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…
The Eliot Upper Innovation School at 39 North Bennet Street in Boston’s North End has been awarded the Preservation Massachusetts’ 2019 Mayor Thomas M. Menino Legacy Award. The new building, serving approximately 300 students in grades 3 through 8, opened in September 2017. It was completely renovated and redesigned by Finegold Alexander Architects. The previous Read More…
Letter to the Editor: I wanted to highlight this post in the NY Times comments section today. It was a response to an article on Kamala Harris and busing. It mentions the Eliot School and a beloved teacher and North Ender, Sandra De Luca. Here is the post, signed by Sherry: “As an elementary-aged Bostonian 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…
Boston Community Collaborative (BCC) is so proud of its drama and dance students who recently performed “A Day at the Ballet” at the St. John School stage. The play was the session/year end performance and included approximately 60 students ages 3 –11. Our students rehearsed during their weekly dance and drama classes at the St. John 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…
Sixty-one fifth graders from the Eliot School in Boston’s North End attended an interactive field trip – “Making History on the Common” – to learn about history from Native American times through the Colonial and Civil War eras. The students joined more than 1,000 Boston Public School elementary students at the Common where they visited Read More…
James Alexander, FAIA, LEED AP, Senior Principal, Finegold Alexander Architects, has been awarded the Massachusetts Historical Commission 2019 Individual Lifetime Achievement Award. Alexander is a longtime Boston resident and his firm has been in the neighborhood for the past 50 years. Among many Boston projects, Alexander’s firm is designing the renovation of all three Eliot 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…