Kids

(Wallyhood welcomes Rachel Feldstein to our writing corps! She'll be covering kids-related issues and whatever strikes her fancy.) Have you ever noticed a gaggle of little kids tethered together, exploring the neighborhood?  If so, you’ve likely seen the students from Exploration Academy, a new Wallingford preschool. I had the opportunity to tour the school last week and chat with the director, longtime Wallingford resident Michelle Warren.  She opened Exploration Academy in Wallingford Center last fall because it “seemed like the perfect…

Continuing our series of schools within the Wallingford attendance area, here's a look at Roosevelt High School. Roosevelt High School (1410 NE 66th St.) is located in the Roosevelt neighborhood, just a block north of 65th and Roosevelt.  We include it in our school series because it is our attendance area high school; however, for those 8th graders in the Advanced Placement Program (APP) at Hamilton International Middle School, a new APP program will begin at Ingraham High School in September…

Continuing with our series of school profiles within the Wallingford attendance area, here's a look at Hamilton International Middle School for grades 6-8. Hamilton International Middle School has a student population of 850, which can make incoming 6th graders who were previously regarded as big fish in their elementary school ponds feel like tiny minnows in a vast ocean.  But the staff at Hamilton know this, which is why the first day of school is reserved only for welcoming 6th grade…