Today Show co-host Matt Lauer visited the John Eliot K-8 School on Thursday. Lauer 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. The segment should air the week of September 27th on Read More…
K.I.C.K., Karate Inspires City Kids, is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping inner city youth develop positive character traits and values through the study of Martial Arts. They run an after-school program at the Eliot School in the North End. Students recently performed a demonstration at National Night Out on the Prado, shown below. Eliot Read More…
News from the Eliot about teachers and students piloting a new walking kit for middle-schoolers: Teachers and seventh graders from Boston’s Eliot K-8 School in the North End are piloting a new, free kit designed to get students up and moving. The 20-page walking kit, created by clinicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, aims to Read More…
Come to the Joe Tecce’s dinner and silent auction to benefit the Eliot K-8 School! The event is Saturday, March 6th at 6:30pm. Besides great food, good music and fun people, there will be a silent auction and lots of raffles for all kinds of baskets (lottery, chocolate, games + more). Tickets are $50 and Read More…
To boost fundraising efforts, the Eliot Family Council has initiated a Box Tops collection campaign. You can help the Eliot community by clipping the Box Tops coupons from hundreds of products, including General Mills, Betty Crocker, Yoplait, Ziploc, Pillsbury, and Nature Valley. For a complete list of products, please check the website at www.boxtops4education.com. You Read More…
On Saturday, November 21st, families from all over Greater Boston kicked off the holiday season by participating in Boston Cares’ Family Volunteer Day. Sponsored by Disney Parks and Fidelity Investments, this national day of service brought together 50 families from Greater Boston. Volunteers made indoor recess packets for students at the John Eliot School in Read More…
On Saturday, November 21, 2009, come out and make a difference with families from all over Boston! Volunteers of all ages and their families and friends can participate in the nation-wide Family Volunteer Day program hosted by the HandsOn Network and sponsored by Disney Parks and Fidelity Investments. Volunteers can make a difference in youth Read More…
About 33 students from the North End’s Eliot Elementary School visited At-Large Councillor John Connolly. The kids sang a couple of songs, showed off their knowledge about City Hall, and got to sit at the councillor’s desks in the Council Chambers.
After Statewide release of MCAS and “No Child Left Behind” scores today, a Boston Public Schools’ press release had good news for the North End’s Eliot School. “The John Eliot K-8 School in the North End posted significant MCAS gains, with double-digit increases in the percentage of students passing and achieving proficiency in nearly every Read More…
Neighborhood residents and this blog have been rightfully critical of many of the Fairmont Battery Wharf’s recent applications for late night alcohol service at over 160 outdoor patio seats and a valet license on Commercial Street. With a pending entertainment license, this strain might continue for a while longer. However, I wanted to post a Read More…
Concerns regarding the spread of the flu has caused officials to close the North End’s Eliot School during the first week of June, in addition to other Boston schools. Excerpts from the press release: Superintendent Carol R. Johnson announced today that three additional Boston Public Schools will be closed for seven calendar days because of Read More…