Here’s a recap of news and information posted on Hilltown Families this past week, along with a map for finding out what’s happening this weekend and next week throughout Western MA!

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Check out our comprehensive list of summer camps with 70 summer programs in and around western MA from which to choose!

Peruse our list of Suggested Events for July 9th-15th for a comprehensive list of events happening throughout the four counties of Western MA, including Bulletin Board Announcements, Ongoing Story Hours & Playgroups and the Hilltown Family Variety Show.

Also check our weekly column,  Learn Local. Play Local. for 33 Community-Based Educational Highlights: Figure drawing to Robotics. Snails to Architecture, and our monthly column, Berkshire Family Fun, for a list of premier educational and cultural highlights in Berkshire County for families.

July 9-15, 2016

Saturday • Sunday
Monday • Tuesday • Wednesday • Thursday • Friday

Art Studies ♦ Collage ♦ Nature Studies ♦ Invasive Species ♦ Animal Studies ♦ Invertebrates ♦ Geology ♦STEM ♦ Robotics ♦ History ♦ Architecture ♦ Physics ♦YoYos ♦ Literacy ♦ Music Studies ♦ Klezmer

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• Springfield Armory Reunion Offers Historical Learning Through Collective Memory
• Exploring Ruins Reveals Local History and Culture
• Exploring Athletics and Sports History Through Community-Based Resources
• Community-Based Organizations & Workshops to Support Coding for All Ages
• Service-Based Learning at The Food Bank of Western MA Supports Neighbors in need
• The Ripple: The Language of Rivers
• Off the Mat: Love Makes Heroes
• HFVS History of Folk Music for Families Episode with Guest DJ, Greg McIlvainey (Radio Show/Podcast)

FIVE FROM THE ARCHIVES

1. Hand Clapping Games: Summer & Schoolyard Creative Free Play that Supports Learning
2. Thunderstorms: Those Rumbling Science Shows
3. Sing About Science and Math
4. The Dinner Table: Letting Go of Perfect!
5. Literary Guide for Mildred Pitts Walter’s “Alec’s Primer”

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• History Bulletin Board
• Sustainability Bulletin Board
• Theater Bulletin Board
• Visual Art Bulletin Board

• Community Announcements Bulletin Board
• Community Suggested Events
• Community Suggested Camps
• Community Suggested Classes

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