MassMutual Center Charter School Showcase

Rachel Romano, Founder and Executive Director of Veritas Prep Charter School, and Bill Spirer, Founder and Executive Director at Springfield Prep. Charter School, preview the MassMutal Center Charter School Showcase scheduled for Saturday, February 6th.

Autism & Classroom Learning

Tonight, Carolee McGrath is joined by Kathyrn Mahony, the District Coordinator of West Springfield Public Schools, and Sherry Elander, a transition specialist, to discuss the East Mountain Transition Services, a program to assist those with disabilities in developing social skills and allowing them to gain confidence as they learn alongside their peers.

Music Therapy at Holyoke Soldiers Home

Sarah Michel runs the music therapy program at the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Every Thursday morning, she organizes a group of veterans from the home to play music for other residents of the home. Connecting Point Correspondent Carolee McGrath joined the group one morning recently and shares this story.

Holyoke Soldiers Home

Making It Here: Ski Technician Mark Mancini

Skiing has been part of Mark Mancini’s life since he was a little boy. Today, he takes his love and knowledge of the sport and shares it with others through his job as a ski technician at the Completive Edge Ski Shop in Easthampton. In tonight’s Making It Here report, Producer Dave Fraser introduces us to Mark and gives us a behind the scenes look at what his job entails.