Holmes Elementary School

School Highlights:

• A model school that fully includes students with disabilities in all classes
• Small class size of 15–18 students
• Computers in every classroom
• Science lab and auditorium/gym
• Strong music program, with band and chorus, and a grant from VH1 “Save the Music”
•  A National Board certified teacher (tops in the teaching profession)
• Grant from VSA arts of Mass. to support creative activities for students with and without disabilities
• Volunteers from Federal Reserve Bank and Milton Academy
• 21st Century Learning grant for after school academic support and enrichment
•  Playworks, providing safe, healthy play and physical activity at recess and throughout the entire school day
• Additional partnerships: Boston Nature Center, Discovering Justice, Peace First, and Wheelock College.