Schools

Swampscott High School is exploring the addition of a third Innovation Pathways program, giving students the opportunity to focus on a high-demand industry through more hands-on learning. Innovation Pathways is…

Swampscott Public Schools uses a one-to-one device model that, according to Digital Learning Specialist Brandy Wilbur, allows teachers to focus more directly on student learning. With every student using the…

In the back of the high school library, there’s a room where Swampscott students can innovate and create individually, as part of a club or during class. Brandy Wilbur, the…

Swampscott Elementary School students put down their pencils in favor of hockey sticks for a “BFIT” assembly hosted by the Boston Bruins Foundation. The Boston Bruins Foundation presented a $10,000…

On October 29 at Swampscott Middle School, Wes Geraci stood on the roof and threw pumpkins off as a way to test his students’ work in physics, engineering, collaboration, and…

The Swampscott music program raised $2,200 for its upcoming trip to Universal Studios during Monday night’s Battle of the Bands. “It went very well,” music teacher and band director Ed…

Swampscott Elementary School students interact with new technologies every day, particularly in the innovation lab, where Bee-Bots and Wonder Workshop Dash robots are used. The Bee-Bots resemble the insects they’re…

The School Committee unanimously approved a one-year plan to certify the class of 2026 for graduation under the state’s new competency-determination rules. Director of Teaching and Learning Sarah Kent presented…

Town and school officials discussed a wide range of possibilities for the future of the former Clarke School building, acknowledging significant uncertainty and competing needs as they weigh both short-term…

Music teacher and band director Ed Rovi was struck by an idea last winter, “like 3 o’clock in the morning,” to host a Battle of the Bands made up mostly…