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On Wednesday afternoon, Elaine Hall, founder of The Miracle Project, spoke to League School staff members and parents of students in two separate presentations. The story she told was both mesmerizing and informative. She began by providing her backstory, developing The Miracle Project because she wanted to provide …

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Last month at League School, the students in Room 221 enjoyed an innovative integration of gym and science – the result – an engaging and educational game of "Synaptic Tag." Students were coached through a fun review of their Science neuron lessons by participating in the game. In the game of "synaptic tag," you are …

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Ms. Elaine Hall, founder and President of The Miracle Project, will be speaking at League School of Greater Boston, located on 300 Providence Highway in Walpole, on February 13th at 4:15. Ms. Hall, also known as “Coach E!,” and referenced by The New York Times as “the child whisperer,” was a top Hollywood children’s acting coach …

Last week, the League School enjoyed two special days of musical performances from its students under the musical direction of Frank Fitzpatrick. The concerts were truly collaborative efforts with students also distributing the programs, greeting guests, doing the announcing of numbers during the programs, and even handling …

League School's Executive Director, Dr. Frank Gagliardi, recently accepted a donation for iPads for school students from the Christopher Catanese Children's Foundation. Here he is shown receiving the check for $15,000.00 from the Foundation's Board of Director members Peter Catanese II and Mary Ann Catanese. The donation …

League School’s PAC hosts an Informative MRC Workshop Last week, League School of Greater Boston’s Parent Advisory Council hosted “The Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC): An Introduction to MRC and an Overview of Post-22 Programs and Services” with guest speaker Adam Garber, M.Ed. MRC is a state agency funded through federal dollars as indicated in the 1973 Federal …

League School Classroom’s Activities Include a Thanksgiving Feast There are a number of seasonal activities underway in classroom 217 at the League School as the students get ready for the upcoming holiday season. The theme for the month has been the 5 Senses of Thanksgiving. Students have been “Looking and Touching” all of the changes that …

League School’s Student Council Completes a Successful Can Drive Yesterday marked the conclusion of the League School of Greater Boston's Student Council Can Drive. Council members collected canned food and other non-perishable food items from students and staff every Wednesday afternoon for the past five weeks and will be delivering everything that they gathered to …

Deficits with theory of mind skills are a common issue for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Theory of mind (ToM) refers to the ability to understand one’s own mental state (e.g., beliefs, intentions, etc.) and to understand that other people may have different mental states (i.e., they do not share the same beliefs, intentions, …