New York Life representative takes the fingerprints of Goddard Student Emily Souter as her father, Nick Souter, looks on.
Photo credit: Bret Matthew

NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. — Capping off a week of activities meant to promote friendship and discourage bullying, The Goddard School on 10 Davis Street, Northborough hosted its Community Games day on Saturday.

Goddard students, along with their parents, stopped by throughout the day to play with toys and games that had been set up throughout the school.

"My goal is to get the families more involved," said Educatino Director Stephanie Senecal. "I'm excited." She added that she was pleased with the turnout for events that occured during the past week, which included class projects among older and younger students and a visit by a police officer.

"I think the teachers were really on board with it," Senecal said.

Additionally, Edward Correa, a representative from New York Life insurance, was there to take kids' fingerprints using a digital finger reader. It's a service he does at no charge, often for schools, churches and police departments—which still sometimes rely on the old ink-and-paper system. Correa's method, however, allows parents to keep a CD with all of their child's information on it.

In case of an emergency, he says, "this will allow parents to have instant information to send to the police department."

The Goddard School in Northborough joined Goddard branches all across the country in hosting the anti-bullying week, which ran from February 6-11. The goal was to create a fun, all-inclusive week for students and parents.