🍁 Fall Foliage Children's Fair & Children's Parade 🍁
70 Years in Motion: Time Traveling Through Northern Berkshire
Join us for a day of family fun celebrating 70 years of community!
📅 Saturday, October 3, 2026
🕙 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Noel Field Athletic Complex
Schedule:
🎈 10:00–10:30 — Children's Parade
🎪 10:30–1:00 — Children's Fair
🏃 12:00 Noon — Children's Races (registration/check-in starts at 10:00 AM)
✨ FREE admission • Music • Food • Games • Entertainment • Giveaways • Awards & prizes
👦👧 Children's races for ages 3 & under through age 11 — 5 divisions!
🏘️ Booths hosted by local community organizations
☔ Rain location: North Adams Armory, Ashland Street
Presented by Northern Berkshire United Way, Youth Center Inc., Berkshire Community Action Council, Child Care of the Berkshires, and the City of North Adams.
The program is open to anyone age 16 or older who is seeking a GED and/or looking to build their English language skills. All classes are free of charge.
Adult Education Classes: Classes will be held at The Armory, with morning, afternoon, and evening sections available to accommodate a variety of schedules.
ESOL Classes: ESOL classes will offer morning and evening options, available both on Zoom and in person at the Williamstown Youth Center.
Whether learners are working toward a GED or building confidence in English, this program provides flexible scheduling and multiple formats to fit different needs and availability.
How to Enroll: Interested individuals can enroll by calling 413-412-1118 or emailing adulted@napsk12.org.
🎒✨ The night before school starts! ✨🎒
We are so excited to welcome our amazing K-12 students back into our buildings tomorrow and equally anticipate seeing our PreK students next week on 9/8!
Here are a few last-minute reminders to help you get ready for a fantastic first day:
✅ Get your backpack ready
✅ Set your alarm for an early start
✅ Lay out your outfit to save time
✅ Double-check your bus or transportation plan
✅ Remember your required health items
✅ And don't forget, we serve free breakfast and lunch every day!
We can’t wait to see your smiles fill our halls again!
Here’s to a year full of learning, friendship, and growth. Let’s make this the best school year yet! 🎉📚💙
Yesterday Governor Healey visited to view the Greylock Elementary School construction project being supported by the Massachusetts School Building Authority! During her visit, the governor was able to learn more about the building project, the implementation of the geothermal wells being used in the design, and the needs of our students and families. Several members of the construction team shared about the trades involved in the project and the design of the building, and gave the governor a tour of the site.
It was a beautiful day on Friday for the Steel Signing Ceremony at the Greylock Elementary School site! More than 50 members of the North Adams community came together to sign a steel beam that was placed in the new school. The site's unofficial "four-legged foreman," Herbie, even signed the beam with his paw print in celebration! Thank you to everyone who joined us to mark this construction milestone!
We can't wait to welcome our students back for the 2026-2027 school year on August 31st (K-12) and September 8th (PreK)! Dr. Callahan and Mr. Sookey are joined by some Drury alums in this video to remind us all how to ride the school bus safely this year. https://youtu.be/k-M8nBHS8Ok
Join us at Greylock Elementary School as we celebrate a major construction milestone!
📅 Friday, August 14th | 🕐 12:15 PM
📍 100 Phelps Ave, North Adams
Open to the community! Come sign your name on the beam and be part of this exciting new chapter for Greylock Elementary. 🎉
North Adams Public Schools is once again serving up FREE meals for kids and teens all summer long!
📅 Tuesday, June 30 – Friday, August 21
Any child or teen 18 and under can get a free meal — no registration or ID required!
📍 Where to find us:
Mon–Fri: Lunch Pickup & Next-Day Breakfast
Windsor Lake — 11:30–11:50
North Adams Splash Park — 12:00–12:20
Tues & Fri | Multi-Day Meal Pickups (Breakfast & Lunch)
🏘️ Greylock Valley Apartments — 11:30–11:45
🏫 Brayton Elementary School — 11:30–12:00
🏘️ Mohawk Forest Apartments — 12:00–12:15
🏫 Colegrove Park Elementary School — 12:00–12:30
🏘️ Wheel Estates — 12:30–12:45
✅ Meals are first come, first served
✅ Kids should be present to pick up their own meals (a parent/guardian may pick up on their behalf)
✅ No registration or I.D. required
🔗 Find a meal site near you: projectbread.org/summereats
Let's make sure every kid in North Adams has full bellies all summer!
"It was GOATEDDDDDDD!"
"I made a cute heart-shaped pizza... because I was feeling lovely."
"Five stars."
10/10, no notes. 🍕💚
Bonus: the group also brought in a 204-lb harvest of cucumbers, squash, and zucchini this week. 🥒
"A zoodle a day keeps the doctor away!" 🥒 That's a direct quote from one of our students this week — and it kind of sums up the whole group. They try everything, work together, and look out for one another.
Some highlights of our farm program thus far:
inoculating mushroom logs, a visit from a geologist (complete with a 40-million-year-old fossil!), working with architect Vanessa Till Hooper on an outdoor kitchen design project, and getting soaked making pizza in our own wood-fired oven on field day. 🍕
Every student gets a turn in the kitchen — from farm-fresh snacks to sourdough baking to sweet treats.
Problem-solving, teamwork, and a little bit of mud. That's the job. 💪
Their answers say it all:
"Work hard, don't give up."
"Still have fun even though it's raining."
"Power through it."
"Hang out with your friends."
That's the Greenagers spirit. ☔💚
Between garden crew, building crew, cooking, river exploration, and bunny care, these kids showed up for each other and for the work — heat, rain, and all. Impressive young people, every one of them. 🐰🌧️🥾
