It is Tuesday. Students who were polled this morning could hardly wait for Thanksgiving break, which starts, technically, at the end of Wednesday. Christian started packing several days early and was still going through his things late last night in anticipation, though it was only Monday night.
I am a ’00 graduate of the Berkshire Center in Lee, Massachusetts. Following graduation, I went on to fulfill a lifetime goal of graduating from the University of Mississippi, by earning a B.A. in Parks and Recreation Management. My emphasis with-in Park and Recreation Management was tourism.
By Julie L. Shepard, Berkeley Academic Coordinator
It looks like the Parent Weekend was a success! Our first DVD debuted in Berkeley and parents got to see their junior actors in action. We had great participation and attention really rose dramatically when the previous participants realized how great they looked on film.
Students who participate in puppeteers for their community service at CIP at the Berkshire Center in Lee, MA had a great time putting on a show for 15 youngsters on November 2 at the Congregational Church here in town. The youngsters really got a kick out of the show.
They were such an appreciative audience, and the puppeteers enjoyed performing their show Lobsters in Love for them. The show is based on the book by the same name written by Richard and Lindsey Kidd.
By Jeffrey H. Rabidoux, Social Thinking Instructor, Berkshire Center
The Theory of Mind class recently accepted the challenge to redesign a 14-slide introductory informational PowerPoint presentation that they determined to be boring and confusing.
Adria works with the preschool program at the local YMCA assisting children ages two to five with various types of disabilities, primarily low functioning autism. Devon is one of these children who just happens to have a very fine taste in music.
Devon can’t speak in full sentences, but he has learned to memorize certain phrases from what he hears. Adria was inspired by Devon and wrote the following poem…
Each month we will feature a CIP alumni student, giving you a glimpse of life after CIP. This month we are proud to feature… Valerie Ladenheim!
Valerie graduated from the Berkshire Center in 2006. She is currently working in the cafe at her families grocery store. She has been saving her money to move into her own place and is currently taking floral arrangement classes.