The Arsenal Center for the Arts offers free drop-in art and theatre workshops on Saturday, January 17 and February 21, from 10am – noon.
Experiment with paint, paper, collage, performance, and movement. Use your imagination to express yourself, make your own special masterpiece, and explore theatre games. Different projects and games will be offered each class. The program is perfect for families and children. More information is available online.
ALL parents/guardians and teens are invited to the Just Think: Teens Making Smart Choices expo. Discover community resources promoting positive decision making for teens. Enjoy refreshments and student performances as you browse the exhibits. The first 50 teens who bring a parent will receive a treat bag.
Raffle grand prize: iPad mini
“American Ninja Warrior” live demo!
January 22nd, 5:00 to 7:30 pm.
Newton North High School
Walnut and Lowell Street lots and Hull Street will be available for parking. Please observe neighborhood signs and restrictions.
The winter education program at Newton Community Farm is now open for registration. There is a range of programs for adults, children and families covering gardening topics, cooking and even candle making. For more information and to register please visit the website at www.newtoncommunityfarm.org/education.
Preregistration is required for all programs.
The Maestro Musicians Academy is now taking students for the second half of the school year! Expert lessons in piano, violin, viola, cello, trumpet, flute, and voice. Locations at the Young Israel of Brookline in Coolidge Corner and the Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association in West Newton.
Perfect for children ages 4 and up. Stellar faculty with emphasis on developing the potential of every unique student. Parent tested, Child approved! Contact Artistic Director Daniel Broniatowski, D.M.A. at 857-756-5230 or http://www.maestromusiciansacademy.com
The Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association in West Newton offers summer Chinese school and after school programs.
Bachelor of Music in Composition from Berklee College of Music, Master of Music in Jazz Studies from New England Conservatory. 30+ years teaching experience. Learn Jazz/Blues/Classical, theory, sightreading. Build a high quality musical foundation with a patient, upbeat, and caring instructor. Beginners especially welcome. Have a positive and successful learning experience. Phone Gloria Jasinski at 617-566-9704 or email piano566@comcast.net.
On January 8th, the Newton Parent Advisory Council for Special Education will host an evening meeting on the topic of Talking To Your Child About Their Diagnoses/Disabilities. Special guests will include Dot Lucci, M.Ed., C.A.G.S. Director of Consultation, MGH/YouthCare, Alison Mountford, Coordinator of Therapeutic Services, Andrew Aspel, School Psychologist, NSHS; Lynn Chachkes, School Psychologist, Countryside School; Victoria Vendola, Assistant Principal for Student Services, Day Middle School; and Dan Almeida, Supervisor of ABA Services
The decision about when and how to talk to a child about their differences can be a challenging one for parents and guardians. Please join us for a panel discussion on the subject, beginning at 7:30 pm with a discussion for parents of younger children who may be preparing to have their first conversations about disabilities or diagnoses. The second half of the program, starting about 8:15 pm, will be about having these conversations with older children, and about how, when and to whom they might want to disclose information about their disabilities. We encourage parents of kids of all ages to come at 7:30 if they can, to share their perspectives and experience with other families. There will be plenty of time for questions to the panel for both parts of the program.
The meeting will take place in Room 210 of the Education Center. Refreshments and networking begin at 7:15 pm and the meeting will start promptly at 7:30 pm. Thanks!
The WLC invites kids ages 6 – 11 to a presentation on January 10th from 1:30 -2:30 pm at the Waban Library Center. iRobot experts will explain how robots work and help people in real life. Come see the cool robots and learn about STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). All children must be accompanied by an adult.
Admission is free, donations gladly accepted. For information about the WLC, please visit http://www.wabanlibrarycenter.org/
Waban Library Center
1608 Beacon Street, Waban
The Second Annual Citywide Food Drive is well underway and, this year, we are expanding our efforts to help fight food insecurity in the City of Lawrence as well as Newton. Through December 30th, you can donate the following items at more than 40 drop-off locations throughout Newton: canned fruit and vegetables, jarred pasta sauce, peanut butter, jelly/jam, ground coffee, tea, cake and pie crust mixes, baby food, juice boxes and bottles, vegetable oil, bar soap, toilet paper, toothpaste, and children and adult diapers. At each location, there will be two boxes – one for Newton and one for Lawrence.
Last year, the food drive collected more than 200 boxes of donated food and needed items for Newton’s food pantries, which serve more than 1,200 residents a month. This year, we are hoping to surpass that number and support families in need – here in Newton as well as in Lawrence. For more information and a list of drop-off locations, please visit www.newtonma.gov.
Thank you in advance for helping with this important initiative.
Our community has been affected by suicide. Newton Cares: Coalition for Suicide Prevention and Mental Health is working diligently to train as many people as possible in the suicide prevention technique called QPR – Question, Persuade, Refer.
The more people who know how to act, the more lives may be saved. Please consider being trained. Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) teaches ordinary citizens how to recognize a mental health emergency and how to get a person at risk the help they need. Participants will learn how to: Recognize the warning signs of suicide, offer hope, and get help & refer.
Upcoming Trainings:
January 6th 4:00 – 6:00 pm for Teens Only
January 15th 6:00 – 8:00 pm for Adults Only
Space is limited. Registration is required. Training is FREE. Please register in advance at: www.newtonma.gov/newtoncares.