Middle school students and their parents are invited to Pingree’s Spring Open House on Tuesday, May 20 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Meet students, faculty and administrators; hear about our competitive math, science, and robotics teams; small classes; interdisciplinary curriculum; elective courses for all grades; championship athletic teams; expansive arts program; and financial aid opportunities. Tour the campus and see the new state-of-the-art athletics and arts facilities. RSVP to ddechristoforo@pingree.org or 978-468-4415 ext.262.
We made it through another New England winter! The good weather is here AND summer camp is around the corner! Oh, where to start? Here are some tips to help you get through (and don’t forget you can always call us to HELP you!): What will your child need to bring? Check the list that the camp provides online. I always prefer to use a thin black sharpie for labeling (no labels to fall off…
Four years ago, I was a senior in high school with no idea what path to go down next. Guidance Counselors were there for consulting, but I didn’t utilize the resources available to me. My parents didn’t go to college, so I was on my own during the planning process. I didn’t understand the importance of the services provided by the guidance counselors at my high school. As a senior in college about to graduate…
ASK NAO (Autism Solution for Kids) was created by Aldebaran Robotics to customize NAO, the humanoid robot, in order to support teachers with in-class tasks and help children with autism reach new levels of greatness. This initiative was developed after noticing that many children with Autism seem impulsively attracted to technology therefore allowing NAO to become the perfect bridge between technology and our human social world. To accomplish this Aldebaran Robotics is creating a multi-sided…
As the first anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing recently passed, and we approach the date of this year’s Marathon, the media coverage on last year’s events will be a constant guest in our homes. Boston Tutoring Services would like to take this time to ask parents how you dealt with your children in the wake of the bombing. Did you try to shield them from the images and news clips, or did you speak…
Optional essay, no penalties for wrong answers, and more targeted math concepts. This is the new SAT. College Board officials announced big changes to the SAT college entrance exam this past Wednesday. The new test, which will be administered in 2016, is said to be a better representation of what students learn in high school and the tools they need to succeed in college and afterward. College Board President David Coleman says that these revisions…
Start researching schools you’re interested in If you already have a list of schools generated, that’s great. If not, you should begin working on that immediately. Once you have your list, start asking more specific questions, such as: What is the student-to-teacher ratio of the university’s introductory level courses? At the end of their freshman year, how many students transfer or drop out? What is the quality of the professors (prior work experience, availability to…
Staying organized and using time effectively and efficiently is a daunting task that most people (both children and adults) struggle with in various aspects of their lives. We call these executive function skills, but there is so much more attached to the stigma of these words. Frustration, anxiety, depression, passive aggression, oppositional behavior, and active aggressive behaviors are just a sample of the myriad of challenges parents and professional educators face on a daily basis…
I failed my first test when I was in middle school. It was on a chapter in Chemistry, which has always been my weakest subject in school. I remember how heavy that piece of paper felt in my hands as I slid it across the kitchen table to my mother. She looked at it with wide eyes, while I kept my gaze fixed on my chicken soup and twirled my spoon around the broth. “We…
As a recently hired intern at Boston Tutoring Services, I am excited to help children get access to tutors, so they don’t have to struggle like I have with certain academic subjects. When I graduated high school, I was happy to begin the next chapter in my academic career. More specifically, I was happy to start the next four years of school without stepping near a science classroom. Little did I know, most, if not…
