*Walden Families: An email was sent earlier today asking about students' attendance in July. This was meant for Marie Philip School students; our residential students' families and caregivers do not need to fill out this survey. Thank you!
I hope all of you had a terrific spring break last week. I enjoyed my time in Europe with our TLC International Trip students. They all grew so much through the experience in Paris and London. We are looking forward to expanding this possibility for future high school students!
As May approaches, we are ending the third quarter today (April 29) and will begin the fourth quarter on Monday; We're in the home stretch! That means our students need to keep their feet on the ground and keep moving forward.
We continue MCAS testing throughout the month (see attached), and we will wrap up our athletics events this month and end the month with the athletics ceremony, Walden spring dance, and graduation on June 10 for a terrific group of Walden seniors!
I continue to work closely with our new principal, Maria Mair-Stanley, and some of you may see her joining me in upcoming IEP meetings this spring as she becomes acquainted with our students in the program.
Have a great weekend!
Chris Kaftan
Interim Principal
Important Dates/Reminders: (Link to Academic Calendars)
We want to spotlight and thank all our TLC staff who work with and mentor our children every day while advocating for their mental health and academic success.
Walden School Teacher Selected for Farm to School Program
Natasha Rausch, M.Ed, was recently selected by Massachusetts Farm To School to join a virtual team of secondary educators from across the state to support the creation of engaging curriculum materials for the secondary classroom that address critical subjects in Farm to School, such as food systems, soil and composting, climate change, food justice, and hands-on work in school gardens. .
TechGirlz and TechBoyz are week-long summer camps happening July 23-28, 2022 for students entering grades 7, 8, or 9 who are interested in science, technology, engineering, and math. Register: https://apps.ntid.rit.edu/Apply/index.php?program=techgirlz
RIT Explore Your Future: If you’re looking for a way to help your college-bound high school students make important decisions about life after high school, encourage them to join us at Rochester Institute of Technology this summer for Explore Your Future! EYF is a week-long, on-campus summer program for college-bound deaf and hard-of-hearing high school students who will enter their junior or senior year in fall 2022. More information here.
