Category Archives: Education/Enrichment

Next Level Up Academic Coaching

School is in session. The first couple of weeks provides valuable insight as to how the year will progress for your child. Any academic concerns should be addressed as early as possible.

Next Level Up Academic Coaching is here to offer the support, guidance, and tools every student needs to succeed. They focus on the whole child, create individualized plans, and work in the comfort and convenience of your home. Many students need help with their organizational and time management skills, study habits, fundamentals, and perspective. The academic coaches at Next Level Up provide these important skills in addition to subject tutoring.

They’ve been working with Newton families since 2009 and have excellent references. Please contact  info@nextleveluptutoring.com or 781- 540-1123. To learn more, visit the website  www.nextleveluptutoring.com.

Newton Child Assault Prevention (CAP) Program Seeking Volunteers

Do you believe that all children have the right to be Safe, Strong and Free? Join this dynamic task force of trained volunteer CAP Prevention Specialists committed to teaching children in the Newton Elementary Schools the skills that they would need to stand up for themselves if faced with verbal, physical or sexual assault.

The CAP Program is now accepting applications for the 2016 – 2017 school year. The next multi-session training begins on October 15th. CORI and SORI screenings required.

For more information please email Gail Sommer at gsommer@familyaccess.org or visit http://familyaccess.org/family-support/child-assault-prevention/

19 Continuing Education Credits are available for MSW’s.

Newton Science Club for Girls: Free Programs for K-8 Girls

Science Club for Girls is a nonprofit organization that increases confidence and literacy in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) for underrepresented girls by using experiential and hands-on learning in out-of-school time clubs by maximizing interactions with female mentor scientists. There are programs in Cambridge, Boston, Brookline, Lawrence, and Newton. For more information about the organization and programs please visit the website.

Science Club for Girls runs Kindergarten – 5th grade clubs and STEMinistas (6th-8th grade) clubs at Pine Manor College on Heath Street, Saturdays from 2:45 – 4:15 pm, beginning the end of September. To apply, please visit the website and click the appropriate program tab at the top!

First priority is given to girls coming from low income families and girls of color. These populations are the most underrepresented in STEM. If you have questions or would like more information about Science Club for Girls, please email newton@scienceclubforgirls.org or call 617-391-0361 x 5.

Affordable SAT Prep

Let Newton Community Education help you prepare for fall SAT test dates with affordable SAT prep classes. This fall, SAT Math and Verbal review classes will be held at both Newton North and Newton South High Schools. These classes will help you tackle the SAT test with confidence.

You’ll review questions from The Official SAT Study Guide, published by the College Board. You’ll also learn about the structure of the exam, discuss test-taking strategies, and practice under timed conditions to build your skills and self-assurance.

Each class is $215. For more information visit newtoncommunityed.org or call 617-559- 6999.

SAT I Math Review

• September 21st – October 26th, Wednesdays, 3:30 – 5:30 pm @ Newton South

• October 17th – November 21st, Mondays, 7:00 – 9:00 pm @ Newton North

SAT I Verbal Review

• September 22nd – October 27th, Thursdays, 3:30 – 5:30 pm @ Newton South

• October 19th – Novmeber 16th, Wednesdays 7:00 – 9:00 pm @ Newton North

Unique youth rock band

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. For all youth ages 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 19th. More information and online registration can be found at www.pluggedinband.org.

Be the parent you want to be!

An Introduction to Think:Kids’ Collaborative Problem Solving Approach
Do you ever feel frustrated with your child? Find yourself shouting often and imposing punishments or rewards in reaction to challenging behavior? Do you wish you had a more effective parenting approach that also helps to build a better relationship between you and your child?

Think:Kids Collaborative Problem Solving approach, based in MGH’s Department of Psychiatry, provides parents with concrete tools to better understand and parent their kids in the face of day-to-day challenges – e.g., getting to school, homework, screen time, sibling relationships – and more serious challenges. It’s based on the understanding that many kids lack the skill, not the will, to behave well – specifically skills related to problem solving, flexibility and frustration tolerance.

The Think:Kids Collaborative Problem Solving Approach helps parents to:

  • Shift their thinking and approach to foster positive relationships with their child
  • Reduce their child’s challenging behavior
  • Solve problems collaboratively and proactively
  • Build their child’s skills in self-regulation, communication and problem-solving

For more information and to register for the September or October CPS overview group in Needham Heights or Brookline, please visit: BeTheParentYouWantToBe.weebly.com

Nurturing Minds presents Security Mom

Nurturing Minds invites you to hear from Security Mom – Juliette Kayyem, who will explain who a Security Mom is, how to talk to your kids about violence, if a smart home can be a safe home, and more! Juliette served as Homeland Security Advisor for Massachusetts and Assistant Secretary at the Department of Homeland Security. An author, Harvard faculty, and CNN national security analyst, she also is the Founder of Kayyem Solutions, a strategic security advising firm. Thanks to Juliette’s generosity, all proceeds go to support Nurturing Minds and the SEGA Girls School, an all-girls secondary boarding school providing education to over 200 vulnerable Tanzanian girls, many of whom are orphans and who would otherwise not get the chance to attend school.

Learn more and Purchase Tickets: http://tiny.cc/JulietteKayyem. For more information on Nurturing Minds and the SEGA Girls School: www.nurturingmindsinafrica.org

September 27th, 7:00 pm
The Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown
Tickets: $30.00 in advance / $40.00 at the door

Time for Partners

The popular art & music class for children ages 18 months to 4 years with an adult is thriving at the Newton Cultural Center at City Hall. A terrific way to learn, have fun and make friends – and that’s not just for the kids! Parents, nannies and grandparents enjoy this long-running program also. Children make creative and enriching art projects and enjoy singing and fun with beloved performer David Polansky. The Fall classes fill up very quickly, so don’t wait!

Classes are Monday through Friday, 9:30 am – 11:15 am, September 19th -January 25th. Visit www.newtonma.gov/culture or call 617-796-1540 for more information.