League News
Emotional Regulation Strategies
The teachers of 153 are driven to increase the emotional regulation strategies implemented in the classroom. Ideally, the goal is to give the students the ability to utilize various approaches in order to keep themselves regulated throughout the day. Our vision is that these strategies will be easily accessible for our students to use them…
Read MoreThe New Massachusetts Autism Teacher Endorsement: An Overview
Please join Elizabeth Stringer Keefe, who will be presenting an overview of autism, as well as the origin of the new Massachusetts Autism Teacher Endorsement, the background and requirements, and what this state credentials can do to bring autism knowledge to schools. League School of Greater Boston is collaborating with Lesley University to…
Read MoreHappenings in the Culinary Arts Classroom:
We are celebrating the arrival of Fall with apple recipes. We started with homemade Apple Berry Salsa and cinnamon chips. We cut back on added sugar to enjoy the natural sweetness of the fruit. Next we moved on to Apple-witches, a recipe shared with us from our coworker Kayla. We use the apples to be the…
Read MoreLeague School of Greater Boston Appoints Patrick Fuller as Its New principal
League School of Greater Boston Appoints Patrick Fuller as Its New principal Educator Has Worked at the School for Over 15 Years Dr. Frank Gagliardi, Executive Director at League School of Greater Boston in Walpole, MA, is pleased to announce the appointment of Patrick Fuller as the school’s new Principal. He will start in…
Read MoreLeague School of Greater Boston Holds Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
League School of Greater Boston Holds Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Introduces Its New Building as Part of Its $10M Enhancement Program Officials from League School of Greater Boston welcomed over 120 guests to its Ribbon-Cutting ceremony this past Sunday as it officially opened the doors to its updated facilities. The brief program that preceded the official ribbon-cutting…
Read MorePrivate schools in region honored for expertise
Ten New England private special education schools have been named Schools of Excellence for the 2015-2016 academic year by the National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET). Six Massachusetts schools, three in Connecticut and one from Vermont made the list, considered the highest honor a private special education school can achieve through the association.…
Read MoreLeague School of Greater Boston to Hold Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
League School of Greater Boston to Hold Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony on Sunday, October 4th From 1-4 PM School Will Celebrate the Opening of Its Building Addition (WALPOLE, MA – September 15, 2015) – League School of Greater Boston is pleased to announce that it will be holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of…
Read More“Expected” and “Unexpected” Behaviors
What’s new in 139, you ask? With the help of Kayla, our SLP, we are learning about “expected” and “unexpected” behaviors, or as we call them “ALRIGHT” and “Not ALRIGHT”, which is really hard for all of us to understand in all the different social situations we encounter throughout our day. We are learning the…
Read MoreA Website to Connect Employers and Individuals with Autism
As the speech-language pathologist for the Transition team at League School, I have had opportunity to work with families and discuss options for post-graduation plans for the past six years. Many families inquire about competitive employment opportunities, and after our students turn 22, these families are left with little assistance in finding these openings. Autism…
Read MoreLEAGUE SCHOOL STUDENTS GO FISHING WITH THE NORTH WALPOLE FISH AND GAME CLUB
This past June, a group of our Transition Program students, ages 16 to 21, were invited to go fishing at New Pond with members from the North Walpole Fish and Game Club. This has been an annual event sponsored by a club member Frank (Duke) Duquette, who is also an employee of the League School.…
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