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• Serving Newton and surrounding towns for the past 13 years
• Offering all academic subjects, study skills, and standardized test prep (SAT/ACT, ISEE, SSAT)
Call or email Active Minds to learn more about their experienced tutors. Contact 617-227-2225 or info@activemindstutoring.com . Visit the website at http://www.activemindstutoring.com/testimonials.html
When schoolwork goes the wrong way!
With many years of experience in teaching and educational consulting they have developed the right way to motivate, the right way to teach, be understood, and be remembered. Y3K tutors special education such as ADD, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, executive function, and gifted as well as regular education and test preparation. In addition to academic subjects, they teach children organizational skills, homework coaching, study skills, and time management. All subjects and ages are taught.
Parents can now receive 25% off the first lesson. Call 781-492-8700 or visit https://www.Y3KTutorInYourHome.com.
Improve your grade in your Chemistry course. Prepare yourself for SAT2 Chemistry exam. Lida Famili, a retired Milton Academy Chemistry teacher, is offering tutoring in Chemistry courses and SAT2 Chemistry test. Lida has taught Chemistry for 25 years and has dozens of references. Walking distance to Newton South high school. Please call or text at 617-780-5461 or email lidafamili@gmail.com.
Former teacher and Literacy Specialist with 30 years experience in Brookline, Concord and Lexington schools) is available to tutor students grades 1-12 in academic subjects, reading, writing, study and organizational skills. Cynthia has been an Elementary classroom/middle and high school English teacher and “executive functioning” specialist and she can build skills and confidence in these areas:
Resume and excellent references availabke upon request. Please contact Cynthia Carpenter at 978-952-8871 or cscarp@gmail.com for information and to discuss your child’s needs.
Mr. Duer McLanahan’s native language is American English and he holds these Massachusetts Teaching Licenses: Elementary Grades 1-6; Special Education: Moderate Disabilities, Grades Pre-K—8.
Available by appointment for all school grades to tutor: English, reading recovery, reading comprehension, writing: expository, creative; Mandarin fluency; General Curriculum Humanities, Biology, Science, Guitar Playing, Drama, Mnemonic Memorization.
Résumé and additional information available by request. Please contact Duer at 617-817-3440 or duermclanahan@gmail.com.
Are you a parent more concerned about your high school-aged child finding “the right fit” college or university for her/him/them from a holistic standpoint, rather than getting your teenager into “the right” brand name college? Tired of the “Ivy Fever” that runs amok in the metro-Boston area? Looking for some ethical guidance through the complex and often unfair college admission landscape?
If you answered “yes” to these questions, Dr. Maruta Vitols would love to work with you. She’s Newton South class of 1994 and owner of A+ College Consulting. Visit the website for more information on how she’ll help your family navigate this college application season!https://www.apluscollegeconsult.com/
Moon Prep is committed to helping students get into their dream colleges. They’ve created some free resourecs that are available to all your students and will be continuing to add to these resources. These courses are normally for sale, but with this private access you can get FREE information.
https://moon-prep-school-l-bb41.thinkific.com/bundles/high-school-resources
If you have any questions, please contcat Marc Swearengin at marc@moonprep.com
Dear NPS Families,
I write to you to share information on the precautions we are taking in the Newton Public Schools related to EEE and West Nile Virus. Newton remains a LOW risk community in the state for both EEE and WNV. Given the LOW risk level, the Newton Health and Human Services Department advises precautions as listed in the attached fact sheet.
NPS has taken the following actions given the elevated risk levels in other parts of the state:
For more information, please visit:
http://www.newtonma.gov/news/
https://www.mass.gov/guides/
We will continue to work closely with our partners in the Newton Health and Human Services Department to monitor the situation and will make adjustments as necessary. Newton HHS is working together with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project to assess the situation in our community. We will keep you updated as new information becomes available.
Sincerely,
David Fleishman
Do you have two-three mornings a month free during the school year? Are you looking for a meaningful and fun way to make a difference in children’s lives? If so, then join this dynamic team of trained CAP volunteers who are committed to using guided discussions and role plays to teach elementary age children in the Newton Schools that they have the right to be Safe, Strong and Free with their friends and peers, when they meet adult strangers, and with those who are trusted to take care of them.
The program is now accepting applications for the 2019-2020 school year. The next training begins on October 20th. For more information or an application, please visit the website at http://familyaccess.org/family-support/child-assault-prevention/ or contact Gail Sommer at 617-969-5906, ext. 143 or gsommer@familyaccess.org.
Newton’s One-to-One Program, our very own “Big Brother/Sister Program” has been matching wonderful high schoolers with children in grades one through five for over 30 years.
If you think your elementary aged child would benefit from a mentor in their life and you can you commit 2.5 hours each week to have your child meet with a high school mentor from November to May – Please contact Rebecca Young, Program Coordinator, at rebecca_young@newton.k12.ma.us or 617-315-8733.