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Vote for Hilltown Families by 12noon this Wednesday, Feb 13th!

Hilltown Families: Best Blog Vote for Us by 12noon this Wednesday, Feb. 13th! As Hilltown Families enters its eighth year, celebrate the past seven with us by voting for Hilltown Families as Best Blog in the Valley Advocate’s Best of the Valley Readers’ Poll for 2013! Best Blog is listed under the “Information Age” category. And you only have ONE DAY LEFT! Deadline to cast your votes is Wednesday, Feb 13th, by… Read More

Category: Take Action Tags: Best Blog, current-events, Pioneer Valley, Valley Advocate, Valley Advocate's Best of the Valey Readers' Poll, western massachusetts

22 Community Highlights: Victorian Valentines to Mardi Gras. Winterfest to Fire & Ice.

Chocolate History to Guitar History. Victorian Valentines to Mardi Gras. Winterfest to Fire & Ice… These are just a few of the learning & community highlights we’re featuring this week. Get out into your community and learn while you play! History | Valentine Celebrations | Animals | Community Events | Outdoor Adventures | Mardi Gras | Fiber Arts | Science | Theater Studies HISTORY Chocolate and Valentine’s Day go together like peanut… Read More

Category: Highlights, Suggested Activity Tags: arts, Berkshires, Community Based Education, Community Service Based Learning, current-events, education for sustainability, environmental education, experiential education, Family Activities in Western Massachusetts, Groundhog Day, Hilltown Families, Massachusetts, New England, pedagogy of place, Pioneer Valley, place-based education, place-based learning, Things to do in Western Massachusetts, Tourisim, Travel, vacation, Valentine's Day, Western MA, western massachusetts

26 Community Highlights: Glass Blowing to Handmade Valentines. Ice Harvest to Hobby Railroad.

Spelling Bee to Cosmology. Glass Blowing to Handmade Valentines. Ice Harvest to Hobby Railroad. African-American History Month to Groundhogs Day… These are just a few of the learning highlights we’re featuring this week. Get out into your community and learn while you play! And be sure to check our list of supporting book titles to supplement the learning on the different topics highlighted each week. Purchase them for your family library, or… Read More