Posts under ‘Education’

For the second time in as many months, the new Superintendent of Greenwich Schools has proven himself a pragmatic realist and not a starry-eye ideologue.  How refreshing. Last week Sidney Freund, the Superintendent of Greenwich Schools, nixed a contest encouraging kids to ride bikes to school.  The Democrat candidate for First Selectman criticized the Board of [...]

September 4, 2009, 6:06 pm — According to a trusted source, a recorded message (or “robo call”) from the new Superintendent of Greenwich Schools, Dr. Sidney A. Freund, has been made to public school parents informing tem of his decision to delay viewing of President Obama’s speech to students slated for Tuesday. Apparently, the message [...]

TOWN OF GREENWICH NEWS RELEASE: Director of Health Caroline Baisley and Superintendent of Schools Betty J. Sternberg announced today the first confirmed case of H1N1 flu (swine flu) in a Greenwich public school student. The student is enrolled at Western Middle School. The State of Connecticut Department of Public Health Laboratory reported the positive case. [...]

On May 21, Emma McLaughlin and Nicole Kraus, the authors of the best-selling novel The Nanny Diaries, are coming to Greenwich Education & Prep for a special evening for aspiring authors between the ages of thirteen and twenty. McLaughlin and Kraus will discuss their new book for teens, The Real Real. The Real Real is [...]

FROM Washington Post: “The Armed Forces committee is accepting applications from bands and groups seeking to participate in the inaugural parade. Any group may apply to participate, and information can be found at http://www.afic.northcom.mil. Navy Lt. Mike Billips, a spokesman for the committee, said applications will be handed to Obama’s Presidential Inaugural Committee, once it [...]