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Typical School Year
A typical school year at Berkshire Hills Academy includes academic learning, life skills training, vocational fieldwork and community involvement; among other things. Here is a look into what is offered in a typical school year.
Music Classes, Lessons & Ensembles
Academics & Life Skills:
Alongside musical courses students at Berkshire Hills Academy also learn important life and vocational skills. Computer skills training teaches students how to perform tasks on computers as well as how to navigate the Internet. Each learning opportunity is unique and tailored specifically for the students so they can learn to the best of their ability and take advantage of all courses offered.
Consumer & Applied Math Computer SkillsCommunity Independence Basic Health Adult Sexuality Language & Literature Personal EssayReaders Theatre Public Speaking Social Skills Introduction to Careers Career Counseling Kitchen Internship Life Skills (incl. laundry, room maintenance, hygiene, budgeting, banking, leisure skills, safety, cooking, public transportation)
The Berkshire Hills Music Academy caters towards students with special musical talent. Students have the opportunity to explore their particular musical interest while expanding their understanding of music, both performance and theory.
Elements of Music Practice Skills Music Appreciation Private Lessons
Performance Music and Human Service Supervised Fieldwork Master Classes Ensembles (Jazz, Pop, Rock, Folk, Original Rock, World Music, Percussion, World Drum, Dance, Reggae, & Vocal)
Students are encouraged to participate in physical activities, both because they are healthy and fun. Students often swim in the Mount Holyoke College supervised swimming pool. Students are encouraged to participate in one of the many Special Olympics teams. Dance classes are a great outlet for students looking to have fun and interact with peers and teachers.
Dance Classes Swimming 2 Nights a Week Special Olympics Teams: Soccer
Bowling Track & Field
Involvement in the community is encouraged and a diverse range of opportunities exist for community interaction.
Community Choir
Community Light Opera Church Choir
Lunch/Dinner in Community Movies
Volunteer Fire Fighters Banking Shopping: Grocery, Bookstores, Music Shops Holiday Parades and Celebrations Community Service Mount Holyoke College Events Walking to the Village Commons Religious Services
Being located in the Five College area of the Pioneer Valley there are many chances to interact with local college students. College students come to Berkshire to intern, volunteer and work. The Best Buddies program at Mount Holyoke College brings Mount Holyoke students together with Berkshire students, creating friendships that enrich the lives of those involved. Students at Berkshire Hills Academy enjoy having local college students as friends, mentors and assistants.
Best Buddies, Mount Holyoke College Service Groups: UMASS-Boltwood, Bay Path College Honors Society Music Accompanists Swimming Companions Tutors, Instructional Aides Activity Assistants
Music Coaches Guest Performers
Workshops: Art, Cooking, Dance, Script-Writing, Song-Writing & Recording Drivers Guest Performers Life Skills Assistants Church Companions BHMA Fieldwork Assistants
Life skills are not just taught in the classroom but in the real world as well. Day trips are arranged once a week to practice life skills, going out to lunch and then to visit different local attractions.
Skinner State Park, South Hadley, MA Jones Library, Amherst, MA Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA Skinner Museum, South Hadley, MA Yiddish Book Center, Amherst, MA Holyoke Heritage State Park, Holyoke, MA
Eric Carle Museum, Amherst, MA Forbes Library, Northampton, MA South Hadley Fire Department, South Hadley, MA
The Student Prince Restaurant, Springfield, MA
Mt. Tom Reservation, Holyoke, MA Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory, Deerfield, MA
Talcott Plant House Spring Bulb Show, S. Hadley, MA North Hadley Sugar Shack, Hadley, MA
All Souls Church Music Performance, Greenfield, MA Springfield Zoo, Springfield, MA East Street School Performance, Ludlow, MA Springfield Museums, Springfield, MA Fish Ladder, Holyoke, MA Historic Deerfield, Deerfield, MA Apollo Theatre, New York City, NY Smith College Theater & Garden, Northampton, MA Mt. Holyoke College Art Museum, South Hadley, MA Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, MA
Vocational skills are fostered in and out of the classroom. Students do vocational fieldwork in music and human service at collaborating professional sites:
Holyoke Health Care,
Holyoke, MA Ludlow Senior Center, Ludlow, MA
Maple St. School,
Easthampton, MA West St. School, Granby, MA
Individual and Group Performances:
The talent of Berkshire students is shared in individual and group performances. Performing for approximately 22,650 people in over 80 venues, 123 appearances, 25 schools, 15 conferences, 22 nursing homes
“A Funny Thing Happened…” S. H. Community Theatre American Bar Assoc., Exec. Com. Mtg., Boston, MA Abilities Unlimited Dinner, Westfield, MA All Souls Church, Greenfield, MA
ARC of Middlesex County Dinner, Boston, MA
Bay Path College Induction, Longmeadow, MA BHMA “Coffee House” Series Boston House Nursing Home, Boston, MA
Burncoat High School, Worcester, MA
Cerebral Palsy Assoc.,
Edison, NJ Coolidge Health Care Center, Northampton, MA Country Estates Care Center, Springfield, MA E. Longmeadow Council on Aging East Street School, Ludlow, MA Emily Williston Library, Easthampton, MA Fitch House Home, Boston, MA
BHMA Gala 2005, Boston, MA
Hilltown Charter School, Haydenville, MA
Holyoke Health Care,
Holyoke, MA Kim Center, Springfield, MA Life Care Center, Wilbraham, MA Linda Manor Family Picnic, Leeds, MA Linda Manor, Leeds, MA Litwin School, Chicopee, MA Loomis Village, South Hadley, MA
Ludlow Senior Center,
Ludlow, MA
Maple St. School,
Easthampton, MA
MASS ARC 50th Anniversary,
Boston, MA Mile Tree School, Wilbraham, MA Mont St. Marie Health Care, Holyoke, MA Mosier School, South Hadley, MA Mount Holyoke College Basketball Game Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA Movie Premier of “The Ringer”, Woburn, MA Pierce Elementary School, Brookline, MA Public Performance, South Hadley, MA Radius Ring Health Care, Springfield, MA
Ralph Lauren Benefit,
Boston, MA Ridge Road Elementary, North Haven, CT
Riverside Industries,
Easthampton, MA Smith Middle School, South Hadley, MA
South Hadley Columbus Day
Fair, South Hadley, MA Special Olympics, Springfield, MA Springfield Falcons Hockey Game StonyBrook Children’s Ctr., South Hadley, MA Sutton Middle School, Sutton, MA Travelers Woods, Greenfield, MA
West St. School, Granby,
MA Willie Ross School for the Deaf, Longmeadow, MA
Winterfest- Bay Path
College, Longmeadow, MA World Music Ensemble, Northampton, MA Allencroft Elementary, Montreal, Canada Cedar Park Elementary, Montreal, Canada Cedar Park United Church, Montreal, Canada Cedar Ridge Retirement Ctr., Montreal, Canada McGill University, Montreal, Canada
*For More Information: Admissions Department Berkshire Hills Music Academy 48 Woodbridge Street South Hadley, Massachusetts 01075 Phone: 413-540-9720 Fax: 413-534-3875 Email: inferkshirehills.org
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