Dartmouth Teacher Receives Unexpected Donations for Classroom
It s easy to get stressed out, upset and flat-out infuriated while scrolling online these days. It can seem like everyone is out for a fight and that no one can get along anymore. But have you ever seen something online that has restored your faith in humanity?
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Kimberly Carreiro, a special education teacher at Quinn Elementary School in Dartmouth, posted in the group Monday afternoon, writing that she was looking for eight to ten kids lap desk trays for her classroom, similar to this one on Amazon.
Jan 18, 2021
The Lloyd Center for the Environment has been engaging students in the fascinating processes of weathering and erosion since 2017! The Erosion Program was originally developed in collaboration with teachers at Quinn Elementary School in Dartmouth, MA, in an effort to deliver hands-on activities to students that reinforce the fourth-grade Massachusetts standards concerning weathering and erosion. This pilot program with Quinn Elementary School was so successful in helping teachers demonstrate these concepts, that is has since been adopted by all the Dartmouth Elementary Schools.
In a typical year, this in-school Erosion Program would incorporate both technology and hands-on activities to teach the concepts of weathering and erosion. The lesson begins with a power-point presentation which reviews and provides real life situations of these concepts. After the presentation, the hands-on learning begins! The class is separated into three groups, and rotates among
Dartmouth Teacher Returns Art to Former Student 24 Years Later
Imagine getting a Facebook message from a teacher who had something for you that was once yours a quarter of a century ago. For Dartmouth native Aaron Houbre, that s exactly what happened.
On Wednesday, January 13, Houbre received a message from a teacher over at Quinn Elementary School who claimed she had a drawing that belonged to him. For some reason, the efforts of two teachers over the span of two different schools kept the artwork intact and in one piece. As a matter of a fact, it s been hanging on the walls of the Dartmouth school system since Houbre was in the second grade.