Archive for March 2012

Latham students love working with our new volunteer, Laird Boles!  We are very fortunate to have such a kind and friendly person working with our students. The students in Long Pond classroom have really enjoyed his 1:1 attention during Reading, Math, and Performing Arts classes. Laird clearly brings something very special to these students, and…

Several of our Adult residents attended the Special Olympics Winter Games in Worcester this past weekend. They had a wonderful time. There were over 1000 bowlers so our team was divided between morning and afternoon. They waited patiently for their turn to bowl. They were able to spend the night in a hotel in Marlboro…

Science Fair at Latham! Last week, students at Latham participated in the school’s first of many school-wide science fairs. With outstanding contributions from almost all of the students, visitors were treated to a wide variety of experiments and in depth explorations of different scientific phenomena. Displays included hands-on experiments such as erupting volcanoes (the Marconi…

                                                               Press Release Latham Centers, Inc., a Cape Cod based not-for-profit serving children and adults with emotional, developmental and physical disabilities today announced that it has been awarded a $25,000 grant by the Yawkey Foundation II.  The grant is restricted toward the purchase and installation of adaptive playground equipment on the grounds of Latham School…

Here are some photos from our outing today to Yarmouth to see the St. Patrick’s Day Parade.  It’s a huge annual tradition there, and the kids were so excited to go.  I’ve been to many parades with the PWS students in the past but this one was definitely the biggest and the kids handled it…

Latham School recently welcomed TD Bank representative Nancy Brown to our campus! Nancy is working with our Vocational and Transitional classes to help educate students about practical banking skills including understanding the concept of earning money through working, opening and managing a checking account, planning a budget, and talking about saving or spending money on…

The students at Latham Centers, led by the members of the Student Council, have focused this year on reaching out not only to the Latham Community, but to the larger community as well. In September, newly elected members of the Latham Student Council agreed in their first meeting that they would like to concentrate this…

Since the last Blog posting by the Nursing Department a couple of things have changed. First, I was hired as the Director of Nursing in October and love being here. Second, in a collaborative effort with the Education Department we have begun a water program. It began in early January with the goal of increasing…

We are in the midst of doing clothing shopping!  This is a great opportunity for our students to experience different community settings, clothing stores, shoe stores, and possibly eating out afterwards. Before going on their shopping outings, students work on their shopping lists with the assistance of staff.  Our students are also learning the important…