CROYDON Amid all the changes that have come to education in this town over the past decade, one thing has remained inviolable: Croydon Village School.Known in town as “Little Red,” the school dates to 1780 and is fondly thought of as one of the.
Croydon family pleased as state allows tax dollars at religious schools >Croyden residents Dennis and Cathy Griffin are suing the N.H. Department of Education, saying that it is unconstitutional to exclude religious schools, like the one their grandson Clayton attends, from educational choice programs. Courtesy photograph
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CROYDON Dennis and Kathy Griffin’s grandson Clayton, a seventh grader at Mount Royal Academy in Sunapee, has been attending the Catholic pre-K-12 school for the past seven years. But this is the first year that tax dollars will be contributing to his tuition.
After the approval of New Hampshire’s Education Freedom Account program in late June and an update to the 2017 Croydon Bill in early July, New Hampshire religious schools are allowed to receive state money, in certain circumstances.
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Enrollment rises at Newport Montessori School
Parents are looking for in-person instruction sought out Newport Montessori, school officials say, leading to a 14% increase in enrollment for the 2020-2021 school year. (Courtesy photo)
Modified: 2/7/2021 8:52:48 PM
NEWPORT, N.H. Pre-pandemic, Christy Whipple, head of school at the Newport Montessori School, shook hands with each student as they strolled through the main door of the school each morning.
This year, hand-shakes have been swapped for elbow bumps or foot taps; students enter via three different entrances; and Whipple stays out of the way, not wanting to increase student’s exposure or her own.
Enrollment rises at Newport Montessori School
Parents looking for in-person instruction has led to a 14% rise in enrollment at Newport Montessori School. Courtesy
Published: 1/30/2021 7:57:36 PM
Pre-pandemic, Christy Whipple, head of school at Newport Montessori School in Newport, shook hands with each student as they strolled through the main door of the school each morning. This year, hand-shakes have been swapped for elbow bumps or foot taps; students enter via three different entrances; and Whipple stays out of the way, not wanting to increase student’s exposure or her own.
“Everybody is being more mindful,” Whipple said.
And yet, compared to many public schools, the day is relatively unchanged for students at Newport Montessori. Students are kept in pods, with more barriers between them, but instruction is happening full-time, in person.