are not necessarily tied to the concept of a swap between the North Bennet Street School and the Read More…
North End Parents Announce Email Campaign to Expand the Eliot School
A message from Jen Bowen Flynn, regarding an email campaign for the expansion of the Eliot School: Hi neighbors! Welcome back from school vacation (for those of you who enjoyed last week off!). After a recent conversation with Martha Pierce (Mayor’s Education Advisor), we learned that she received about 100 calls on Thursday, April 14th. Read More…
Petition to Expand the North End’s Eliot School
The following note and petition is being circulated by members of the North End / Waterfront Mothers Association (NEWMA). Dear North End community: The North End has one public elementary school – The Eliot. This past week many North End families received word that their North End child will not be able to go to Read More…
Preschool and Elementary Information Night on November 15
Preschool & Elementary Information Night Monday, November 15 from 7 to 9 p.m. Nazzaro Community Center N. Bennet St., North End Please join us for a preschool and elementary school information night. Parents from local schools will be on hand to discuss the personal sides of their schools as well as to answer any questions Read More…
Eliot School Benefit Scheduled at Vinoteca di Monica for November 16th
An Evening for Education Please join the community in supporting The Eliot School’s continued success to be the BEST public school in Boston. On Tuesday, November 16th at 6:30 pm, the Mendoza Family of Monica’s Restaurant is hosting a special four course wine pairing dinner at Vinoteca di Monica to benefit the school. The cost of this delicious meal Read More…
Public School Information Session Scheduled for October 27th
Public School Information Session Wednesday, October 27 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Nazzaro Community Center – Senior Room 30 N. Bennett St., North End The evening will start with a presentation on the general process for selecting and applying to BPS. Then, there will be presentations from each of the following schools: The Read More…
Today Show Feature on Eliot School Kindergarten Airs September 27th
Today Show” co-host Matt Lauer visited the John Eliot K-8 School last week. He was greeted by Boston Public Schools Superintendent Carol R. Johnson and Eliot School Principal Traci Walker-Griffith. Lauer flew to Boston to conduct interviews at the Eliot on the importance of Kindergarten.