For children in Wilton and throughout the region Wednesday, August 28 was the beginning of a new school year.
Academy Hill School
Academy Hill students take to the field on last full day of school
Nature walks, relay races, group games and creative activities were enjoyed by students and staff on June 19.
Wilton students take ‘floating’ lessons
Fourth grade students from Academy Hill School learned about their environment with several hands-on activities Friday, June 7.
Students told, ‘Don’t afraid to be awesome’
The Franklin County Fiddlers visited Academy Hill School March 13 to encourage students to do their best.
Family math night lets students be teachers, gets parents involved
Family math night at Academy Hill School in Wilton strengthens students’ math skills and brings parents to the school.
Wax museum showcases student learning
WILTON — Students at Academy Hill School held a wax museum presentation Monday afternoon, November 19, to showcase what they had learned about a famous person. Morgan Badeau, a fourth grade teacher, said the students picked a person of their choice to read a book about. “All fourth and fifth grade students participated. Students could do […]
Pupils collect data on Wilson Lake
WILTON — On Wilson Lake on Friday, the air temperature was 23 degrees Celsius and 72 degrees Fahrenheit. The wind was from the west at 12-15 knots per hour. Fourth-graders from Academy Hill School recorded those details, among others, in sailors’ logs during boat trips on the lake described as “living lab” lessons. Pupils were […]
Student camp offered during February vacation
WILTON — Stay-cation Adventure Camp is planned for school vacation week, Feb. 19-23, at Academy Hill School for elementary school students in the Franklin County area. The camp is open to those in kindergarten through grade five in Regional School Units 58, 9 and 73. The districts include the towns of Avon, Kingfield, Phillips, Strong, Farmington, Wilton, […]
Wilton students deliver items to food pantry
Academy Hill School students in Wilton carry bags of food and toiletries collected by students and staff down Main Street to the Wilton Area Food Pantry on Wednesday. A total of 1,198 items were delivered. (Ann Bryant/Franklin Journal) Hunter Morse, a second-grader at Academy Hill School in Wilton, drops off the bag of items he […]
Guiding Eyes dog-in-training visits Wilton school
WILTON — Brunswick residents Wendy and Kevin Flynn visited fourth-grade students at Academy Hill School on Thursday with Orchid, a 14-month-old golden Labrador they’re raising for Guiding Eyes for the Blind. Teacher Brenda LaVerdiere said students researched how something has changed over time as part of a passion project. “Each child has a different passion,” LaVerdiere […]