High School Students Complete Grant-Funded Internships Staff Reports ,
12:04PM / Saturday, September 02, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The MassHire Berkshire Workforce Board has facilitated 27 youth in the completion of paid summer internships at 14 businesses throughout the Berkshire community. Internship Sites include Berkshire Arts Center, Berkshire Museum, Berkshire Pediatrics / CHP, Bloom Creativity, Clarksburg School Summer Camp, Hotel Downstreet, Emporium Antiques & Art Center, Historic Valley Campground at Windsor Lake, Kayla Civello Training LLC, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, Moresi & Associates, Porches Inn, Red Shirt Farm and Williamstown Farmers Market. "All of the youth participants demonstrated tremendous dedication to their >> Read More |
Driscoll Sees Renovations and Career Tracks at BCCBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:40AM / Thursday, August 31, 2023 | |
The lieutenant governor checks out a project in the maker laboratory. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll swung by Berkshire Community College on Wednesday for a tour of its educational facilities after making grant announcements in Stockbridge. President Ellen Kennedy led Driscoll through the college's One Stop Center for student services, the Berkshire Science Commons maker space, BCC's nursing labs, and renovations to the Hawthorne and Melville halls.
They were joined by Mayor Linda Tyer and state Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier.
"We're really trying to open doors. You can see a wide range of students here from folks who just graduated from high school
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BCC Signs Articulation Agreement with William James College | 08:24AM / Tuesday, August 29, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) announces the signature of an articulation agreement with William James College (WJC) in Newton allowing BCC students to transfer seamlessly to WJC. The articulation agreement provides guaranteed admission for eligible BCC students to obtain a bachelor of science degree from WJC. Students who have completed an associate degree at BCC with a minimum of 60 credits in Liberal Arts (no concentration), Liberal Arts with Psychology Concentration, Human Services/Social Work Transfer or Criminal Justice, with a 2.5 cumulative GPA or higher, are guaranteed admission in WJC's Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Human >> Read More |
Central Berkshire Reviews Regional Agreement DraftBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:32AM / Tuesday, August 29, 2023 | |
DALTON, Mass. — Central Berkshire Regional School District is referring a draft of a new regional agreement to its lawyers to ensure clarity. The School Committee meeting was presented the draft on Thursday by Todd Emerson, chair of the Regional Agreement Amendment Ad Hoc Committee. The ad hoc committee has been working on the draft for the past year and received aid from Massachusetts Association of Regional Schools consultant Stephan Hemman. MARS serves as a consultant to aid districts in creating regional agreements between towns. The draft was worked on by representatives from all the town's involved, not just School Committee >> Read More |
Central Berkshire OKs Locked Cell Phone PouchesBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:53PM / Monday, August 28, 2023 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Central Berkshire Regional School Committee approved utilizing Yondr pouches in its middle and high schools during its meeting on Thursday night. The pouches allow cell phones and other devices to be locked magnetically so they cannot be used during school hours. The district was approved for a $20,000 grant to cover the first year costs of the initiative. The funds will cover the cost of the pouches, replacement pouches, training, the permanent infrastructure, including the magnet installations, and support during this change. The goal of the policy change is to help students be more engaged in school and to prevent students >> Read More |
Governor Launches Free Community College Program | 08:00AM / Monday, August 28, 2023 | |
BOSTON — Governor Maura T. Healey launched MassReconnect, her administration's new program establishing free community college for Massachusetts residents aged 25 and older, and awarded $100,000 to each of Massachusetts' 15 community colleges to support the implementation of the program this fall. "MassReconnect will be transformative for thousands of students, for our amazing community colleges, and for our economy," said Governor Healey. "It will bolster the role of community colleges as economic drivers in our state and help us better meet the needs of businesses to find qualified, well-trained workers. We can also make progress in breaking cycles of >> Read More |
Teacher of the Month: Celia ArmstrongBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
04:55PM / Sunday, August 27, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The August Teacher of the Month is 18 Degrees prekindergarten teacher Celia Armstrong. The Teacher of the Month series runs for the next nine months in partnership with Berkshire Community College. Armstrong has been working in the education field for the last four years, getting her start as a substitute at 18 Degrees. She was looking for a position that would provide flexible hours while she attended Berkshire Community College and was referred to 18 Degrees by a friend. She began working at the nonprofit family support organization full time and fell in love with the job. She is now continuing to study education at >> Read More |
BCC Announces New Staff, Promotion, Title Change | 10:59AM / Sunday, August 27, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) announced the addition of eight new staff members, a promotion and a title change. Sheaden Callahan joins the BCC SUCCESS team as Clerk IV. She graduated from MCLA with a bachelor's degree in psychology and has resided in the area since then. Previously, she was a registration and reception assistant for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at BCC. As the clerk for the SUCCESS department, Callahan connects students to campus resources such as academic coaching, workshops and visits to four-year schools. In her free time, she enjoys walking, trying new foods and relaxing with a >> Read More |
1Berkshire Welcomes Youth Leadership Program Class | 02:15PM / Monday, August 14, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — 1Berkshire welcomes its 13th class into the Berkshire Youth Leadership Program. This group of 27 rising high school juniors from across the Berkshires was selected through a competitive application process to begin a year-long leadership development program that kicked off in June with a three-day, two-night retreat held at Camp Becket. The 1Berkshire Youth Leadership Program is focused on helping students in the region develop and grow through career opportunity awareness, leadership skill development, and the design and completion of a 9-month-long collective-impact project focused on positively impacting the Berkshires. Selected students have shown >> Read More |
Dalton Welcomes Born Learning Trail at Pinegrove ParkBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
12:20PM / Tuesday, August 08, 2023 | |
Suggestions on how to use the Born Learning Trail. DALTON, Mass. — Pinegrove Park now has a Born Learning trail that provokes new ways of play for children. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was on Friday held for the trail that is part of a national campaign by United Way. Accompanying 10 stations with suggestions for interacting are sidewalk illustrations by Dee Sabean and Gary Davis that were colored in by volunteers.
The addition was originally proposed by Wendy Provencher, Central Berkshire Regional School District's family and community engagement coordinator.
"We hope that they have a lot of fun, first of all," she said.
"We've put letters and numbers
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