Archive for February 2022
Latham Celebrates Rare Disease Day
What makes Ann special is her connection with nature. She is fascinated with animals, insects, trees, flowers, and plants and she shares this information with me all the time. I am more connected to the world around me because Ann has this awareness and through her, I learned how to view life with different lenses.…
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Matthew is special because he takes life on at 110% with optimism no matter if he has been knocked down before. Submitted by Matthew’s mother, Madison #rockyourrare #LathamcelebratesrareToday
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Hannah is one of the funniest and charismatic people I know. Her smile lights up a room. Her love of animals and empathy for others are a couple of her strongest strengths. Submitted by Hannah’s mother, Laurie. #rockyourrare #Lathamcelebratesrare
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Monday February 28, 2022 Jake has such a great sense of humor, is extremely social, cares genuinely about the wellbeing and happiness of others, and strives to please those around him. He has the most infectious grin and quickly endears himself to everyone he meets. He is our greatest teacher and blesses our lives beyond…
Read MorePWS Tip of the Week: Rare Disease Day 2022
On the last day of February every year we celebrate Rare Disease Day to acknowledge and bring awareness of both children and adults living with rare diseases. This year we will be highlighting our students with PWS and other rare diseases with pictures, both old and new, and quotes from their families about what makes…
Read MoreStaff Appreciation Event
Our Children’s Program recently welcomed Chris Blake from Blake’s Barbershop in Hyannis to campus for a day of haircuts for staff! We think our staff is the best team around, and we enjoyed the opportunity to show them how much their work means to our students and their families. We can’t wait to see Chris…
Read MoreSpecial Olympics: “Practice makes perfect”
Latham students have been having a blast at bowling practices for Special Olympics. The other teams better watch out – the Latham Hawks are some of the best bowlers around!
Read MoreLatham publishes 17th “LivingHealthy with PWS” newsletter
The latest edition of our “Living Healthy with PWS” quarterly newsletter is available on our website. This “End-of-Fall” edition includes the following feature stories: Parent’s Perspective: Hardships, Good Moments, and SummerTide. Two parents joined Latham’s PWS University podcast to share “Things we all wish and hope…”A special Latham School Year-In-Review. Several memorable Children’s Program highlights in 2021.…
Read MoreGerry Pouliot joins MAAPS Board of Directors
Director of Children’s Services Gerald Pouliot III has accepted an additional leadership role with a statewide organization serving the special education community. Gerry was named to the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Association of Approved Special Education Schools (MAAPS.org), known throughout New England for “great schools, great work.” MAAPS member schools serve approximately 6,800…
Read MoreStaff put on extra-special Children’s Program Valentine’s Day
Our students enjoyed a wonderful Valentine’s Day here on campus! The day started with crafting and delivering valentines to friends during the school day. The students then enjoyed a surf and turf meal, compliments of our amazing kitchen crew! They ended the night with a Valentine’s Day dance at our Fire Museum located off-campus! We…
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