RECENT HAPPENINGS
Casserly House Receives Highland Street Foundation Grant
The Highland Street Foundation has awarded Casserly House a fifth consecutive annual grant. The announcement letter cited that Mayor Menino is supportive of Highland Street’s continued commitment to Casserly House. Noreen McMahon, Senior Director of Programs at Highland Street Foundation, recently visited with our adult students to “present” the check and hear some of their immigrant stories.
Casserly House Receives Two Significant Grants
During December 2011, Casserly House was awarded two significant grants. The first was a new grant from the Imago Dei Fund, a private foundation in Boston http://www.imagodeifund.org/index.html. The funds will be utilized to address health-related needs for poor immigrant women and children who live in the neighborhood. The project will help educate people about their bodies, its functions, basic health and medical care, and health/safety related issues.
The second grant was received from the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office Asset Forfeiture Reinvestment Program. The source of the grant is seized drug money that gets put back into the community for good purposes. The funds will be utilized to sustain our preventative after-school and summer camp programs for at-risk neighborhood children. This was the third consecutive annual grant we received from this program, a testimony that Dan Conley’s office recognizes the vital role Casserly House plays in the neighborhood.
http://www.suffolkdistrictattorney.com/partnerships-and-prevention/asset-forfeiture-reinvestment-program/
Wednesday, December 21: Casserly House Christmas Parties!
Today was a busy day at Casserly House, as we had a Christmas party for both the ESOL adults and the After School children. It was wonderful to be able to celebrate together, with food, crafts, and even a visit from Santa!
Monday, December 19: Los Posadas
Casserly House was happy to be able to host an evening of Las Posadas, where members of the local community were able to gather, sing, eat, and enjoy each other’s company in preparation for Christmas.
Friday, December 16: Reindeer Chocolate Mold Making!
The ESOL classes learned how to make chocolate reindeer today in preparation for Christmas. The class was so much fun!
Tuesday, November 22: Casserly House Thanksgiving
Casserly House celebrated Thanksgiving today with crafts and prayer. Both the ESOL classes and the After School Program students were each able to make wreathes of the things that they are thankful for!
Friday, October 28 & Monday, October 31: Halloween Party at Regis College and Halloween at Casserly House
Children from the After School Program were able to go to Regis College for their Annual Halloween Party. The children were able to play games, make crafts, and enjoy snacks. What a great evening - thank you Regis College! Then, the morning ESOL classes were able to celebrate on October 31.
Wednesday, October 19: Halloween Chocolate Mold Demonstration
The ESOL classes enjoyed a demonstration of how to make chocolate molds. They even got to make chocolate jack-o-lanterns of their own to give as gifts. What a great class!
Monday, October 3: Casserly House gets new Math books!
Casserly House recently received a very generous grant from the Sisters of Notre Dame. The grant funded the purchase of many new Math textbooks for our morning ESOL classes, and our teachers and students are very thankful.
Thursday, September 15: Eileen's Last Day
Today everyone at Casserly House had to say goodbye to Eileen, our intern from Northern Ireland. Eileen was with us for 6 weeks through the Wider Horizons program, and she helped with the morning ESOL classes and the After School Program. She was a wonderful addition to the Casserly House staff and we will miss her!
Wednesday, September 14: Newton Country Day School Day of Service
Students from Newton County Day School came and volunteered for a morning at Casserly House. The six students worked with ESOL students one-on-one and also helped with yard work.
Tuesday, September 13: Irish Immigration Center & Wider Horizons Leaders Visit
Casserly House welcomed visitors from Northern Ireland through the Wider Horizons program, as well as staff members from the Irish Immigration Center. The guests were able to observe our morning ESOL classes and we were glad to have them here!
Monday, September 12: After School Program Begins
The After School Program started for the year today! Fifteen local children from the neighborhood will be coming to Casserly House in the afternoons from Monday through Thursday for help with their homework. We are excited to have them here!
Wednesday, August 24: ESOL Classes Visit Temple Vietnam
July 5 - July 8 and July 18 - July 22: Casserly House Summer Learning Camp
We just completed our annual summer learning camp, and it was a huge success. 15 children came in the afternoons to do fun crafts, work on reading, and learn computer skills. Our theme this year was Colonial Times! The children went on a trip to Plimoth Plantation and learned to write with quill pens!
Thursday, June 30th: Cops vs. Kids Softball Game
The police put on a day of fun for us! The children got to play softball against the cops and enjoyed some food. The kids ended up winning for the first time ever! Thanks so much BPD!
Sunday, June 12th: Casserly House Picnic
The Casserly House driveway picnic was a huge success! There was a BBQ, a raffle, games, and face painting! It was a celebration of all of our students, children and adults, for all of their hard work over the past year. Thanks to Rob Consalvo for presenting the certificates of participation!
Wednesday, June 1st: Adult ESOL Student Trip to Castle Island
Students and teachers enjoyed walking around together. All people got to speak their native language and had a great time. A special thanks to E-5 for transportation!
Friday, May 20th: Senior Palooza!
Senior Palooza is a month-long event celebrating seniors in our community. This year, it will include a day at Casserly House! Valuable information will be given and we will get the chance to celebrate some of our senior ESOL students.
Thursday, May 19th: The Cooperative Bank Visits!
A woman from the bank came to help our ESOL students learn the basics of bank accounts! Thank you for all of the valuable information.
Welcome Rebecca from Northern Ireland!
Our newest Wider Horizons Intern has started off her 6 weeks with us! She has proven to be very helpful, very fun, and an excellent teacher to our adults and children.
Saturday, April 30th: Boston Shines Clean-Up Day
People from the neighborhood joined Casserly House and other community groups to help clean up the streets for summer!
Monday, April 25th: Brian Comes to Visit!
Brian, the Jesuit Volunteer for 2009-2010, came back for a visit. The adult students and after-school children who knew him from last year were so excited to see him! As were S. Nancy, Jim, and Amanda. It was a day filled with laughter and great conversation. Thank you so much for visiting Brian! We miss you already!
Thursday, March 31st: Adult Literacy Awareness Day
Amanda took the adult ESOL students to the State House and spoke with elected officials about the importance of adult literacy education. We were so excited for this unique opportunity, and had a FANTASTIC time!
Boston College High School Presents the "Mite Box" Check!
Thank you to the BCH community for collecting their spare money and providing us with a generous donation! One of their students came to present the check to our after-school children.
Saturday, March 19th: Service Day with Sacred Heart Confirmation Kids
A group of confirmation students came to Casserly House to help us clean up! They got to work with some of our after-school kids and baked some delicious treats!
Friday, March 11th: Anti-Bullying Day with Kerry and Elvis
During the After-School Program, Kerry and Officer Elvis stopped by to talk with the kids about bullying and how they can deal with this problem effectively! We got pizza and everyone had a great time!
Monday, February 14th: Valentine's Day Celebrations!
We celebrated Valentine's day with our after-school children and our ESOL adults. A craft party for the kids, a gift of stained-glass hearts for the adults from Jeff, and chocolate cake for everyone! What a wonderful day of love.
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