VAPING PRESENTATION Vaping Education Presentation by Stacey Schakel, MPS Nurse Coordinator February 27, 2019 Below is the YouTube video Ms. Shakel created with Mashpee TV. What is Vaping? Your Teen Is Underestimating the Health Risks of Vaping By KATHLEEN RAVEN DECEMBER 19, 2018 December 18, Surgeon General Jerome Adams issued a rare advisory—the fourth in 10 years—from his office. “I am officially declaring e-cigarette use [vaping] among youth an epidemic in the United States,” Dr. Adams said. The numbers are startling. Eleven percent of high school seniors, 8 percent of 10th-graders, and 3.5 percent of eighth-graders reported vaping with nicotine in a one month period, according to a national survey released from the University of Michigan late last year. The worrying part? Young people think vaping is mostly harmless. To understand vaping, it’s best to start on broad terms. To vape is to inhale vapor created from a liquid heated up inside a device. From there, things quickly get complicated. The devices have many names—vape pens, pod mods, tanks, electronic nicotine delivery devices (ENDS), e-hookahs and e-cigarettes. The liquid they contain also has many monikers—it might be called e-juice, e-liquid, cartridges, pods, or oil. Most vape liquids contain a combination of propylene glycol or glycerol—also called glycerin—as a base, and nicotine, marijuana, or flavoring chemicals to produce common or outlandish flavors, from mint to “unicorn puke.” The devices rely on batteries to power heating elements made of various materials that aerosolize the liquid. Read the rest of the article on Yale Medicine.org Vaping Resources Vaping Resources: Monitoring the Future 2018: https://www.drugabuse.gov/trends-statistics/monitoring-future/monitoring-future-study-trends-in-prevalence-various-drugs CDC: Vitalsigns e-Cigs: http://bit.ly/2vZ34E0 CDC: Know the Risks: e-Cigs and Young People: http://bit.ly/2t1vhpW CDC: Fact Sheet: https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/factsheet/index.html Center for Living - Dangers of Vaping https://www.centerforliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/centerforliving.org_dangers_of_vaping.pdf Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids https://www.tobaccofreekids.org/assets/factsheets/0394.pdf Massachusetts DPH - http://makesmokinghistory.org/dangers-of-vaping/ Massachusetts DPH - FAQ’s About Vaping: http://files.hria.org/files/TC3480.pdf Massachusetts DPH - How to Talk to Your Kids About Vaping: http://files.hria.org/files/TC3479.pdf Massachusetts DPH - The New Look of Nicotine Addiction: http://files.hria.org/files/TC3477.pdf National Institute on Drug Abuse – Electronic Cigarettes: https://d14rmgtrwzf5a.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/drugfacts-ecig.pdf = Prevention Resources E-Cigarette Prevention: CATCH My Breath – CATCH (Coordinated Approach to Child Health). A youth e-cigarette prevention program targeting ages 11-18. The program is divided into 4 sessions lasting 35-40 minutes each and uses a variety of educational strategies including: cooperative learning groups, group discussions, goal setting, interviews, and analyzing mass media. The Tobacco Prevention Toolkit – Stanford University School of Medicine. A toolkit for teachers with in-classroom units and lesson plans on e-cigarettes, tobacco, and nicotine. The toolkit includes PowerPoints, discussion guides, worksheets, and activities. ASPIRE – MD Anderson Center. ASPIRE is a free, bilingual, online tool that helps middle and high school teens learn about being tobacco free. smokeSCREEN: A Smoking Prevention Videogame – play2PREVENT Get Smart about Tobacco: Health and Science Education Program – Scholastic Cessation Resources Smokefree Teen – U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Truth Initiative® has expanded its quit-smoking resources to include a first-of-its kind e-cigarette quit program. This innovative and free text message program was created with input from teens, college students and young adults who have attempted to, or successfully, quit e-cigarettes. The program is tailored by age group to give teens and young adults appropriate recommendations about quitting. The program will also serve as a resource for parents looking to help their children who now vape. To access the new e-cigarette quit program, users can text "QUIT" to (202) 804-9884. Talk to an expert for cessation help – 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) Caron Educational Alliance - https://www.caron.org/our-programs/education-alliance Project CONNECT - https://www.caron.org/our-programs/education-alliance/student-assistance-program/project-connect

Title One Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School has developed a procedure for identifying students who may require additional academic supports in order to meet the state’s challenging academic achievement standards. Title 1 is the name of the federal education program which aims to provide extra help and instruction for students. CCLCS is considered a targeted assistance school in which students are identified through formal and informal assessments as needing additional supports to achieve grade level standards. Students identified receive targeted intervention in reading, writing, and/or mathematics at school. Title 1 teachers go into the classrooms and provide instruction and assistance to small groups of students. Students may also be pulled out of the classroom during Intervention/tutorial blocks for further instruction targeted to specific math and reading/written language skills. At all times, Title 1 teachers and regular classroom teachers work together for the benefit of their students. We believe that parents and guardians play a crucial role in their child's education. As a Title I targeted assistance school, we are committed to providing opportunities for you to be actively involved in your child's learning. Families may provide input on the Title 1 / Intervention program through several avenues including parent/teacher conferences with the Intervention teacher, as well as classroom teachers and through family events such as open houses and evening events. Families may also submit any feedback and input in writing at any time, and are welcome to schedule a meeting with the Director Of Student Services for further information. In addition, parent surveys are conducted in the spring of each year. These surveys/needs assessments and program evaluation forms are used to evaluate the Title 1 program and inform future interventions and use of resources in Title 1.

Art Art Spark Art Spark is CCLCS' Free After-School Arts Enrichment Program and is open to all students in grades 6, 7 and 8. Classes meet 1 or 2 times per week starting in late Fall and continue until the end of the school year. Students are offered a variety of activities in the Visual Arts and these classes are taught by CCLCS teachers, parents and professional artists. Some of the activities that have been offered include Asian Brush Painting, Pop Art Sculpture, Acrylic Painting, Book Illustration, Cartooning and Printmaking. It is supported by a grant from the Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation. All materials are provided at no additional cost to the students. This special program provides opportunities for students to explore their creative potential in a studio setting with other students who share their passion for making art! National Junior Art Honor Society The National Junior Art Honor Society is an organization for middle and high school students to promote art awareness, establish community service initiatives, and participate in school trips to local art events and venues. At CCLCS it is open to 7th and 8th grade students. The purpose of each chapter is to "inspire and recognize those students that have shown outstanding ability in art, foster excellence and a dedicated spirit to the pursuit of art, see further creative abilities and talents of the society's members, as well as the school's entire student art enrollment, aid members in working toward the attainment of their highest potential in art area, bring art to the attention of the school and community, increase an awareness of art in relation to other areas of the school curriculum and further increase awareness in all aspects of the school's total program."

FAQs Frequently Asked Questions What is a Charter School? Charter Schools are public schools; they are open to residents, free of charge, just like any other public school. The Charter School concept arose out of the Education Reform Act of 1993. There was a strong push at that time to improve public education, and in that climate Charter Schools were born. Education reformers reasoned that public funds could be utilized to open smaller public schools where innovative ideas for educating children could be tried and developed. In Massachusetts, Charter Schools have been started by innovative educators and community members seeking to broaden the options for public education. Each Charter School has a unique mission, approved by the Department of Education and the State Board of Education. There are two types of Charter Schools: Horace Mann and Commonwealth. Horace Mann Charter Schools operate under the supervision of the district school board; Commonwealth Public Charter Schools operate independently from local districts under the supervision of a Board of Trustees and report directly to the state. Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School is a Commonwealth Charter School. What is the history of the Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School? Our charter was approved the first year that charter schools began in Massachusetts, and we've began educating students in September of 1995. See more about our origins . Are CCLCS teachers certified? Teachers in Commonwealth Charter Schools must meet all of the state requirements except that of licensure. Therefore they must possess at least a Bachelor's degree and demonstrate subject matter competence (passed the subject area MTEL), making them Highly Qualified to teach. All of our full time teachers meet those requirements. How do I find/contact CCLCS? 195 Route 137 East Harwich, MA 02645 phone: 774-408-7994 fax: 774-237-9041 info@cclcs.info Catherine O'Leary, Executive Director Beth Woelflein, Associate Director Jennifer Hyora, Director of Student Services Michelle Galucci, Business Manager How many students attend CCLCS? 252, with 84 in each grade. Average class size is 21 Is th ere a qualifying admissions test? No . Entry is based solely on a lottery. See the admissions page for more information. What classes do students take? All students take Math, Language Arts, Social Studies and Science. Every grade has Physical Education, Health and Art once a week. All students can take Seminars. Seventh and eighth graders take either Spa nish. Sixth graders take Exploration. You may find the Curriculum Overview and Information Sheets helpful. What sorts of extra-curricular opportunities are there at CCLCS? CCLCS students can join sports teams (girls' and boys' soccer and field hockey in the fall, boys' and girls' basketball in the winter and baseball and softball in the spring). 7th and 8th graders have preference, with 6th graders able to fill remaining spots on the team. After school activities (for all grades) differ from year to year and from term to term depending on adult availability and grant money. Parents play a key role in whether after school clubs will be offered.

School Times Student Times Student should not arrive earlier than 8:30 p.m. Homeroom begins 8:35 a.m. Classes begin at 8:45 a.m. Dismissal begins 2:55 p.m. Bus riders are dismissed 2:57 p.m. Car riders are dismissed 3:00 p.m. The Main Office 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Community Partners Our Partners Part of our mission is community outreach. We strive to integrate our students into our local community. Below is a list of our community partners past and present. Academy of Performing Arts - 30 years as a vibrant arts institution. In addition to great performances at the Playhouse, they offer year round instruction in dance, music and theatre for all ages with unique opportunities for performance in a variety of productions. Outreach programs continue to provide area schools with residencies, workshops, and assemblies to help promote the integration of the arts throughout the school curriculum. Partnerships - classes & plays (students acting in) & venue hosting Big and Small Puppetworks - Creating new works that uplift the human spirit, celebrate community,and draw on historical, cultural, and environmental themes through music, movement, and mask. Partnerships - Two Old Women ; Missa Gaia Calmer Choice - Envisions a world in which young people lead lives of kindness and compassion towards themselves and others. Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank Cape Cod Museum of Natural History was founded in 1954, with a mission to encourage and advance understanding of our natural environment through discovery and learning. Partnerships - The Sylvia Howe Thompson Pilot Project , the BioBlitz , many visits to the museum like this , the marine plankton exhibit , Seminars , Pleasant Bay Water Quality Study... Cape Museum of Art - Collecting conserve, study, interpret and exhibit works by outstanding artists associated with Cape Cod and the Islands. Through its programs, the museum seeks to preserve the artistic heritage of the area and to foster artistic and cultural growth within the individual and the community. Partnerships - Art classes to the museum like this , and this , Seminars ... Cape Repertory Theatre Partnerships - Use of their theatre and frequent use of their fields for physical education... Center for Coastal Studies was founded in 1976 as an independent, nonprofit institution dedicated to research, conservation, and public education for the coastal and marine environments. Located in Provincetown, Massachusetts, on the tip of Cape Cod, in the midst of a variety of fragile habitats, the Center has become internationally known for its progressive and innovative programs and scientific research. Partnerships - Presentations, whale watches... Friends of Pleasant Bay have assisted students to monitor water for the Orleans Nutrient Loading Project with the Orleans Marine Water Quality Task Force. Partnerships - Marine plankton exhibit , codium study... Massachusetts Audubon Society's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary is located on Cape Cod, in South Wellfleet, Massachusetts, the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary protects 1,000 acres of pine/oak woodlands, salt marsh and tidal flats, coastal heathlands and sandplain grasslands, and fresh water and brackish water ponds. Orleans Council on Aging is a human service organization which provides information, services, and programs for all of our senior citizens (age 60 and over). A goal of the COA is to help our seniors make informed choices about their health and safety. Partnerships - Confronting and transcending ageism ; numerous seminars Provincetown Art Association and Museum - Promoting and cultivate the practice and appreciation of all branches of the fine arts, to assemble and maintain in the town of Provincetown and environs a collection of works of art of merit, to hold exhibitions, and by forums, concerts and similar activities to promote education of the public in the arts and social intercourse between artists and laymen. Partnerships - Seminars ; curated exhibit WOMR - Operates a nonprofit, non-commercial educational radio station in Provincetown for the benefit of the residents of and visitors to Cape Cod; to provide a broadcast service to the Cape which is entertaining, informative and educational; to encourage participation by members of Cape communities in the management of the station and in the production of radio programs; to provide an outlet for Cape codders to present educational, artistic and informative programs; to provide air time and facilities to community members and groups; to provide program coverage of local news, educational and social events; to present cultural and ethnic programs to the local audience and to present instructional programming related to marine life and conservation interests

NEW STUDENT GUIDE Welcome to CCLCS! We are so glad you’re here! As you become familiar with our school, here are a few things you might want to know. Feel free to come to the office with any questions you might have. We also ask that you consult our Student Handbook for important school information. It’s going to be a great year! In the Morning: When time does school start? School starts at 8:40 a.m. Families that have made arrangements may drop off at 8:30 a.m. All others may arrive at 8:10 a.m. and head to outdoor recess or the morning quiet room. What programs occur before school? The following groups meet at 7:30 a.m. sharp! Band Percussion Strings Choral groups What time does Homeroom start? All students should be seated in Homeroom by 8:35 a.m. Announcements start at 8:40 a.m. sharp. If you come to school after 8:40 a.m., you are considered tardy and will need to sign in at the office. During the Day: What are the meal options? We offer breakfast and lunch. Your parents can sign up using our online order system. You will also find our free/reduced application on our website. You can bring a snack that is easy to eat at your desk. Snack is at the start of 2nd period. You CANNOT bring ANY food with NUTS! Please bring a reusable water bottle. We have a wall mounted water dispenser near the office. CCLCS receives food donations for families to take home whenever needed. Please check in with the office if you are interested. What is my class schedule? Students are assigned a letter AND a color. You will move around to different classrooms for your classes. You will need a good backpack. CCLCS is happy to provide you with a backpack should you need assistance. School supplies are posted in late June on our website. CCLCS is happy to help assist with gathering necessary supplies. Some classes go outside, such as P.E., even in cold weather! Please follow our dress code and be prepared to be outside throughout the year. What type of technology is used? You will be given a student assigned Chromebook to use throughout the year. Your homeroom has a laptop cart, which holds and charges your laptop each night. You cannot take your laptop home. You will check out the laptop in morning Homeroom and check it back in during afternoon Homeroom. Is there recess? Yes! You will go out for recess with your grade level before or after lunch. End of the Day: When and where do I go pack up to go home? At 2:55 p.m., there will be an announcement telling students to go back to homeroom. Students return their laptops, clean up and pack up for dismissal. What is the dismissal procedure? Students who go on a bus are called first at 2:55 p.m. Students who are getting pick up go second. Walkers go third. Students must have permission to walk. Permission slips are in the office and should be signed by a guardian. CCCLS athletes are called last. Are there clubs at CCLCS? CCLCS hosts a variety of Clubs from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Some clubs run later than this. Please check in with the office to obtain a list of all current Clubs. Join a Club! It’s a great way to get to know students and teachers! Welcome and Huzzah!

Seminars Seminars Overv iew Seminars are an integral part of the Lighthouse School philosophy and curriculum. Meeting once a week for 1 1/2 hours a session, seminars are a way for students and teachers to explore in-depth subjects which might not be covered under the traditional parameters of a middle school curriculum. Each term seminar offerings change to reflect both the learning interests of the students as well as the instructional interests of the faculty. Seminars also provide a window of opportunity for community members to act as resource partners and sharing in the education of our local students. Each term, fifteen to twenty different seminars, in subjects ranging from Mock Trial Competition to Forensic Science to Songwriting, are offered each term, so students are able to explore their own interests in greater depth, or to try out new things that intrigue them. Reflections are completed by the students at the end of each seminar. Student’s participation is graded weekly, and a letter grade is provided at the end of the term. Skating Seminar $45 Cash or Check Term One Seminars 25-26 Seminar Menu Seminar Slides Link to Sign Up Cornhole Seminar $50 Cash or Check Chess Crafting for Cause Coding and Creating Lunar Bubble Forts

6th Grade Lottery 6th Grade Lottery Results The 6th Grade Lottery for School Year 20 23-2024 was held on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. via Zoom. Students whose numbers were picked will receive a confirmation letter and a registration form. Please make sure you fill the form out completely and submit it to CCLCS by the deadline stated in the letter. Wait list enrollment in the Class of 2026 is filled on an on-going basis based when a spot opens up. Below are the results: 2023 -2024 Sixth Grade Lottery Results by Waitlist Number Opening the lottery results file may require the free Acrobat Reader software.

The Butterfly Project Butterflies of Brundibar Each year, the seventh grade at Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School engages in an interdisciplinary study of the Holocaust across the social studies, art and language arts curricula. Each January, we have a day-long Holocaust memorial program which culminates with our participation in the Butterfly Project, an international memorial project to honor the 1.5 million children who perished in the Holocaust. Each student paints a ceramic butterfly in honor of a young victim whose story they read on identity cards distributed by The Butterfly Project as part of the kits. The Butterfly Project was inspired by the art and poetry created by the children interned by the Nazis at the Terezin Concentration Camp; ultimately their work, which was discovered upon liberation, was published in a book entitled I Never Saw Another Butterfly. The book’s title draws its name from a poem written by Pavel Friedmann. While imprisoned in Terezin, many of these children also were enlisted to perform the Czech opera Brundibar for the International Red Cross' visit to the camp as well as for a propaganda film later used by the Nazis. In post-liberation interviews, the performers explained that they felt empowered by the music which they sang as a form of resistance. Since the opera was performed in Czech and the Nazis spoke German, they did not realize that the children were singing about the end of tyranny. The opera’s finale is a celebration of victory over Brundibar the tyrant and a symbol of hope for the victory that those interned hoped and prayed for. “We’ve won a victory over the tyrant mean, sound trumpets, beat your drum, and show us your esteem! We’ve won a victory, since we were not fearful, since we were not tearful, because we marched along singing our happy song, bright, joyful and cheerful.” Ceramic butterflies in honor 1.5 million children who perished in the Holocaust hanging in our multipurpose room. Thanks to funding from the Cape Cod Arts Foundation, Cape Cod Five and Am Hayam, we are able to create and install a mural honoring the children who perished in the Holocaust. Our mural gives these children a voice through the opera’s finale and wings through their representation as butterflies. Each butterfly represents a music note in the finale of Brundibar. The last butterfly in our mural was painted by Martin Owens, the grandfather of three Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School graduates. Mr. Owens escaped Austria and spent several years at a boarding school for refugees in England. Mr. Owens was reunited with his mother after the war and eventually emigrated to the U.S. The Butterfly The last, the very last, So richly, brightly, dazzlingly yellow. Perhaps if the sun’s tears would sing against a white stone… Such, such a yellow Is carried lightly ‘way up high. It went away I’m sure because it wished to kiss the world goodbye. For seven weeks I’ve lived in here, Penned up inside this ghetto But I have found my people here. The dandelions call to me And the white chestnut candles in the court. Only I never saw another butterfly. That butterfly was the last one. Butterflies don’t live in here, In the ghetto. ~ Pavel Friedmann 4.6.1942 Listen to the NPR coverage of the unveiling of the Butterflies of Brundibar mural We plan to add additional butterflies each year and to continue expanding the mural throughout the school as a reminder to our students of the importance of taking a stand in the face of injustice and helping those being persecuted. The mural is also a celebration of the power of the arts in times of despair. May 10, 2022 will be the 77th anniversary of the liberation of Terezin by the Soviets. We will honor the 150,000 Jews who were interned at Terezin, 15,000 of whom were children. The program will include musical performances as well as several speakers before the unveiling of the The mural was dedicated at CCLCS on May 10, 2022, the 77th anniversary of the liberation of Terezin. The Mural Flyer

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