Community Connections

The A.J. Gomes School is committed to working with the community in a variety of ways.  Read below about several of our community partnerships which help enrich the lives of our students.

SMILES MENTORING

SMILES is a school based one-to-one mentoring program serving the A.J. Gomes School.  By working with school, business and community partners on a clear mission to affect social change, SMILES strives to help students achieve their personal and educational potential by pairing them with positive adult mentors.

Every Friday community members help our students by providing educational and social interaction.  The SMILES program currently services Grades 1, 2, 4, & 5 at the Gomes School.  If you are interested in becoming a SMILES mentor click the link below.

http://www.smilesmentoring.org/get-involved-volunteer.htm

Listen to SMILES mentor Richard Walega talk about his experience mentoring at the Gomes School by clicking the link.

http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090917/NEWS/909179998/-1/OPINION07

FOSTER GRANDPARENTS 

Foster grandparents is a wonderful program in which local community members work in the school with children at all grade levels.  The staff, teachers, and students send out a big "THANK YOU" to all our foster grandparents!!

TABOR ACADEMY

The A.J. Gomes School has formed a community partnership with Tabor Academy in Marion, MA. 

large view Thank you to our Tabor friend who donated $200 for art supplies.

large view Tabor students visited in the Spring and worked with students on project based learning & math.