North Country Education Services

08/27/2026

New Hampshire K–5 educators: bring more food, agriculture and nutrition education into your classroom with support from UNH Extension’s 4-H Farm to School Fellowship.

Throughout the 2026–2027 school year, 4-H Farm to School Fellows will use the Harvest of the Month curriculum to help students build food system literacy and learn more about nutrition.

Fellows will also receive professional development, monthly teaching resources and opportunities to connect and learn with other educators across the state.

Only 10 teachers will be selected for this year’s fellowship.

Applications close September 1. Learn more and apply to become a 4-H Farm to School Fellow at the link in the comments!

NH 4-H Program

08/04/2026

The August issue of NCES News has dropped. Check it out!

https://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/email/newsletter/1418424313

07/28/2026

Computer Science and AI Foundations curriculum.

Are you a middle school/ high school educator in Maine, NH, & VT looking for PD around CodeAI new AI Foundations course? Sign-up for this PD session offered in partnership with the NH DOE.

https://studio.code.org/professional-learning/workshops/16116

06/16/2026

We are thrilled to continue our partnership with UNH Cooperative Extension and NH Division of Forests & Lands to bring back the North Country Career Expo! 🛠️🌲 WMRHS is proud to keep this valuable connection alive, giving local students and the community a hands-on way to explore real-world career paths. Join us on Tuesday, September 15, from 8:00 am – 4:30 pm, in-person, for this exciting event!

Details: https://extension.unh.edu/event/2026/09/2026-north-country-career-expo

Any questions? Please contact:
Michelle Gross: [email protected] | (603) 631-2266
Ray Berthiaume [email protected] | (603) 788-4961

06/11/2026

NCES is proud to partner with NHSTE to make this NotebookLM professional learning opportunity available to staff from NCES member school districts at the NHSTE member price.

Hurry, registration closes July 17th.

Learn more at https://nhste.org/event-6720590

06/08/2026

06/08/2026

The Mark Cuban Foundation AI Teacher Bootcamp is an open enrollment program committed to ethical, practical AI education for educators in the United States who work with secondary students.

Teacher Bootcamps are free. There is no cost to you for participating.

Virtual sessions are once monthly on Wednesday evenings; there are no in-person events.

Attend sessions and complete 7 of 10 deliverables to receive a certificate of completion, including 20 CEU hours. Deliverables are direct application of lessons on thoughtful AI integration into your specific classroom.

You'll finish this 10 month program with practical strategies for thoughtful AI use and connections with a network of educators who are taking this work seriously.

The Mark Cuban Foundation Teacher Bootcamp is a virtual professional development series designed for high school educators who want to enhance their AI literacy and classroom integration skills. This 10-session program provides educators with foundational knowledge of artificial intelligence, practi...

06/04/2026

Teachers! Do you do Novel Engineering in your classroom? If so, what books do you use? Let us know, and we will enter you in a raffle to win a teacher gift box!

06/02/2026

June issue of NCES News!

Content has been added since the inbox delivery on June 1st. Be sure to check out the updated version for additional professional learning opportunities taking place this summer.

https://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/email/newsletter/1418415983

05/28/2026

Congratulations to the 2026 North Country Scholars!

Front (l-r): Margarette Bolduc, Outstanding CTE Student - Arthur T Paradice Career Technical Center; Axcie Hamilton, Salutatorian - White Mountains Regional High School; Alexis Hicks, Valedictorian - White Mountains Regional High School; Camdyn Richey, Valedictorian - Lisbon Regional School; Evan Bujeaud, Valedictorian - Lin-Wood Public School; Edna Dutilly, Salutatorian - Lin-Wood Public School; Sofie Nickerson, Top Honors - Gorham High School; Hallee Albert, Top Honors - Gorham High School; Leigha Laflamme, Outstanding CTE Student - Berlin Regional Career and Technical Center; and Garrett Snyder, Salutatorian - Berlin High School. Middle: Mikhail Young, Valedictorian - Colebrook Academy; Garrett Fournier, Outstanding CTE Student - North Point Career and Technical Education Center; Daemon Jaimes, Valedictorian - Pittsburg School; Allyson Avery, Top Honors- Pittsburg School; Sophia Bell, Valedictorian - Groveton High School; Julia Chappell, Salutatorian - Groveton High School; and Meredith Barnes, Salutatorian - Lisbon Regional School. Back: Matthew Reynolds, Outstanding CTE Student - Mt Washington Valley Career Technical Center; Aleks Lillis, Valedictorian - Kennett High School; Lily Zediana, Salutatorian - Kennett High School; Ian Thompson, Salutatorian - Colebrook Academy; Nathaniel Moses Rolfe, Valedictorian - Profile School; AnnaSophia Rose Wakeham, Salutatorian - Profile School; Kyra Chilafoe, Top Honors - Pittsburg School; Ashtyn Chadburn, Salutatorian - Littleton High School; Ryan Mahy, Valedictorian - Littleton High School; Aiden Fenoff, Outstanding CTE Student - Hugh J Gallen Career and Technical Center; and Leo Zheng, Valedictorian - Berlin High School.

Missing from photo, due to senior trip conflict, were: Elijah Vasconcelos - Valedictorian, Woodsville High School, Makayla Walker – Salutatorian, Woodsville High School, and Dylan Marshall - Outstanding CTE Student, River Bend Career and Technical Center.

At this annual event, North Country Education Services and the North Country School Administrators Association recognize the valedictorian and salutatorian (or top honors), and an outstanding Career and Technical Education student from each of the North Country’s twelve high schools. This year marked the 21st anniversary of the recognition ceremony.

School group photos available at https://ncedservices.org/scholars