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Hilltown Spring Festival Offers Opportunities for Young Entrepreneurs

Middle and High School Students Invited to Create and Operate Games at the 5th Annual Hilltown Spring Festival Middle school and high school students are invited to participate in the fifth annual Hilltown Spring Festival, which will take place this year on May 14th at the Cummington Fairgrounds. Students are encouraged to create games which can be played by younger children. The youthful game creators may charge a fee to each player… Read More

Category: Hilltown Spring Festival, Homeschooling Tags: Berkshires, entrepreneurship, Hilltown Spring Festival, Hilltowns, Homeschoolers, Spring Festival, Students, western massachusetts, Youth

Western Mass Students to Compete in Junior Solar Sprint

Educational & Fun Competition for Students Promotes Awareness About Transportation, Technology and the Environment On Saturday, June 5th, area middle school students will gather at Reid Middle School in Pittsfield, MA to race their model solar-powered cars in the eleventh annual Berkshire Junior Solar Sprint (JSS). Participation is open to teachers, home educators and community groups. More than 80 students from Western Mass are expected to participate in the JSS this year…. Read More

Category: Ecology, Education, Homeschooling, Pittsfield, Suggested Activity Tags: Berkshires, Center for Ecological Technology, Competition, Education, Educational Events in Western Massachusetts, Homeschooling, Junior Solar Spring, Pittsfield, Reid MIddle School, solar, Students, western massachusetts

100 Links (February 2010/March 2010)

100 Links (February 2010/March 2010) Nearly every day I add recommended links to the Hilltown Families bank of on-line resources. Some of you might find these links well suited for your family, others, maybe not so much. But it’s a fun and useful list worth perusing! If you have a link you’d like to share, post it in our comment box. Where are these links? You won’t find them on your blog… Read More