Somerville Makes Outdoor Education a Priority
Outdoor Education within schools is proven to work. Students learn and perform to their potential when they are confident, self-esteem is high, cooperation is strong, and students feel like they…
2017 Program Impact Report
We are committed to understand the impact of Waypoint programs on the lives of people with disabilities and their communities. Thanks to a collaboration with the Social Innovation Forum, Public…
2 Months of Teamwork
This fall, Waypoint was invited to work with a group of high-school students in an 8-week long after-school series. The focus of this program was centered around one goal: team. …
Adventure Learning in Somerville
Last week we kicked off another year of adventure learning with students from many schools within the Somerville Public School system. We love this partnership because it allows us to…
Closing out the School Year
It's been another awesome year at the Mario Umana Academy of East Boston. This school is Waypoint's longest standing partnership and over the past 5 years, we've made a lot…
Next Wave Full Circle: The Series
Throughout this school year, we have had the opportunity to work with Somerville's Next Wave Junior High School and Full Circle High School. Next Wave / Full Circle teaches students who…
Making a Splash in Somerville
If the pool could talk, The Kennedy School Pool in Somerville would tell you about a lot of adventure-learning that has happened there this winter/spring. Our partnership with Somerville Public Schools has taken students…
Somerville Programming Finale
It was an awesome school year of programming with Somerville Public Schools. We couldn't be more thrilled about how the year has gone - making huge impact on the social…
Somerville students accomplish “more than they thought possible”
Ms. Payette's class at Winter Hill of Somerville Public Schools accomplished big things last week. In her synopsis of the field trip, this teacher said of her 3rd & 4th…
Paulina discovers a waypoint on her path to recovery
Paulina from East Boston (age 10) is one resilient kid. After a common virus in August '16 triggered a rare disease, her legs were paralyzed. Her mother described the event as scary and unexpected. After…