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Snowshoeing for Resiliency

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Ceci Crooker, of Bethel, tries out her snowshoes on the top of a mound of snow. Children and adults went snowshoeing on trails behind Telstar High School at a Snowshoe and Connect Event sponsored by the SAD#44 District Resiliency Team. Rose Lincoln
Charlie Luetje, age 9, of Woodstock. Rose Lincoln/Bethel Citizen
James Erde, 2, watched as children played before heading out on the snowshoeing trails behind Telstar High School at a Snowshoe and Connect Event sponsored by the SAD#44 District Resilency Team. James’ dad is Telstar math teacher, Jonathan Erde. Rose Lincoln/Bethel Citizen
Children and adults went snowshoeing on trails behind Telstar High School at a Snowshoe and Connect Event sponsored by the SAD#44 District Resiliency Team. Rose Lincoln/Bethel Citizen

BETHEL — A group of about 15 adults and children headed off behind Telstar on Sunday, a blue-sky day. The youngest, James Erde, age 2, walked,  since his feet were still a bit too small for snowshoes.

The event was the Snowshoe and Connect Event sponsored by SAD #44 District Resiliency Team.

Before they began adults had a chance to look at their ideas chart for future events, mark the ones they liked, and add other ideas, while both children and adults sipped hot cocoa in the cafeteria.

The Resiliency Team, is made up of teachers and administrators from across the SAD #44 district. They support mental wellness and bring resiliency ideas, programs, and best practices to students, staff, and families. They work on understanding students’ emotional traumas, needs, and how to assist students by making strong connections.

Bethel Citizen writer and photographer Rose Lincoln lives in Bethel with her husband and a rotating cast of visiting dogs, family, and friends. A photojournalist for several years, she worked alongside...

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