After months of missed classes, child care, sports, and summer camps, the question of when children can return to school is a pressing concern for many Outer Cape families. High […]
Nauset Regional Middle School
LEARNING
Nauset PreK-8th Grade Plan: Back in Buildings Sept. 16
Nauset High will try a hybrid of remote and in-person classes
EASTHAM — Nauset Regional High School students will attend school twice a week and stay home for remote learning on the other three days, while the plan for preschool through […]
TRANSITIONS
A Decision Well Beyond Their Years
How Outer Cape eighth graders choose a high school
For Jen Rhodes of Wellfleet, it was obvious where her eighth-grade son, Jack, should attend high school in the fall. She’d sent two daughters to technical schools, and knew that […]
ART OF TEACHING
Young People Discover Their Political Power
For the next generation of would-be voters, connection turns apathy into action
Massachusetts had the ninth-highest turnout of voters ages 18 to 29 in the U.S. in the 2018 midterms — a 17.3-percent increase over their participation in 2014. While that’s good […]
MUSICAL THEATER
The Sound of Music Was Silenced
But canceled Middle School Drama Club production still sent a message
All through the month leading up to their final realization that The Sound of Music, this year’s musical at Nauset Regional Middle School, would not be performed, the members of […]
LEARNING
Nauset Schools Roll Out Online Education
Extension likely for high school building project
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 […]
AT THE LIBRARY
Books for School Vacation Reading
School librarians share their favorites
We asked Outer Cape school librarians for some good reads for next week’s school vacation. Their recommendations span preschool to grade nine — and there are some grown-ups will like, […]
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 […]
