Toys for Tots
The Sage School faculty and staff donated 40 unwrapped toys for the Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots program.
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Foxboro Discretionary Fund – Gift Drive
When The Sage School was founded, we shared space with many agencies in an old school we rented from the Town of Foxboro. This building is now our permanent home. One of those agencies was the Foxboro Council on Aging, and the woman who headed that agency, Lorraine Garland, also chaired a local organization called […]
Mainspring House
On Tuesday, November 29 the Prime Division prepared 100 lunches for families staying at Mainspring House, a homeless shelter in Brockton. Mainspring House is a program that helps people obtain a home by giving temporary shelter and food, finding safe and affordable housing, and providing permanent housing with supportive services.
Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF
This year, an unusual October snowstorm caused power outages in Foxboro and other communities. Many towns had to cancel or postpone trick-or-treating. Nevertheless, Sage students were able to collect $366.25 to support UNICEF, an organization that provides medicine, better nutrition, safe water, education, emergency relief and other support to children in more than 150 countries […]
Sage Model UN Club at Northeastern University
On Saturday, November 19, twenty-four Middle School students from The Sage School attended the United Nations Association of Greater Boston’s Middle School Model UN conference at Northeastern University. Representing Albania, Central African Republic, Cuba, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates, students debated such issues as water quality, food security, maternal health, and child marriage. All […]
Alumni Reunion
The Sage School’s annual alumni reunion will be held on Tuesday, November 22. This reunion is a chance for alumni to reconnect with their classmates, former teachers, and current eighth graders. We are very much looking forward to welcoming these graduates back to campus and hearing about their current endeavors. In today’s society, social media […]
The Heart of Success
“We think we are teaching what we know. We hope that we are teaching what we believe. But really, all we can ever teach is who we are.” -Rabbi Benay Lappe My own children are grown and recently out of the house, so my geeky husband and I frequently listen to a TED Talk after […]
Guided Discussion Groups for Parents
The Sage School, in conjunction with the Massachusetts Association for Gifted Education (MAGE), is pleased to announce a new program designed to assist parents. Guided discussion groups, led by two experienced facilitators, will provide information and parenting strategies related to the social and emotional needs of gifted children. The program will focus on what parents […]
Technology in the Classroom
Tim Monroe speaks with Bob Seay of WGBH Radio about integrating technology into the lives of young children at school and at home. Listen here: http://www.wgbh.org/articles/Experts-Warn-Against-Digital-Babysitters-4570
Challenging Advanced Learners
This week there was an interesting feature in the New York Times about meeting the academic needs of advanced learners. The articles presented a variety of perspectives focusing on this challenge in the public schools. The questions debated boil down to this: Is it possible for our public schools to fully develop our brightest minds […]
