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Interview with new director of Wayland school programs

Wayland Town Crier 11/1/14: Interview with new director of Wayland school programs. On Oct. 1, Patricia Keefe became director of Wayland School Community Programs (WSCP),…

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Imaginations run wild in robotics program

Wayland Town Crier 4/5/10: Imaginations run wild in robotics program . The classroom rang with cries of "Where are the polar bears?" Taught by Tim Anderson, the main goal of this eight-week robotics program for fourth- and fifth-grade students offered by the Wayland School Community Programs was to build a pen and an automatic feeding machine for two Lego polar bears. The students enjoyed the nitty-gritty of trial and error methods while learning how to operate the software accompanying the Lego robotics kit. The first weeks of the program were focused on studying the technology before they could set their imaginations free.

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Meet new director of Wayland School Community Programs

Wayland Town Crier 2/5/10: Meet new director of Wayland School Community Programs. Brian Jones, the new director of the Wayland School Community Programs (WSCP), believes a high- performing district like Wayland deserves exciting new activities for the children every day. Initially hired to be director of Pegasus, WSCP’s summer program, Jones began to get to know the Wayland schoolchildren. While looking for an administrative position, this new opportunity presented itself. Formerly a seventh- and eighth-grade math teacher in the Brookline Public Schools, Jones also worked as after-school director and acting vice principal in his last year at the Lincoln School in Brookline. With a master’s in education and another master’s almost complete in education administration from Boston College, he feels confident that WSCP has the best programs possible.

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New director of Wayland Schools Community Programs

Wayland Town Crier 6/26/09: New director of Wayland Schools Community Programs. Superintendent Gary Burton has announced that Brian Jones of Newton will assume the full-time…

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New director chosen to lead Pegasus Summer Program

Wayland Town Crier 5/20/09: New director chosen to lead Pegasus Summer Program. Brian T. Jones will head up the six-week enrichment program offered by Wayland…

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