09.17.2020 Education As enrollment increases, Peconic Community School seeks expansion Editor’s Note: The Riverhead Planning Board postponed discussion on this proposal Thursday. Peconic Community School in Aquebogue has proposed expanding into a vacant retail building at Verderber’s Nursery on...
08.05.2020 Education Dozens of new students transferring to North Fork schools amid COVID-19 pandemic More than 60 new students have already been enrolled to be educated at North Fork schools in September, a number that is expected to grow in the coming weeks...
02.22.2020 Columns Guest Column: The challenge of raising ‘screenagers’ As a mother and as an educator, I am regularly thinking, reading, discussing and keeping up to speed on the ever-evolving topics of child rearing, child development and educational...
11.09.2019 Community Guest Column: Learning and caring can go hand in hand Recently, the Southold Historical Society curated an exhibit on the lives of enslaved persons in Southold Town, and we read with interest The Suffolk Times editor Steve Wick’s Sept....
10.03.2015 Education Fast chat: Peconic Community School gets new teacher Peconic Community School in Aquebogue has a new teacher who’s a familiar face to most of the staff. Shannon Timoney is the private school’s new upper primary teacher, whose...
08.01.2015 Education Memorial fund established to honor ‘irreplaceable’ educator The Peconic Community School has established a memorial fund to honor its kindergarten teacher, who died in early July while traveling with her husband in Oregon.
11.08.2014 Education Through Skype, this class is taken to Zimbabwe “What do you do for fun?” the girl in Aquebogue asked. “Do you have pets?” the boy in Zimbabwe asked. “How big is your school?” “Do you have a...
06.01.2014 Community Photos: Brady Rymer performs at Peconic School fundraiser Peconic Community School hosted a fundraiser at Hallockville Museum Farm on Saturday afternoon to benefit the school. Kids and their parents enjoyed the music of Brady Rymer and the...
03.08.2014 Education ‘Seedtime’ at Peconic Community School Farmers aren’t always fixing their plows and attending out-of-state conferences over the winter. Scott Chaskey, of Sag Harbor, paid a visit to the students of the Peconic Community School...
10.12.2013 Education Alternative school sees enrollment triple in first two years In a naturally lit area of the early childhood education classroom at Peconic Community School in Aquebogue last Friday, students learned about trees by becoming trees themselves. “Follow me,...