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Montclair State University's African Drumming Ensemble had Seth Boyden School’s staff, students and community members on their feet dancing and drumming their way into the start of something new!
Greens pesto, kale smoothies, stir-fry, carrots, tomatoes, potatoes – all were served up this fall during Garden Recess, held every Friday in Seth Boyden's Outdoor Learning Center.
Violet Holtz, a fourth-grader at Seth Boyden, gives us the scoop on this year's Harvest Festival, which "might have been the best event in school history." Mayor of Maplewood Victor DeLuca even judged the cupcake contest!
Students danced to favorites from DJ Jenn Jones and ate an entire ice cream truck’s supply of treats as families reconnected after the summer break.
Each week in July brought a new theme for summer students at Seth Boyden: heroes, space exploration, wildlife, and performance. Students engaged enthusiastically in a range of projects related to these themes.
In this year's Field Day, held on May 24, teams of first- through fifth-graders became representatives of countries across the globe, from Argentina to Oman, Finland to Kenya.
The Fifth-Grade Performance Project and acts from younger grades made for a memorable, truly impressive show with the apt title "Unity."
The second "Boyden Buzz" issue of the 2016-2017 school year offers student-authored articles on an upcoming field trip to the Montclair Art Museum, on student helpers in the library, on bouncy seats in certain classrooms, and more.
The freshest school fundraiser you'll ever go to. April 29, 8 to 11 pm, Parlor @ Woodland, Maplewood. $10 at the door, beer/wine $4. 21+ only.
A set of sculptural wooden tables and chairs by local artist John Kaufman are the newest addition to Seth Boyden's Outdoor Classroom. They serve as a tribute to the school's outstanding teachers.
More than 400 people danced in their seats at Grammy-winning Rev. Milton Biggham's educational fundraiser for Seth Boyden on March 26.
Chris Healy, author of the award-winning children's adventure book series The League of Princes, led an assembly of third- to fifth-graders as part of Seth Boyden's Read-A-Thon.
Jasmine Lyons, Seth Boyden second-grader, reports on a fabulous Harlem Renaissance-style Rent Party.
Lion dancers, a fantastic DJ, and some 120 auction items were on offer at a red-and-gold Lunar New Year benefit for Seth Boyden.
Seth Boyden and New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) partnered for another year of Dancing Classrooms!
Seth Boyden students turned mountains of boxes into ingenious inventions for its first Cardboard Challenge on November 9, 2016.
After two decades of gradually transforming its back yard into a vibrant Outdoor Learning Center, Seth Boyden Elementary is inaugurating the final and most highly anticipated phase of an open-air classroom.
Seth Boyden Elementary School has bid a warm farewell to its principal of ten years, Mark Quiles. The school now welcomes new principal Damion Frye, who was most recently Special Assistant to the Assistant Superintendent of the Newark public school system.
Melinda Hall, a Theater Artist-in-Residence worked with all the fourth grade students to stage fun, accessible adaptations of the Shakespeare masterpiece, to the delight and amusement of parents, teachers, and best of all, each other.
One hundred years ago, a new school opened on Boyden Avenue in Hilton.
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