Cultural Enrichment
This year’s Cultural Enrichment focus will continue building on the theme of leadership that we began exploring as a school community last year. "Leadership is communicating a person’s worth and potential so clearly that they are inspired to see it in themselves.” (Stephen Covey) Our leadership enrichment opportunities will allow students to explore their strengths and support each other in our school community, while learning about leadership outside the walls of Cutler School. Cultural Enrichment also funds field trips and grade-specific programs designed by the teachers. Please reach out to Nicole Ireland nicoleyireland@gmail.com if you would like to join the Cultural Enrichment Committee to help plan the exciting enrichment events and programming for our students for this school year.
Berkshire Hills Music Academy Performance - 1-16-2019
The Friends of Cutler and the Cultural Enrichment Committee are excited to announce an upcoming performance by the Berkshire Hills Music Academy. The Berkshire Hills Music Academy is located in South Hadley Massachusetts and its' mission is to use music to help individuals with intellectual disabilities develop skills for communication, independence, and employment. BHMA’s core philosophy comes from their values. These short but meaningful phrases are embodied in all of the interactions between students, families, staff, visitors, and members of the community.
The BHMA Values Are:
• People first
• Build positive teams
• Commit to a person centered, strength-based approach
• Respect the individual
• Be honest with yourself and each other
• Appreciate music
• Laugh a little or a lot
You can learn more by visiting their website at www.berkshirehills.org/.
A little bit about the show: it will be a 45 minute performance with a full band music set and speeches by the musicians. They have a wide repertoire of music, including rock, blues, broadway and today's favorite pop songs. In their speeches, the students talk about their disabilities, how they've overcome challenges, and how music and BHMA has played an important role in their lives. The performance will take place on Wednesday 1/16 at 10:00 AM in the cafeteria. Due to space restrictions, the performance is limited to students and faculty only.
The BHMA Values Are:
• People first
• Build positive teams
• Commit to a person centered, strength-based approach
• Respect the individual
• Be honest with yourself and each other
• Appreciate music
• Laugh a little or a lot
You can learn more by visiting their website at www.berkshirehills.org/.
A little bit about the show: it will be a 45 minute performance with a full band music set and speeches by the musicians. They have a wide repertoire of music, including rock, blues, broadway and today's favorite pop songs. In their speeches, the students talk about their disabilities, how they've overcome challenges, and how music and BHMA has played an important role in their lives. The performance will take place on Wednesday 1/16 at 10:00 AM in the cafeteria. Due to space restrictions, the performance is limited to students and faculty only.