Category Archives: Education/Enrichment

Newton Community Farm’s Spring programs

Newton Community Farm – Register now for one of their exciting spring programs. New this season, a unique opportunity to spend an afternoon cooking with local chef and restaurant owner, Chad Burns of Farmstead Table, Newton.

Also on offer: gardening workshops, An Introduction to Bees and Beekeeping, Farm Sprouts for preschool children, and Early Release specials for elementary school students. For more information and to register please visit the website www.newtoncommunityfarm.org.

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Attention Middle School families

The Newton Highlands After-School Program, just for middle school children is hosting two Open House events for interested families. This is a terrific opportunity for parents of
5th graders to learn more about the program as they plan for the next school year. Please come to an Open House and see the wonderful space that is their home base.

For more information please contact: Rochelle Acker at 617-999-4617 or
highlandsafterschool@gmail.com or visit www.highlandsafterschool.org

March 15th, 5:00 – 6:00 pm
March 31st, 5:30 – 6:30 pm

Brigham House
20 Hartford Street, Newton Highlands

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District-wide book discussion

Want to learn more about growth mindset and to talk about your experiences? All parents/guardians are invited to join School Council members and Superintendent Fleishman for a discussion of Mindset by Carol Dweck.

For planning purposes, if possible, please RSVP at http://www.northptso.org/bookclub. Can’t commit now? Feel free to come last minute!

March 24, 7:00 pm
Newton North Library

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Parent Training

Parenting Training in 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? Then this training is for you.

Think:Kids Collaborative Problem Solving parenting model, based in MGH’s Department of Psychiatry, provides parents with concrete tools to better understand and help children (ages 3-18) with challenging behavior – from ordinary, day-to-day challenges like getting to school, homework and bedtime, to 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. For more information and to register for the March or May training in Newton, please visit: http://www.betheparentyouwanttobe.weebly.com

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Newton Unplugged

“Unplugged and Connected!” reminds us there is more to life than what is on the other side of a plug.

The 2015 calendar provides suggested activities and events for friends, families and neighbors to enjoy together. Please visit www.familyaccess.org and click on the Newton Unplugged link on the main menu or go directly to the calendar at this link:
http://familyaccess.org/wp-content/uploads/NewtonUnplugged2015.pdf

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Food Allergy Fatalities: Confronting Fear with Facts & Confidence

Speaker: Pediatric allergist Michael Pistiner, author of “Living Confidently with Food Allergy” and AllergyHome.org website

Tuesday, March 17
7:00 p.m. at Newton-Wellesley Hospital.
Meeting of the Metro-Boston Asthma and Allergy Educational Support Group. The event is free and open to the public. No advance registration required.

For info, call the Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America – New England Chapter at (781)444-7778.

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Help a Neighbor with Spring Clean-up

Newton at Home helps seniors continue to live in their homes by providing volunteer help with errands, yard work, and household chores — for example, shifting storm windows and pulling down screens.

This is a great family activity — spend a couple of hours helping a neighbor. You’ll be glad you did!

To volunteer or for more information, contact volunteer coordinator Julie Plaut Mahoney by email or at 617-795-2560.

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Next Level Up Tutoring

Next Level Up Tutoring has been providing tutors and academic coaches to Newton students since 2009. Next Level Up worksclosely with families to ensure that their students receive high quality, individualized academic support and enrichment.

Tutors can work with any age student in all levels of Math, Science, and Writing. Next Level Up strivea to accommodate the myriad schedule requests within today’s families’ dynamics, and will respond quickly to every inquiry.

Call 781-540-1123 or email for more information or visit Next Level Up online at www.nextleveluptutoring.com

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Historic Newton programs in March

COMMUNITY WEEKEND AT HISTORIC NEWTON
Saturday and Sunday, March 7 and 8

Newton residents are invited to enjoy free admission to both our museums. At the Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds, 286 Waverley Avenue 10:00 AM-4:00 PM AND the Jackson Homestead and Museum, 527 Washington Street Noon-5:00 PM.

HISTORIC NEWTON BOOK CLUB MEETING
Thursday, March 19, 7:30 PM

Offering a nuanced understanding of the American Revolution from the British point of view, this month’s selection is The Men Who Lost America: British Leadership, the American Revolution and the Fate of the Empire, by Andrew Jackson O’Shaughnessy. Contrary to familiar stereotypes, he suggests the loss of the American colonies and was not because British leaders were blundering incompetents. Quite the contrary, they were astute and capable, and in some instances brilliant strategists. The book has won numerous prizes, including the George Washington Book Prize, where the jury praised the book as “a major contribution to the history of the American Revolution.” The book club is free and open to the public; new members are always welcome. At the Jackson Homestead and Museum, 527 Washington Street.

CONFLICT AND TRANSFORMATION: LIFE IN A 19TH CENTURY TOWN
Tuesday, March 24, 7:00 PM (rescheduled from February 10)

We sometimes romanticize New England towns in the first decades of the 19th century as peaceful, bucolic havens — they were not. In this talk, public historian and independent scholar Mary Babson Fuhrer will discuss the remarkable stories of conflict and transformation that reshaped local communities in the decades leading up to the Civil War. The diaries, letters, and account books she draws on form the basis of her recent book, Crisis of Community: Trials and Transformation of a New England Town, 1815-1848. At the Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds, 286 Waverley Avenue, Newton 02458. Free.

A CITY OF VILLAGES-THE 2015 NEWTON HISTORY SERIES
Thursday, March 26, 7:00 PM

Discover Historic Nonantum: A Village of Traditions
Nonantum residents Terry Sauro, Lois Dominique, and Alderman Alison Leary will present an overview of their village’s historic sites, traditions and notable persons. Join them in exploring the cultural events and traditions that make Nonantum unique among Newton’s 13 villages, including the Saint Mary of Carmen Festival, the Coletti-Magni park lighting and the notable shops that run along the Village Center. Co-Sponsored by Historic Newton and the Newton Free Library. At the Newton Free Library, 330 Homer Street. Free.

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NCE Summer Programs for Middle Schoolers

Newton Community Education is offering several great programs for middle schoolers this summer including:

Darkroom Photography,
Phys Ed Favorites,
Power Programmers,
Draw & Build Architecture Studio,
Web Design,
Felt & Fabric Fiber Art,
Glass Class,
Picture Perfect, and more.

For our week-by-week summer calendar, see the summer-at-a-glance flyer. To learn more about our summer programs, or to register, visit Newton Community Education online or call 617-559-6999.

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