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❗️MEET OUR STAFF❗️
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Say hello to Lindsay Pykosz, Director of Communications at NCS!
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Lindsay was born and raised on Nantucket and joined the Nantucket Community School team in late 2016 after nearly seven years of working as a journalist on the island. She graduated from Fairfield University in Fairfield, CT in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in English with a concentration in journalism.
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Her role at NCS as the Director of Communications combines her love of writing and being creative while also working with members of the public, many of whom she has grown to know over her years of working and living here.
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Lindsay can be reached at pykoszl@npsk.org or 508-228-7285 x1574.
Thank you to @nantucketcoffee and @cornertablenantucket for a fun and informative coffee cupping class this morning!
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And congrats to Susan Richards for being crowned the Coffee Cupping Captain after correctly guessing all six coffees and their origins!🫅🏼⚓️
❗️Meet Our Staff❗️
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Say hello to Susan Richards, our Family Education and Outreach Specialist! You may also recognize her through the work she does as a Humane Educator at the island animal shelter, @nishanimals, with her adorable sidekick, Gwen🐶🐾
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Susan began working as an early childhood educator soon after completing her education at Ithaca College and Boston University in the mid-1970’s. She helped create Needham Children’s Center and taught there for several years before moving to Vermont and becoming the founding director of Charlotte Children’s Center, just south of Burlington.
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Susan then combined her love of literacy with her early childhood background to become Children’s Librarian at Essex Free Library, spending her final years in Vermont as a Child Care Referral Specialist at Child Care Resource.
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After moving full-time to Nantucket in 2011, she quickly found a connection with the Community School and began her role as Family Education and Outreach Specialist in 2012. Susan lives out on the Madaket end of the island with her husband, Peter, and three rescue animals – two dogs and one cat. She and Peter have an adult son, Parker, who currently lives in Brooklyn and works as a staff editor at the New York Times.
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Susan can be reached at richardss@npsk.org or 508-228-7285 x1573.
Our Extended Day students had so much fun learning about Capoeira this week!
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Thank you to Gerry Holmes and John McGillin for introducing us to this Brazilian art form!
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Say hello to Kelly Corbett, the DanceWorks Artistic Director and Program Coordinator👋
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Kelly, a Nantucket native, began dancing at the age of 4. Over the years, her dance experiences have included ballet, point, jazz, hip-hop, character, tap, and modern technique. In 1987 and 1988 Kelly trained at Walnut Hill School of Arts in Natick, Massachusetts. There she took master classes with many legendary dancers, such as David Howard. After graduating high school in 1994, Kelly furthered her education at Bradford College. In 1997 at the New England Regional American College Dance Festival, Kelly won an award for her choreography, “My Soul Went With Her”.
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In 2009, Kelly stepped into her current role at NCS. In her off time, Kelly stays busy raising her four children with her husband, Scott.
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Say hello to Andrea Wulffleff, NCS Assistant Director👋
Andrea came to the Nantucket Community School in 2022 with over 20 years of experience working with non-profit organizations, most recently as Director of Operations at the Nantucket Community Music Center.
She holds a BA in History from Smith College and an MA in American Studies from Trinity College in Hartford.
Andrea and her husband, Jim, moved to the island in 2017 with their three children, Henry, Emmeline, and Charlie, and a variety of cats and chickens.
❗️MEET OUR STAFF❗️
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Say hello to Alicia Graziadei, the director of NCS!
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Alicia is an island native who joined the Community School in 2022 after more than a decade of working as a teacher and administrator at Nantucket New School. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Boston University (’08) and a master’s degree in education from Northeastern University (’17). Her husband, Jason Graziadei, is the editor-in-chief for Nantucket Current. Together, they have two sons, Emmett and Owen.
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Alicia can be reached at 508-228-7285 x1162 or graziadeia@npsk.org.
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📸: Kit Noble/@nantucket_magazine
Join the Nantucket Community School and numerous other island organizations today from 4-7pm for the Back to School Resource and Services Fair in the Nantucket Intermediate School cafeteria!
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The fair, organized by @acksafeplace and @sourcehub_portugues, is providing a space for community partners to come together and offer kids activities, school supplies and much more!
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Topics covered include health, education, food security, housing, financial stability, knowing your rights, and documentation, and resource providers will be available to answer questions in multiple languages.
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See you there!
❗️MEET OUR STAFF❗️
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Pauline Cronin is the Early Childhood Education Coordinator at NCS👋
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Born in Scotland, Pauline has lived on Nantucket for 29 years. She began working with the Nantucket Community School as a playgroup facilitator when her son James, a 2023 Nantucket High School graduate, was a year old. She has held many roles within the Early Childhood department.
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Pauline said she enjoys being part of a dedicated team of program facilitators and outreach personnel.
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Pauline can be reached at croninp@npsk.org or 508-228-7285 x1166.
A very big thank you to @nantucketicecommunityrink for letting our campers escape the heat this summer and enjoy the ice!⛸️
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We had our final visit to the rink today, the last day of ACKventure camp.
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We are grateful for all of the community organizations that have partnered with NCS and made this camp season one we`ll never forget.
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Until next year!
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