A Step Ahead basketball will hold its 15th annual February Vacation basketball clinic in Newton. This clinic is for boys and girls ages 8-15.
Location: Brown Middle School
Hours: 9am – 1pm
Dates: February 18 – 22
For more information visit the “A Step Ahead” website.
Newton Community Farm and the Jackson Homestead are teaming up to offer a Kids on the Farm-Then and Now, Vacation Week Program Feb. 21, 2 – 4 pm
Want to know what life on a farm would have been like for kids in Newton in past centuries? Using real artifacts from the Museums collection and real stories from the Angino family who lived on what is now the Newton Community Farm, we will explore how kids would have helped on the farm. Participants will also plant some seeds which will then be transplanted into our garden in the spring. Location: Jackson Homestead, 527 Washington Street, Newton
Co-sponsor: Jackson Homestead, Cost Per Family (4 people maximum, 1 adult required) $30 general public, $20 Friend of Farm or Historic Newton member
Visit the farm’s website for more details and to register.
The Suzuki School of Newton offers free trial classes for its Suzuki Prep program for children ages 2-4 and an adult caregiver. This is a fun way to share time with your child: sing, move to music, do pre-instrumental Suzuki activities, and hear live instrument demonstrations from the SSN faculty.
Saturday, February 16
9:00-9:45am
225 Nevada Street, Newtonville
Learn what Suzuki music lessons are all about and find out how the Suzuki philosophy works. Do activities that prepare your child for Suzuki instrumental study and help choose an instrument for your child.
Please RSVP for free first class by calling the SSN Office at 617-964-4522 or email.
The Newton Parent Advisory Council for Special Education presents the presentation, “Effective Strategies To Reduce Anxiety In Children,” with Jessica Minahan of Newton Public Schools.
Wednesday, February 13
7:30 to 9:00 PM
100 Walnut Street (Room 210), Newtonville
This workshop will teach participants about classroom and home interventions for children (in preschool through Grade 8) with anxiety and related behaviors. Rather than respond with punishment- and reward-based consequences, it is important for adults to understand children’s challenges and teach them how to cope. This will allow children to improve their behavior by acquiring the necessary skills to make progress.
The Arsenal Center for the Arts in Watertown offers February Vacation Art Workshops from February 19 – 22 for three age groups: 5 & 6 year olds, 7-10 year olds and 11+. In Comics, Cartoons and Creative Creatures, students will use drawing, painting, clay and other media. Younger students will create comics, cartoons and creative creatures; the older group will focus on graffiti art, t-shirts, hats and simple jewelry.
Full or half-day options available. Morning classes run from 9:30AM – Noon. Afternoon classes run from 12:30 – 3PM.
Supervised Lunch and Extended Day options are available.
Classes are held at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street in Watertown, with free parking and access to public transportation.
Scholarships and Membership discounts are available.
For class descriptions, visit the Arsenal Center’s website.
To register, call 617-923-0100, ext. 309.
Hipstitch in West Newton is offering morning (9am-1pm) and afternoon (1pm-4pm) classes during February school vacation.
Join Hipstitch and learn how to sew your own clothes and other fun projects.
Early drop off or late pick up.
Click here for February Vacation Sign Up
Hipstich( next to Cafe Laroma)
15 Spencer st
West Newton 617 965 0880
Pre-teen/Teen Yoga
Yoga is a great tool to help pre-teens and teenagers develop healthy relationships with their bodies, as well as to help them feel empowered to make good decisions and manage the stress in their busy lives. Yoga buillds strength, flexibility, and focus in the mind as well as the body.
Down Under Yoga’s Christyn Schroeder is teaching a yoga class for kids ages 10-16 in Waban Thursdays from 7:00-8:00 pm starting January 31. May start anytime, pro-rated for number of classes taken.
Dates: Jan 31, Feb 7, 14, 28, March 7, 14, 27
No class February 21, March 21
Cost is $126 for 7 classes
For more information and class location, email Didi von Deck.
The Newton Free Library is collaborating with the Newton Partnership and organizations throughout Newton on the ”I heart my heart” teen health and wellness campaign happening February 1-14. All programs are FREE at YOUR library.
Yoga for Teens, Monday, February 11, 7:00 pm
De-stress by taking a yoga class at the Newton Free Library! An instructor from Down Under Yoga in Newtonville will lead a session that builds strength and flexibility, while relieving the stress of daily life. The class will provide the opportunity for teens to focus on themselves in an environment that encourages a balance between pushing boundaries and accepting where they are today. The class will take place in Druker Auditorium. Bring your own mat if you have one, extra mats will be available. For grades 6-12.
All Levels Yoga for Adults, Monday, February 11, 8:00 pm
Attend a free, stress-relieving yoga class at the library! Bring your own mat if you have one, extra mats will be available. The class will take place in Druker Auditorium.
Think Spring! Think Softball!
Newton Girls Softball registration is underway for the 2013 spring season. This is a recreational league for over 500 Newton girls in grades 1-7. Players of all skill levels will have a fun and rewarding experience.
Visit our website for more details, access to our on-line registration, and winter indoor clinic information.
February 28 is the last date you can register with guaranteed placement.