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Enrichment Programs

Enrichment at Birch Meadow is...

Field trips to educational destinations.
Academic and social-emotional all-school presentations.
Visiting presenters for grade-specific programs.
Carefully chosen by our Birch teachers and principal.
Complementary to teacher-guided learning and MA curriculum frameworks.

Through Enrichment, grades 1-5 go on at least one field trip per year. Every grade including Kindergarten is provided with many wonderful in-school, curriculum-related programs and all-school assemblies and activities.

Regie Gibson, Birch Meadow's Poet-in-Residence for the 2019-20 school year, teaches a second grade class about words, poetry, and "kenning" (an Old English poetic device that combines two nouns in interesting ways).

Enrichment is paid for…

Mostly by parents! $16,000 of the $17,000 PTO direct donation goal for the 2019-20 school year is allocated for Enrichment.
With grants whenever possible.
Also thanks to the generosity of some free or discounted presenters, such as the Friends of Parker Tavern and Zoo New England.

And is organized by...

The wonderful Birch Meadow parent volunteers on our PTO Enrichment Committee!
New committee members are always welcome to join us to coordinate with teachers and Principal Hendrix.
To become involved, share ideas, or find out more, please contact PTO Enrichment Chair Melissa Henri at birchmeadowenrichment@gmail.com.

Jessie Janowitz, author of "The Doughnut Fix," works with Birch Meadow third, fourth, and fifth graders on "What If?" story starters during an author visit presentation in November 2019.