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Students in Richard Thomas' Construction class worked on a special project designing, constructing a barn door. The class later traveled to the farm to install the door, joined by students in the Animal Science program.
Former BOCES student, Raiza Farfan, credits her success to the education and staff support she received as a student at the Center for Career Services. Now a freshman at Westchester Community College, Ms. Farfan is enrolled in the exclusive Honors College program.
The Transitional Fair allowed parents to learn more about opportunities for their son or daughter at the Center for Career Services.
Members of the Southern Westchester BOCES Board of Education recently took a close look at innovative examples of instructional technology in use at programs in Valhalla and Tarrytown.
The Hudson Valley Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network held its first conference on Sustaining Multilingualism in the Hudson Valley. Based at the Southern Westchester BOCES Center for Professional Development in Harrison, the Hudson Valley RBERN serves a region that extends north and west as far as Cooperstown, covering 144 school districts. A satellite office is also maintained at SUNY New Paltz.
As Michael Wisher finishes his last year at Tappan Hill School, his mother, Justine Riordan, has been investigating adult programs and thinking a lot about what he will do when he turns 21 and leaves Southern Westchester BOCES. Michael, who is in Erroll Rivera’s class for students with multiple disabilities, is passionate about laundry and washing machines.
Ms. Riordan put a post on Facebook, asking friends to contribute to a new laundry program at the school called “Mikeymo’s Laundry Service.” Within days, she had about $3,750 in donations, enough to purchase a washing machine, dryer, supplies and additional funding for the program. Each child who participates will receive a Mikeymo’s Laundry Service T-shirt. She has pledged to keep the supplies stocked for five years after her son finishes in June.
The laundry service is one part of Tappan Hill School’s “Essentials for Learning” vocational program, which will help middle and high school students develop some of the skills they will need to enter the workforce. The others are the office and silk flower programs.
El Centro Hispano honored the Southern Westchester BOCES Adult Literacy Center for its role as a collaborative community partner at the organization's 45th anniversary gala Saturday, Oct. 26, at the Crowne Plaza in White Plains.
Sound Production students learned more about the industry at the Audio Engineering Society Convention. Click here to see the fun!
