The Boland School Spotlight

College & Career Month

We're back! Welcome to Season 4, Episode 1, of The Boland School Spotlight Podcast. In this episode, you'll hear from Principal Bakowski sharing some awesome news about the gains we've made regarding our status in the district. Also, you'll hear about exciting events happening around College and College Month and listen to some students share what they want to be when they grow up. We'll introduce a new segment with Ms. Cockfield, librarian, called Library Talk, about what's happening in the library. Finally, you'll hear my interview with our very own, Jason Perkins, who's publishing his first picture book, Rock Stars Don't Nap [https://www.harpercollins.com/products/rock-stars-dont-nap-jason-perkins?variant=41016592105506], in November!

Ask Minecraft Dan!

In this episode, Dan Coronel, aka Minecraft Dan, from the Minecraft EDU Team at Minecraft, takes time to answer questions from the teachers and students at Boland. If you would like to ask a question of Minecraft Dan for a future segment, email me at manseaud@springfieldpublicschools.com and you could hear your question answered in an upcoming episode! In the meantime, keep minecrafting!!

Meet Minecraft Dan!

We're back with season 3, episode 1, of The Boland School Spotlight Podcast! In this episode, you'll meet Dan Coronel, aka Minecraft Dan, to discuss how students at Boland School are learning to use Minecraft in the classroom to show what they learn in a fun and creative way. Also, we've included a poll question for you to answer to see how many students already play Minecraft. Looking forward to hearing from you!

Inteview with Julia Thomas, FoodCorps AmeriCorps Service Member

Find out more about FoodCorps and the work they do to make whole foods available to all student by clicking on the link: foodcorps.org. [https://foodcorps.org/] Click here [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5b6dq-LkQu03AcnWerO0ZMbwW5Nfdw3N]to check out all of Miss Julia's videos on the FoodCorps Playlist [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5b6dq-LkQu03AcnWerO0ZMbwW5Nfdw3N] at The Boland School Spotlight YouTube Channel!

Meet Boland's New Librarian, Krishna Longanecker!

In the first episode of Season 2, we shine the spotlight on Boland School's new librarian, Krishna Longanecker! She'll talk abut what being a librarian means to her and the changes she's making to the book collection to promote diverse identities and experiences that foster a more inclusive environment. Also, Krishna will share some exciting news  about how students can start to check out books through curbside pickup at the school. Episode links: Click the link to learn more about Lucky Broken Girl by Ruth Behar: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/538594/lucky-broken-girl-by-ruth-behar/ [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/538594/lucky-broken-girl-by-ruth-behar/] Click the link to visit Boland School's Library webpage: https://boland.springfieldpublicschools.com/remote_learning/library_resources [https://boland.springfieldpublicschools.com/remote_learning/library_resources] Contact Mr. Manseau at manseaud@springfieldpublicschools.com