By Julie Shepard, Academic Coordinator
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.
Having Class with Miss America
Adria Nassim, Bloomington Center student
Look at you in your shiny new flats
And your pretty little dress
With strands of egocentrism
Stitched into each square.
Where Are They Now? CIP Alumni Report
By Benjamin McMullan, Berkshire Center Alumni
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.
Using Multimedia and Art to Enhance Comprehension for the LD Student
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.
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Apply for the Summer Program 2009 in Berkeley!
The CIP Summer Program application is online! View the web page here: www.collegeinternshipprogram.com/summer
This 2 week summer program is for students ages 16-19.
Animal Crackers Puppet Theater: A CIP Community Service
By Margaret Markham, Academic Coordinator, Berkshire Center
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.
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There was a record turnout at the polls on Monday…
87% of all CIP students voted.
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.
A Lesson From Devon and The Beatles
A Poem by Adria Nassim, Bloomington Student
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…
