Eastern Middle School

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Perrot Library and Eastern Middle School PTA Team-up for a Conversation with Award-winning Reporter/Author of “Never Enough”

In Never Enough, Jennifer Wallace investigates the deep roots of toxic achievement culture and finds out what we must do to fight back. Drawing on interviews with families, educators, and an original survey of nearly 6,000 parents, she exposes how the pressure to perform is not a matter of parental choice but baked into our larger society and spurred by increasing income inequality and dwindling opportunities. As a result, children are increasingly absorbing the message that they have no value outside of their accomplishments, a message that is reinforced by the media and greater culture at large. Continue Reading →

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CMS Update: Shuttle Buses, Alternate Locations for Concert & Basketball Championships, Retrieving Items from Building

“A special thanks to the entire GPS team who has been working since Friday to evaluate space, organize buses, move furniture, organize lunches, plan for the day, and so much more. It certainly takes a team effort to mobilize an entire school over the weekend to three different locations.” – superintendent Dr. Toni Jones and CMS principal Tom Healy Continue Reading →

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Residents Unite to Demand BET action on Julian Curtiss, Old Greenwich and Central Middle Schools

Parents described flooding including sewage at Old Greenwich School, buckling walls and water coming in at Central Middle School, injured children being carried up an down stairs at Julian Curtiss due to lack of an elevator. Continue Reading →

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