Occom Pond Party 2009
As always, a good time was had by all but we WERE NOT USED TO such incredible weather! 32^F / 0^C and a cloudless sky - what world are we living in? Years past have seen blizzards, thaws and a bit of each in the same hour!
Let’s set the scene for you…
Gold Medaling in Fun in the Sun !
Occom Pond is a 10 minute walk from Main St in Hanover and a 5 minute walk from most places on the Dartmouth Campus. It is bordered on one side by the Hanover Country Club (a public-private course) and ringed by a series of lovely houses built mostly between 1920 and 1940. This GREAT skating, sledding and nordic skiing spot is the winter home of the Dartmouth Outing Club which is run by Michael Silverman, a wonderful individual who you will meet if you EVER ride a bike or strap-on skis in Hanover!
Getting Pulled Across the Ice by Joanna
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Why the Ray School has worked so well for us
We made the choice to move to the Hanover / Dartmouth area based on one guiding principle - find a community where our children would stay in one school system the whole way through. Giving a single, well-managed school system the opportunity to have your kids from an early age straight through to graduation means that the child’s education has a beginning, a middle and an end with the continuity of a single philosophy. Essentially - kids are “fully minted” when they leave.
Bernice A. Ray School’s dedication to excellence
So it was in this vain that our two kids entered the Bernice A. Ray Elementary School & we were not disappointed in the outcome!
Ray School Playspace
The first thing that hit us was the dedication of the staff. I really can’t think of any way that transitions into the school or between grades could have been handled any better. I think teachers have the autonomy to bring their own personalities and passions to their classrooms. The process of matching the child to the teacher with the most appropriate teaching style is done thoughtfully and in our case, the matches worked out very well.
If you go beyond the experiences with classroom teachers and into arts, languages, special needs and phys-ed the school only gets stronger.
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