Monthly Archives: March 2012

A+ Youth Academic Enrichment Programs

A+ Youth is an academic enrichment program that holds classes on Saturday mornings teaching English and math to students in the greater Boston area.  Courses focus on improving student skills in composition, reading, mathematics, and test-taking skills including the SAT, ISEE, and MCAS. More information and registration is at the company’s website.

Oak Hill/Brown Speech Team Night, April 10

You are invited to Speech Team Night, Tuesday, April 10 from 6pm – 8pm in the Oak Hill auditorium. This special event will showcase our talented students’ performances in several categories, including prose, poetry, children’s literature, duo/multiple interpretation, original oratory, declamation, demonstration and impromptu. We look forward to sharing the results of the team’s hard work and dedication, earning accolades and honors in both practice sessions and tournaments throughout Massachusetts.

The Speech Team provides students with skills that last a lifetime – the ability to present oneself in small and large groups, overcoming the fear of speaking in public, being a part of a competitive yet supportive team environment, and experiencing the excitement of major tournament competition. The Oak Hill/Brown Speech Team is a proud member of the Massachusetts Middle School Forensics League (MMSFL) and competes in MMSFL Tournaments throughout the state during the school year.

Come see why our students earn top honors in state-wide competitions! Questions? Email Coach Robyn Steinberg at robyn@massallergy.net.

Host Family Needed June-July

Educational Enrichment for Romanian Children seeks a host family for a Romanian middle-school student coming to Newton Environmental Science Camp for 5-6 weeks in June and July. EERC can place either a boy or a girl depending on the host family’s preferences. EERC is a local volunteer organization in Sudbury, MA, now its 4th year, bringing Romanian middle schoolers to live with local families while attending day camps (SudburyParkand Rec,PerformanceCenter, YMCA Hopkinton, DerbyAcademy, Middlesex School, Environmental Science Camp in Newton, Charler River School in Dover). The students are in superb academic standing, English speaking, and of modest means. Our funds are small, all individual donation so even though all applicants are deserving we cannot help them all. We pay FULLY their trip here, minus the donated camp scholarships. We have amazing feedback from hosts, camp directors, etc. You can read more on our website www.eercboston.org We like to say our program bring the world closer to home. For further information, contact Daniella Floru at dfloru@eercboston.org or (781) 820-2324.

Open Houses for Highlands After School Program

The Newton Highlands After-School Program, just for middle school children is hosting an Open House for interested families on Tuesday, March 27 from 5:30-6:30 PM at Brigham House, 20 Hartford Street, Newton Highlands. This is a terrific opportunity for parents of Brown and Oak Hill students to learn more about the program as they plan for the next school year. Please join us and see the wonderful space that is the home base of HASP. For more information please contact: Rochelle Acker at 617-999-4617 or highlandsafterschool@gmail.com or visit our website highlandsafterschool.org.

 

Bridging the Generations: An Intergenerational Music Class

Join us for a special kind of music-making! This class combines all the elements of a regular music class, but it is set in a senior living facility, where the residents participate with us by singing, playing instruments, or simply watching. The class allows for and encourages interaction between the children and the seniors. With rhythm instruments, songs, play materials and movement, we create a rich musical experience for everyone.

Location: Goddard House in Brookline, Assisted Living
165 Chestnut St. Brookline
Teacher: Ruth Schechter
Ages: Mixed ages up to 5 years (younger siblings welcome)
Day/Time: Thursdays at 3:30-4:15pm
Session 2: March 15-April 11 (dates changed from March 8-April5)
Session 3: May 3-May 31

One Five Week Session: $100
Two Five Week Sessions: $180

No registration fees; Siblings 60% discount ; Under 6 months free

To Register call Brookline Music School at (617) 277-4593

Donate Used Bicycles

Do you have an unused bike in your garage? Turn it into a tax deduction while also supporting Bikes Not Bombs. Bring your bikes to the First Unitarian Church in West Newton, 1326 Washington St., on April 15th between 10am and 2pm along with a $10 donation per bike. Bikes of all styles and sizes are accepted…even old bike parts! Bikes are sent to developing countries and are used here in New England to teach mechanical skills to worthy kids who get to keep the fruits of their labors. For more information go to http://bikesnotbombs.org/bike-drive/167 or email joyce.pollock@gmail.com.

Hipstitch Sewing Lounge

Do you want to get creative, and learn how to design and sew your own clothes.
Come join us and let us show you how to Recycle, Renew and Reinvent your wardrobe!
Teaching Adults, kids and teens, Sewing Birthday Parties and Mother Daughter Classes.
We also have Early Release day Sewing on Thursday March 15th. 1.00-3.00pm
Sign Up Now

We also have Social Media Workshops for Moms and Entrepreneurs, as well as Pinterest workshops, pinning with purpose.

Come and join us, Thursday evenings for social media 7pm-10pm
Register here

Pinterest worskhops Mondays 10am-12pm.

Longy School of Music’s summer camps

Are your students looking for a musically fun & inspiring summer activity?

Join the Community Programs department at Longy School of Music for our various summer camps!

Our camps offer a variety of musical experiences for both singers and instrumentalists, and hold opportunities for children as young as 4 years old.

Please check out our website for more information or feel free to contact our Community Programs office for registration details.

http://www.longy.edu/summer/summer_prep.htm

617.876.0956 x1634

communityprograms@longy.edu

Brundibar

Longy is partnering with the Underground Railway Theater to present a staged reading of Brundibar, a children’s opera by Hans Krasa with a new libretto by acclaimed playwright, Tony Kushner.   The opera will feature singers from Longy’s Preparatory Studies voice and choral departments. Actors from the Underground Railway Theatre will present a staged reading of excerpts from Kusner’s one act play But the Giraffe as a prelude to the opera.

Saturday, March 31, 6:30pm
Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall

27 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA  02138