At peak magnitude, seek out the goddess of love planet in a clear blue sky in the west-southwest during daylight hours, being extremely careful to keep eyes diverted from the sun.
In dark sky locations, meteor scientists estimate 150 - 200 shooting stars per hour will be visible, more than double the spectacle that is anticipated most years.
Over the past three Saturdays, children ranging from ages four through twelve and their families have decorated miniature wooden homes provided by the library, with moss, bark, leaves, flowers, and other found natural objects
To bring back the Milky Way, which is lost to light and air pollution in most areas, we need Tanabata festivals all over the Earth, times of celebration where the lights are turned down and eyes turned up to the sky.
The mission of Flying Cloud Institute, serving over 3,500 students in schools throughout Berkshire County, is to inspire young people and educators through dynamic science and art experiences that ignite creativity.
“I was thrilled when I was given the opportunity in 7th grade to start learning a foreign language. But I do wish I would have been given that opportunity sooner.”
-- Anna Abrahams
“The library learning commons and the music performance spaces will spark a different kind of education and become perhaps a model for other institutions.”
--- BCD Head of School Paul Lindenmaier
We experience sustained maximum sunlight during the six-week period that spans from May 30 through July 13, when days are 15 hours or longer between sunrise and sunset.
At Muddy Brook Elementary School the Yolk Project collected more than $2,000 to donate to charities. Its motto: “Free range children changing the world one egg at a time.”
In the past 15 years, the Great Barrington Rotary Club has given $600,000 in college scholarships to students from Monument and Mt. Everett high schools.
With each movement, integration abounds and, unbeknownst to these little dancers, they are building a foundation for life. The intellectual, creative and social-emotional benefits are endless.
