Minding Your Mind and the Newton After School Association present the original movie documentary Angst, a film created to open up the conversation about anxiety and provide tools, resources and hope. Appropriate for all adults and children ages 10 and up. Some scenes may trigger those who have anxiety. Additional information is available here: Angst.
Admission $15.00 per person. Registration in advance at: mindingyourmind.org/events/angst-newton/.
October 15th, 6:30 pm
Newton Free Library
Enter a Fall competition to earn donations to five local schools. Earn points for your team by attending sessions, burning calories, and bringing new friends to Cardio High. Each school will receive a donation and the top team will earn a bonus donation.
You can also win free classes, sweatshirts, and gift cards through special challenges.
Not associated with any school? No problem. They’ll assign you to a team, so you can compete and be eligible for the challenges.
The five schools eligible to win donations include:
1.Williams Elementary School
2.Burr Elementary School
3.Angier Elementary School
4.Newton North High School
5.Newton South High School
Ready to join the competition?
Reply to this email with “IN” and name the team you wish to join. If you don’t have a team preference, reply with “IN + assign me” and we will assign you to a team.
Ways to earn points:
Girls, get the tools you need to stand up to harassment, bullying, and violence, and discover your power in this supportive environment. You’ll engage in skill-building activities, and group discussion on assertiveness, boundary-setting, and verbal and physical defense and learn strategies like how to speak up, state your needs, and advocate for yourself in a variety of situations.
Fee is $149.00 Register online at newtoncommunityed.org or by phone at 617-559-6999.
Five Tuesdays, October 16th – November 13th, 2:00 – 3:30pm
Day Middle School
The perfect program for players of any sport looking to improve their game outside of their weekly team practices. At Chestnut Hill Soccer Club’s Performance program, players will improve their strength, agility, flexibility, endurance, power and speed so they can attain their highest potential and prevent injuries.
Classes held during weekday afternoons at HealthWorks in Chestnut Hill. Visit https://www.chestnuthillsc.com/performance for more information.
Let ActiveMinds Tutoring help your child get off to a strong start. They’ve provided effective, personalized, convenient tutoring services in the Greater Boston area for 12 years. Offerings include all academic subjects and standardized test prep (ISEE, SSAT, SAT, ACT).
Email or call to learn more about their expert tutors. Reserve your tutor today at
617-227-2225 or info@activemindstutoring.com or visit www.activemindstutoring.com!
On September 23rd, the Centre Street Food Pantry will participate in The Ride for Food. It is their biggest community fundraiser, and the money raised allows them to provide hundreds of families in Newton and surrounding communities with food and other basic necessities.
Please consider donating to the CSFP team to support the riders and help them reach their goal of $25,000.
Here’s the link https://ride.threesquaresne.org/team/166463 m or donate at www.centrestfoodpantry.org
Do you know any youth 6-19 who could benefit from participating in Plugged In, a unique nonprofit youth rock band program in Needham where young musicians of all levels and needs are welcome?
Fall session band classes begin the week of September 24th. More information and online registration can be found at www.pluggedinband.org.
Founded in 2002, Plugged In now has over 150 students from all over Massachusetts. Some of our students experience emotional and learning difficulties, such as ADD, depression, and low-self-esteem and/or have special needs such as autism and Asperger’s Syndrome. In the loving and non-competitive atmosphere at Plugged In, all differences are transcended through a shared passion for music, the teamwork involved with using music to help others and an atmosphere of compassion and fun.
In addition to weekly ensemble band classes, private lessons, songwriting workshops, summer camp and community performances, five times a year Plugged In students perform in benefit concerts that raise money for causes and organizations chosen by the students themselves. Plugged In provides a nurturing and supportive community to which young musicians feel a sense of belonging, an opportunity to express and be acknowledged for their musical interests and a chance to use their music to help others around the world.
Sign up now for NCE’s fall SAT Prep classes:
Additional college readiness programs geared towards parents and students:
For more information about these programs, or to register, visit newtoncommuityed.org or call 617-559-6999.
A scientific team (consisting of a research assistant and a researcher/clinical psychologist) at McLean Hospital is investigating brain network activity and emotion regulation in teens. They are recruiting healthy teens, and also teens who have been feeling depressed or down. Your teen may be eligible!
Teens will answer questions about their thoughts and feelings. Teens will also undergo an fMRI brain scan. Parent permission is required.
The team is hoping to better understand depression and what factors may put some adolescents more at risk for developing depressive symptoms. For more information, please contact Dr. Emily Belleau at 617-855-4245 or ebelleau@mclean.harvard.edu.
See postcard for information: Postcard
Parents of first grade girls, Troop 82115 is looking for Girl Scouts! They meet every other Monday during the school year starting October 1st from 3:30 – 4:45 pm at the Auburndale Community Library.
As a Brownie your girl will earn badges, do a project that helps others, explore nature and the outdoors, and most of all have fun and make new friends along the way.
Some parent or guardian involvement is required from each family, since the troop is entirely volunteer run. To sign up go to https://www.girlscouts.org/en/about-girl-scouts/join.html. For questions feel free to reach out to co-leaders Julie & Meghan at julie.swersey@gmail.com or megmmurphy@hotmail.com.