Pilgrim Area Collaborative

10/23/2026

🎃 Our Kids Konnection students got into the fall spirit this week with an amazing pumpkin carving activity! It was incredible seeing their creativity shine while they had an absolute blast designing their jack-o’-lanterns together. 🍂

Kids Konnection is all about providing our students with real-life experiences and authentic opportunities just like this one. Through structured, supportive recreational and community-based activities, our students foster essential social and life skills. Whether we are out in the community, doing Drums Alive, or carving pumpkins with friends, the goal is always the same: gaining independence, building confidence, and forming meaningful peer relationships.

We are so proud of the teamwork and smiles we saw this week!

10/21/2026

🎉 Huge Congratulations to Pilgrim Academy's Teacher, Dr. Dawn Freeland! 🎨✨

Yesterday, Dawn was featured on the GBH Digital Mural as part of their Community Canvas initiative presented by The Culture Show! 🌟

🔗 View her featured artwork here: https://www.wgbh.org/foundation/digital-mural/2026-10-20/tuesday-october-20

We are so proud to have such a creative, inspiring, and talented educators in our PAC community! Please join us in giving Dawn some love and congratulations in the comments below! 👏💖👇

Today's mural features a painting by Dr. Dawn Freeland. This "magical wishing tree" was intuitively created with a variety of color, texture, and sparkles to induce positive emotions and a sense of wonder. This painting includes fairies catching and fulfilling sparkling wishes to those who believe a...

10/16/2026

A huge thank you to Fiesta Charra in Carver for generously donating lunch to our school today as we celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month with a fiesta.

Thank you also to our wonderful staff who prepared food, served our students, and helped bring the celebration to life. The lights, music, delicious food and fun activities made it a special day for all of our students and staff!

10/13/2026

We are so proud to witness Aiden’s incredible journey and growth over the years! Supported in the past by PACES Ed Coaching, Aiden has made an incredible launch into adulthood and really found his place in the BSU Community!

Through PACES Ed Coaching, one of the most impactful skills Aiden worked on was self-advocacy—learning to identify what he wanted to accomplish, connect with resources, take ownership, and follow through to the end. We love seeing our students, grow, shine, and find their "happy place" while building strong connections! 💙

10/09/2026

One more week to get your PAC apparel orders in!

Great news! Our 2026 PAC Apparel store is live! If you wish to order anything, please do so at the link below. The online store will be open until October 16th. Items are expected to be delivered to PAC around November 7th and will be distributed appropriately.
https://stollersports.com/store/index.php?productCateg=612

10/02/2026

Great news! Our 2026 PAC Apparel store is live! If you wish to order anything, please do so at the link below. The online store will be open until October 16th. Items are expected to be delivered to PAC around November 7th and will be distributed appropriately.
https://stollersports.com/store/index.php?productCateg=612

10/02/2026

💙Celebrating National School Custodian Day💙

Our schools simply wouldn't run without the hard work and dedication of our incredible custodial teams, and today we want to say a huge thank you for everything they do!

At Pilgrim Academy, we are so grateful for Paul and Scott. Thank you for keeping our building running smoothly day in and day out, and for always stepping up to help.

We also want to send a special thank you to the fantastic custodial team at Silver Lake Middle School. We appreciate how much you look out for our SLC classes housed in your building and the wonderful partnership you show our staff and students.

Thank you for your early mornings, hard work, and the care you put into making our schools safe and welcoming. We appreciate you! 💙

09/24/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us last night for such a successful Open House throughout our PAC programs! It was wonderful to welcome families into our spaces and showcase the exciting educational initiatives we have planned for this year. A special shoutout goes to our outstanding Pilgrim Academy Student Ambassadors—pictured here with our PA Director, Michelle—who graciously helped guide families through the halls and answered questions throughout the evening. You all truly represent the best of our collaborative! 🤝🏫🍎

09/17/2026

We are so proud of two of our amazing Plymouth Center transitional students who are hard at work building real-world job skills! They started helping to prep and organize supplies at Promise Keeper Coffee Co. in downtown Plymouth! Every task helps them build the confidence, independence, and practical experience needed to prepare for the workforce. Many thanks for the collaboration with our PAC students! ❤️👏

09/12/2026

Our Plymouth Center Transitional classroom had an incredible day visiting Bridgewater State University this past week! We couldn't have asked for better weather as we explored the campus grounds with a scavenger hunt and spent time learning more about our wonderful partnership with BSU’s EXCEL and TAB Programs.

Opportunities like this give our students a hands-on look at campus life, building confidence and excitement for their post-secondary journeys. A huge thank you to the team at BSU and the EXCEL Program for welcoming us with open arms! 🎒✨