News
Congratulations!
02/18/2010 11:40
The following Jamaica Plain individuals, businesses and organizations have received recognition.
Dr Sito Narcisse, Headmaster of English High School , has been honored by Unity of Minority Neighborhoods as a Black Male Educator with commitment and passion to serve the youth in his community. ...
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Area colleges ‘Step UP’ to encourage learning
02/11/2010 09:41
Though they won’t be attending college for several years, more than 200 Boston-area elementary school students will visit local colleges and universities May 3 for Science Across the City, a program designed to increase interest in science-related fields.
The event was originally scheduled to take...
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The bell tolls, a school answers: Greenwood makes progress amid turnaround order
01/02/2010 10:30
Parents are converting a storage room at the Elihu Greenwood Elementary School in Hyde Park into a library. Bulletin boards have returned to hallway walls, showcasing student artwork, essays, and math problems.
And students have been rolling up their sleeves in a new science lab, where one...
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SmartTALK Family Night at Marshall School
12/17/2009 11:42
In a demonstration of community strength that came just weeks after a shooting at the John Marshall School in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, nearly 50 families packed the school cafeteria on Dec. 3 to participate in the year’s first SmartTALK Family Night.
The evening was one in a series of...
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BPS: English High needs improvement
12/09/2009 22:56
By David Taber December 4, 2009
English High School was one of two Jamaica Plain Schools—along with the John F. Kennedy Elementary School—among 14 targeted for a five-year turnaround plan by Boston Public Schools (BPS), it was announced in November. read more...
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Headmaster aims high at English
12/04/2009 12:49
By Elizabeth St. Victor; Special to the Reporter
Boston English High School is experiencing wide, structural changes under the direction of its new headmaster Dr. Sito Narcisse, a 33-year-old Haitian-American educator who hopes to transform the struggling Jamaica Plain institution into one...
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University Pivotal in Bringing Astronaut’s STEM Program to Local School
10/08/2009 15:45
The first African-American astronaut to walk in space and the mayor of the City of Boston may not sound as though they have a lot in common. But last week, before 600 students, they formed a solid front to encourage students to dream big and apply themselves in science and math. Read more...
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Northeastern Hosting Local Students for Public Science Day
10/08/2009 15:44
Local students to participate in nanotechnology activities at Northeastern
for Public Science Day in Boston; Step UP Program Initiatives Continue to
Thrive. Read more ...
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Boston Pupils Learn about Nanotech at Northeastern
10/08/2009 15:42
Northeastern invited students from the Curley and Lewenberg middle schools
in Boston to explore the world of nanotechnology as part of an entertaining
and educational Public Science Day. Read more ...
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The Boston Herald: First-class hopes for schools
10/08/2009 11:22
The Boston Public Schools system is making a bold appeal to city parents with a launch of six new kindergarten-to-8th grade schools, a Montessori pilot program and an emphasis on reading - all while bracing for a smaller budget, fewer teachers and another H1N1 flu season. Read more ...
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