EASTHAM — Students in the Nauset Regional Schools began working from home last week as the district rolled out its alternative learning online program. All schools remain closed until at […]
Learning
CREATIVE ISOLATION
Bridging Generations With a Memory Book
Questions, answers, and art tell a family story
Making a memory book is something like writing a memoir, but much more free-form. To make one, you gather stories and images that don’t have to fit together to recreate […]
CREATIVE ISOLATION
Spirit Animal Scavenger Hunt
An activity for newfound days with children home from school
Many of us — parents, grandparents, and others — are finding ourselves in isolation with children home from school, probably for an extended period. Play dates are out, and no […]
EASTHAM 400
1620 Events to Focus on First Encounter With Nauset
Replica of Pilgrims’ shallop will visit Rock Harbor
EASTHAM — History will be docking at Rock Harbor this summer. Tying up next to the Coast Guard boat that rescued 32 sailors from the Pendleton shipwreck in 1952 will […]
early learning
Truro’s Free Preschool Will Not Expand for Now
Eastham voters may be asked to provide preschool vouchers
TRURO — The school committee, which agreed last spring to completely eliminate tuition for preschool at the Truro Central School, decided on Feb. 13 not to enlarge the program to […]
learning
Restorative Practices Introduced at Nauset Schools
New method aims to strengthen relationships and prevent hurtful behaviors
EASTHAM — A few days a week, students in Crissy O’Hara’s seventh-grade science class at Nauset Regional Middle School (NRMS) start by sitting in a circle and answering a “question […]
LEARNING
A Tour Explores the NRHS Renovation Landscape
Safety, systems, and space are top needs
EASTHAM — Nauset Regional High School (NRHS) opened its doors in 1972, and few alterations have since been made to its ahead-of-its-time open-campus design. Now the district is planning a […]
LEARNING
Race vs. Cultural Differences at Nauset High
Lisa Brown teaches kids the path to a common denominator
Lisa Brown, a veteran teacher at Nauset Regional High School in Eastham, has a popular class with a curriculum of her own making called Exploring and Respecting Differences (EARD). Brown […]
TECHNOLOGY
Kids’ Anxiety and Smartphone Use Are ‘Skyrocketing’
Screen time rules are needed for children (and adults, too)
Sixty-nine percent of kids have their own smartphones by age 12, up from 41 percent in 2015. And on average, 8-to-12-year-olds in the U.S. consume just under five hours’ worth […]
HOLIDAY TABLE
Ecoprinting: Natural Dyes From Leaves and Flowers
Dyeing is a multi-step process. The first step is a visit with nature.
Even in these chilly gray days of November we find color everywhere on the Outer Cape. Marsh and beach grasses are golden fire. Junipers are deep green, their bright berries […]
ENVIRONMENT
Permaculture Expert Teaches How to Grow Food in Our Forests
Kids and adults learn how agriculture can restore ecosystems at Nauset H.S. garden
EASTHAM — Restoration Agriculture author Mark Shepard of Wisconsin visited the Nauset Food and Research Garden at Nauset Regional High School last week to speak with about two dozen community […]
BACKTALK
A Lesson Plan for Substitute Teachers
How to avoid chaos in the middle school classroom
ORLEANS — Walking into class and seeing a substitute teacher at the front of the room can mean different things to different students. Some see an excuse to relax and […]
LEARNING
Selectmen Ask for Help on Scholarship Eligibility
Board members disagree on whether aid should be reserved to town residents
PROVINCETOWN — Disagreement over who should be eligible to benefit from a town scholarship fund established more than 30 years ago led the select board to ask for help from […]
LEARNING
Draft Regional School Plan Calls for ‘Learning Culture’
EASTHAM — A proposed revision of the strategic plan for the Nauset Regional School District emphasizes social and emotional learning, global citizenship, and partnerships between the schools and the community […]
Learning
Spin, Swing, Twirl, Leap, Fly
Season 7 at the Payomet Circus Camp
Photos and words by photographer Edward Boches. TRURO — Where could you go to get a full-body workout, improve your concentration, build self-esteem, and learn how to collaborate better? At […]
