by Martha Maloney | Jul 29, 2024 | CES Stories, HR
Congratulations to DYS Educator Bill Laforme of the Kennedy School, who has had his Breakfree project chosen for October’s nationwide Breakfree competition. Bill was selected in 2023 for a Breakfree Fellowship. Fellows develop their own Breakfree content and...
by Martha Maloney | Jul 11, 2024 | CES Stories, HR
WINCHESTER – Last year, a report surfaced that alleged Winchester students struggled to read. In response, the district, through Superintendent Dr. Frank Hackett, reached out to the Collaborative for Educational Services, a Northampton-based non-profit, to pull...
by Martha Maloney | Jun 26, 2024 | 50th Anniversary, CES Stories, HR
The first School to Work program was offered by the Hampshire Educational Collaborative (HEC) in 1974, after being requested by area educators. This offering provided vocational instruction for high school students. Over the years, as local manufacturing disappeared,...
by Martha Maloney | Jun 14, 2024 | CES Stories, HR
In a small outdoor corridor wrapping around the school building of HEC Academy lies a garden, with various patches of land and small pots sprouting vegetation such as squash, pumpkins and zucchini. Around half a dozen students help maintain the garden, keeping it...
by Martha Maloney | Jun 12, 2024 | CES Stories, HR
On Friday morning, June 7th, student graduates of HEC Academy gathered with family, friends, and teachers to celebrate their graduation from high school. The commencement ceremony was held at Union Station in Northampton, and featured comments from Pedro Gomes,...
by Martha Maloney | Jun 10, 2024 | CES Stories, HR
Eleven students were awarded diplomas Wednesday morning at Mount Tom Academy’s commencement ceremonies. Mount Tom Academy is a program of the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES), and is located on the Holyoke Community College (HCC) campus. The ceremony...
