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Students at Latham Centers Bring Smiles to Residents at Wingate Nursing Home: A Short Movie
Latham students visit the residents of Wingate Nursing Home as part of the pre-vocational and vocational training programs on Latham Campus.
Read MoreA Happy Halloween Parade on Campus
Take a look at the students and staff’s creative costumes from last Friday’s Halloween Parade! Many parents and guardians were on campus, as well a variety of staff from all different departments. While students were each given the opportunity to have a few pieces of candy, they were also given the opportunity to “trick…
Read MoreFall Gardening on Latham Campus: Agway Herb Garden
Here at Latham in the vocational department we have been busy all summer with attending our Agway Herb Gardens! In our gardens we have lavender, chamomile, rosemary, mint, basil, milkweed, and marigolds. In the beginning we were busy roto-tilling and weeding our garden soil for some new herbs. Next we planted some new herbs…
Read MoreBrewster Falls Classroom’s Fall Curriculum
The Brewster Falls Classroom is ready for the new school year!! They are diving head first into their Science Curriculum, starting off with the 6 Kingdoms of Life. Each week they will focus on a new Kingdom and become experts. The students will classify organisms into their Kingdoms according to characteristics that they share and…
Read MoreLatham Centers: A HUGE Presence at the International PWS Conference
Latham Centers recently sent eight staff to Toronto, Canada, where we sponsored the Professional Caregivers Conference at the International Prader-Willi Syndrome Organization Conference (IPWSO). Held every three years, parents, doctors and caregivers come from around the world to meet and discuss the needs of individuals with PWS. It’s often routine for our staff to think…
Read MoreStudents Dream Big and Learn Big at Dream
Every summer, Dream Day on Cape Cod invites the Latham students to visit their campground for a day of fun. On Monday, July 11th, the Latham students traveled to Nickerson State Park in their home down of Brewster to enjoy a day of fun outdoor activities. The activities planned included archery, fishing, canoeing, arts and…
Read MoreSTEM at Latham Centers: The Blue Economy
Maura Smith, Latham Centers’ Director of Vocational Programs, has been hard at work in the community, on campus, and in our residential homes. During her time at Latham Centers Maura has helped to increase our community inclusion with incredible results – over 60% of our children and adults are employed or volunteering in…
Read MoreA Spring Graduation
On Monday May 16th, Latham staff and students celebrated another student who has graduated Latham Centers after accomplishing many goals and making many friends. The celebration included music and dancing, as well as two influential staff members speaking on her behalf. The celebration of all that *Trish has accomplished was beautifully detailed in Nancy K’s…
Read MoreDining at Latham: The Easter Menu
As you’ve learned from our blog, healthy dining at Latham Centers has been a focus. We hope that by posting our menus for large holiday meals, we can help people battling with PWS Diagnoses have fun, healthy, and stress reducing meals. This year, Chef Paul is preparing a day’s feast for Easter conducive to off-campus…
Read MoreLatham Centers Supports CCYP at Falmouth High School VIPS Conference
Latham Centers Staffer Katrina Fryklund with Garin Veris, and Falmouth High School Staff and VIPS and CCYP Volunteers Yesterday, Latham Centers’ staffer Katrina Fryklund traveled to Falmouth High School to work with students on S.M.A.R.T. goal setting (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely). Just as Latham Centers encourages students and adults to be integrally involved in…
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