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Board approves preschool STEAM partnerships with Holden Arboretum and Studio Institute
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The board approved preschool STEAM partnerships to bring Holden Arboretum Garden & Forest and Studio Institute art/woodworking programs to early-childhood classrooms; administrators said both include parent components and special accommodations for 3‑year-olds.
The Bedford Board of Education voted to approve preschool STEAM programming partnerships at its March 6 work session.
The superintendent presented two vendor partnerships under agenda item 6.05: Holden Arboretum’s Garden & Forest classroom program and Studio Institute’s early-childhood art workshops. Erin Nicole Black, who directs early-childhood programming, described the offerings: Holden Arboretum brings hands-on nature lessons and…
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