Paula Martin:  

CLASS OF 1972
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Lexington, MA

Paula's Story

Paula is from Lexington, Massachusetts. She is married with Gil Martin. Her schools include Lexington High School. She grauated from Northeastern University (BS in Education cum laude, class of 1977). She is the owner/director) of The Mashpee Creative Childrens Center, since 1987. Prior work experiences: Severe Special Needs Teacher, North Shore Special Education Consortium, Easter Seals and Waltham Public Schools. Paula's interests include being with my husband, my three sons, family, Tufts Jumbos Athletics, Worcester State Football, charitable organizations, traveling, attending auctions, antiquing, and loving living on Cape Cod. Music she likes include Michael Bublé, Marvin Gaye, Celtic Music, Native American Flute and instrumentals, Motown, and Broadway Musicals. Books include Take the Leap, Her Will, Dark Tide by Stephen Puleo, Life List, and any inspirational novel. Movies include Les Misérables, Singin' in the Rain, The Help, all comedies! TV shows she likes include Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis, American Pickers, Say Yes to the dress, and oldies like The Mary Tyler Moore Show. One of Paula's favorite quotes is:"Maybe we should develop a Crayola bomb as our next secret weapon. A happiness weapon. A beauty bomb. And every time a crisis developed, we would launch one. It would explode high in the air - explode softly - and send thousands, millions, of little parachutes into the air. Floating down to earth - boxes of Crayolas. And we wouldn't go cheap, either - not little boxes of eight. Boxes of sixty-four, with the sharpener built right in. With silver and gold and copper, magenta and peach and lime, amber and umber and a...Expand for more
ll the rest. And people would smile and get a little funny look on their faces and cover the world with imagination. ~Robert Fulghum". More about Paula:"My parents were both psychiatric social workers who met while working at Veteran's Administration at Court Street in Boston. My dad initiated the first foster~care program for disabled Veteran's and many times he would take me to meet these men of honor and I would listen to their stories and hardships. My dad was a also a Lt. Colonel from a first generation of Irish immigrants. My grandfather's stone masonry is still seen today in the stone walls of Wellesley and Newton Hills. My father's sister was the first woman professor at Boston College. Both parents excelled in athletics. My mom was a ranked tennis player at Longwood and my dad played in the Cape Cod baseball league and played baseball and football at Boston College. There was no escaping athletics in our family! My mother's parents were both Doctors . My grandmother had a tremendous impact upon my life, she continues to influence me today. As a young child I spent time visiting Fernald School, while she attended to the medical needs of the residents. Kindness and compassion was learned by observing these wonderful role models in my life and their commitment to improving human conditions. I am so blessed to be born into this amazing family and incredibly proud of all my family and the contributions each one has made to society....they are so amazing and continue to inspire me! I have 3 wonderful boys, who are discovering that their career paths are leading them towards professions of working with disabilities. I am so proud of them!".
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There were so many signs from the Women's March but I think this one is  my favorite! Priceless!
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Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive. You must not lose faith in humanity. Ghandi
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Paula Martin's album, Timeline Photos
A reminder to myself and to family and friends :
No preschool on Friday, February 10, at The Mashpee Creative Children's Center. Our policy states: when Mashpee Public Schools post a 2 hour delayed opening, then our morning preschool classes will be cancelled.
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"In the winter , she curls up around a good book and dreams away the cold"...~Ben Aaronovitch
Paula Martin's album, April 2nd 2011
Paula Martin's album, April 2nd 2011
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Paula Martin's album, April 2nd 2011
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Making "square" crows in the downstairs classroom today.
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