March 30, 2018

A Night Out for Bellcate Parents

On March 22nd, Bellcate School hosted our 3rd Annual Parent’s Night Out event at the Holy Family Parish in Essex. A few years ago a number of parents advocated for an opportunity to spend more time getting to know Bellcate Staff and one another and from this Parent’s Night Out was born. Jac Treanor, Bellcate… Read more »

March 22, 2018

Bulldogs Strike Gold and Silver in Barre

On Monday, March 12th, 24 members of our Bellcate community took the day off from their normal school day to participate in the 2018 Special Olympic Unified Bowling Championship Tournament hosted by Twin City lanes in Barre, Vermont. 16 student-athletes participated, 16 student- athletes walked out with some gold or silver bling bling dangling from… Read more »

March 22, 2018

Structure Art Successes

Structure Art is an outdoor class in which students learn how to build artistic and functional structures from naturally found materials such as rocks, wood, snow, and soil. Being outside the students are able to focus on how the elements of design and nature effect the structures they build. This past quarter the students designed… Read more »

March 20, 2018

10th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Lunch

2018 marks the 10th year that The Bellcate School has celebrated St Patrick’s Day with a community potluck. For days before the event, staff and students prepared traditional Irish dishes to share at the feast. Students rolled into school with green top hats and ties and sporting shamrocks and luck of the Irish accessories. The… Read more »

March 12, 2018

Black Out – A Night at the Movies

Bellcate Brain Science students, inspired by their peer Dylan, decided to address the issue of socializing outside of school. Most Bellcate students have social therapeutic goals but the students say it is hard to get together for a wide range of reasons. Once per month, Bellcate gets a good turnout for “4 Square Night,” which… Read more »

March 8, 2018

A Boy and his Flag

Last year I set out on a mission to make our Bulldog home basketball games as enjoyable as possible for everyone in attendance. In doing so, I locked in two Bellcate musicians to perform the National Anthem before the game, and another student to get the crowd up on its feet with a awesome halftime… Read more »