Archive for September 2020
We’re excited to announce September’s PWS Social Hours
Throughout the past six months, our Admissions and Outreach team has shared wonderful highlights about our growing Virtual PWS Community. Latham Centers’ Director of National Outreach Katrina Fryklund noted, “It has been incredible to see kiddos and adults with PWS from around the country coming together on the Zoom platform. Historically, we often heard from students…
Read MoreTip of the Week: Living in the new normal
School is just starting and for so many kids with Prader-Willi syndrome, the new normal is a challenge. Whether it is in-person learning, virtual, or hybrid, this school year is bound to bring new challenges and increased anxiety. Mask mandates, new routines, social distancing guidelines, and unfamiliar rules can prove to be too overwhelming for…
Read MoreInvitation to support Team Latham in next week’s “The Gasp”
Latham Centers will be participating in The Gasp fundraising bike ride next week! The ride is taking place virtually over seven days, with each rider completing at least 55 miles during the week ahead. Barnstable Charitable Foundation, the event organizer, noted, “The Gasp is a 55-mile ride so we challenge you to strive for a grand total of 55 miles throughout…
Read MoreLatham Centers announces Children’s Program promotions
It is an absolute thrill to announce the recent promotions of five staff members in Latham Centers’ Children’s Services Program! Promotions include: Meghan Foley, Director of Education; Vikacha Phiri, Director of Social Services; Matthew O’Sullivan, Assistant Principal; Monique Williams, Director of Health and Wellness; and Christopher Howard, Lead Chef. We’ll be recognizing each of these…
Read MoreAlex reads ‘One and One and One’ to his peers on Storytime
Monday is always an exciting day on our weekly Virtual Storytime because we highlight our student readers as our special guests. Alex was delighted to read and kept it a surprise for his friends until the very last minute! He chose a classic, One and One and One by Louis Untermeyer and illustrated by Robert…
Read MoreTip of the Week: Staying Connected
For families with a child with PWS, staying connected is more important now than ever. Reach out to your local organizations and schools to find out about virtual after school activities. Latham Centers offers a free online Story Time twice per week for students under 22, and a monthly adult Social Hour. Several agencies like…
Read MoreAmazon delivers stacks of donated packages filled with ‘Wishlist’ items to fill our School Store!
Our residential school’s “SummerTide” programming has ended and it’s back-to-school time. Our students are looking forward to the grand re-opening of the Latham School Store. We would like to thank all of the Latham families who have generously purchased items from the Amazon Wishlist to fill the school store shelves. Patrice Carroll, Manager of PWS…
Read MoreLatham Centers Admin Office Move Announcement
We’re moving our Administrative Offices! Latham Centers’ lease at our admin building in Orleans ended yesterday and the owner of the property is selling the building. We have completed the herculean effort to vacate the offices, and all of our administrative and support staff members will be working from multiple locations until a new office…
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