Recap Map: Western MA Weekend Summary & Family Guide for December 17-18, 2016

Posted on December 17, 2016 By

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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Peruse our list of suggested events 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 27 Community-Based Educational Highlights: Winter Solstice to Dreidel. Holiday Icons to Dance Studies. and our monthly column, Berkshire Family Fun, for a list of premier educational and cultural highlights in Berkshire County for families.

December 17 – 23, 2016

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

STEM ♦ Local History ♦ Art Studies ♦ Local Food ♦ Dance Studies ♦ Ornithology ♦ Literacy ♦ Non-Commercial ♦ Placemaking ♦ Gingerbread ♦ Holiday Lights ♦ Winter Solstice ♦ MYO Gifts ♦ Hanukkah ♦ Animation ♦ Citizen Science ♦ Astronomy ♦ Dreidel ♦ Baking ♦ Holiday Icons ♦ Psychology ♦ Neuroscience ♦ Meditation

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Welcome to Hilltown Families, an award-winning community-based education network, serving the four counties of Western Massachusetts.

Founded in 2005 by Sienna Wildfield, Hilltown Families believes in creating resilient and sustainable communities by strengthening a sense of place through methods of community engagement that supports interests and values.

By highlighting the embedded learning found in community-based resources, events, and opportunities, learning becomes inclusive, accessible, and intergenerational while remaining relevant to the learner. When community members are brought together through shared interests, meaningful connections are fostered through a shared history based in community engagement.

Awarded the "Essential Agent of Change Award" by the MDPH's Massachusetts Essentials for Childhood, Hilltown Families is recognized as a leading family strengthening initiative in the region, promoting "positive parenting through the social norm of community social connectedness."

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