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College Essay support

Your source for expert support for the College Admission Essays. The ActiveMinds Tutoring June workshop is now sold out! July 18th still has room for a few more rising seniors. By referring a friend who also signs up you get $25.00 off. This price INCLUDES a one-hour private session! For additional details and to sign up please visit www.activemindstutoring.com.

Registration open for 17/18 Destination Imagination season

Over 350 Newton Public School students have participated in this life-changing program.  Endorsed by Superintendent David Fleishman, Destination Imagination is an all-inclusive STEAM program open to kids in grades K-12

Never heard of it?  Watch this short Newton Destination Imagination Webinar.

For a sneak peak at the 2017 – 2018 challenges, click here: https://www.destinationimagination.org/wp-content/uploads/17-18-Challenge-Overview-Flyer.pdf

Registration is now open for the Newton Destination Imagination 2017 – 2018 program.   Please click here to register

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast presented by WCT Youth Theatre

WCT Youth Theatre presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman & Tim Rice, book by Linda Woolverton, originally directed by Robert Jess Roth, originally Produced by Disney Theatrical Productions.

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast features an ensemble cast of K-9th graders including Newton’s own Rhea Beaupre, Aram Brunson, Grace Dismuke, Maya Green, Nisha Jha, Sophie Lewis, Nora Linssen, Ava Lyons, Chloe Lyons, Eva Pearlman, Luke Schumacher, and Jennifer Tang. Be our guest in this popular, classic tale of magical creatures, true love, and the quest for kindness.

For more information, visit www.watertownchildrenstheatre.org or call 617-926-ARTS.Tickets are $14 each, general admission, and are available on the website or by calling Brown Paper Tickets at 800-838-3006

June 16th, 7:00 pm, June 17th at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm, and June 18th at 2:00
MainStageTheater, Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts
321 Arsenal St, Watertown

Newton Community Farm- Kids at the Farm: Summer 2017

School is about to be out for summer, and what better way to spend it than at Newton Community Farm! Don’t delay and register today! Limited spaces available

Visit www.newtoncommunityfarm.org/education and click on summer.

Feed the chickens, harvest produce and learn what it takes to grow food sustainably, all right here in Newton. Programs for toddlers through middle school starting in June and running until August 25th. See flyer here: Farm

Have a high schooler? Check out our high school intern programs!

All welcome! Financial assistance available.

Chorus auditions

Boston Children’s Chorus is having auditions soon for next year. BCC is a multi tiered music education and social justice program involving more than 450 singers ages 7-18.  BCC singers learn lessons of hard work, discipline, leadership teamwork, and communications.  BCC produces four core performances a year and others are added throughout the year.  Performances in the past have included singing at the
Boston Children’s Museum and signing the national anthem at the Red Sox.  BCC is a tuition based program with a sliding scale based on family income.  BCC is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization.

Call 617-245-6043 to schedule an audition or get more information.

More information available:
http://www.bostonchildrenschorus.org/join-us/audition-for-bcc

Babysitter available

Gabi Shiner just finished her second year at Oberlin College. The eldest sister of two Brown students, Orly (6th Grade) and Yael (8th Grade), as well as recent Newton South graduate Jessie, Gabi is in Newton throughout the month of June and very available to babysit. She has three years of experience as a camp counselor at Charles River Creative Arts Program, where she taught music, theater, and writing classes for kids ages 8-15 and has babysitting experience with much younger kids. Gabi can help prepare meals and help out with bedtime, and is a licensed driver. Feel free to call 617-285-9289 or email gshiner@oberlin.edu.

Piano instruction available

Flexible summer scheduling makes now an ideal time to try piano lessons with a Berklee & New England Conservatory graduate with 30+ years teaching experience. Beginners welcome. Build a high quality musical foundation with a patient, upbeat, and caring teacher. Contact Gloria Jasinski at 617-566-9704 or piano566@comcast.net.

Register today for the Newton Highlands Village Day 5K

The Village Day 5K is back on June 11th! We hope parents and children will start the morning off great by participating in our family-oriented Village Day 5K sponsored by Whole Foods Market. $30 per adult, $10 per child. T-shirts to the first 150 registered runners. Register online today: villageday5k.racewire.com. If you have any questions, email Maureen Oates at villageday5K@gmail.com.

Have an hour free on Sunday morning but don’t want to run? Then help out our small Village Day 5K team by volunteering for the event. We need help with registration, the water stop at Cold Spring Park and race monitors on the course. It’s fun and you get a free t-shirt. Click this link to volunteer: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080d4ca4a72d6-newton1

Dance Studio Spring Open House

All That Jazz Dance Studio Spring Open House. All That Jazz is now accepting registration for the 2017-2018 school year, as well as summer classes. The proud winner of the Newton Tab Readers Choice Awards for Best Children’s Dance Studio in Newton since 2011, they specialize in building self-esteem and creating a warm, supportive and nurturing environment for all children as they learn the art of dance. The director, Miss Deb Lifson Vogel is a Newton native and currently has children in the Newton Public Schools.

Open House: June 12th, 4:00 – 6:00 pm