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Hardy School holding Ninja Warrior event

By Rama K. Ramaswamy On April 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Hardy School community will host their annual fundraiser event, Wellesley Ninja Warrior, at Action Athletics on 475 Washington Street. A unique day of action-packed, family-friendly fun, the event will have kids jumping, crawling and climbing as they experience the same obstacle course...
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Hardy School holds first Multicultural Festival

By Rama K. Ramaswamy John D. Hardy Elementary School’s debut Multicultural Festival (HMF) was organized by the school’s parents, PTO and the World Of Wellesley (WOW). Members of the planning committee ranged from Hardy staff and teachers to WPS staff and teachers as well as employed the diversity and benefitted from commitment of the parent community:...
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Hardy Community Members to Run Marathon

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By Rama K. Ramaswamy When asked why Hardy parents Anna Garcia-Miller and Jennifer O’Neil-Sebaratnam and fourth grade teacher Felicia Moran decided to run the Boston Marathon, they all rallied around supporting METCO, which provides the opportunity for an integrated public school education for children of color from racially imbalanced schools in Boston by placing...
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Wellesley Students Get Excited About Science at Hardy Science Night

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By Rama K. Ramaswamy A hand-full of Wellesley’s elementary schools organize and run annual extracurricular STEM programs. Bates School has it’s “Magnificent Day of Play” whereby students participate in making creations out of cardboard and other materials and Upham School has it’s “Invention Convention” wherein students bring in posters about their inventions and STEM-inspired ideas. Hardy...
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Hardy School Students Spend Time with Wellesley COA

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By Rama K. Ramaswamy The Wellesley Council on Aging is an organization with a mission to serve as the primary resource for residents over the age of 60; to empower individuals to reach their goals and to offer comprehensive programs, services, and assistance that optimize their quality of life. In addition, the COA strives to...
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Wellesley Students Create Books for Patients

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By Rama K. Ramaswamy Hardy School PTO members Carrie Chu, Karen McAdams and Lauren Lin hosted a very successful, “Book Building for Children’s Hospital” community service project last week. McAdams, who has chaired community service in past years, said that last week’s event drew the largest number of participants she has seen in the last...
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