The fall educational programs at Newton Community Farm are now open for registration.
Join the final gardening class of the year or choose from a number of cooking and home brewing classes. For families, the popular Fall Farm Sprout program returns, this year running through to December and if you have a budding chef in your midst, why not join them for Kids Farm Cooking?
For more information and to register please visit the website at www.newtoncommunityfarm.org/education
The John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club of Newton is now accepting 2014-2015 membership applications. Membership offers affordable, enriching, and fun after-school programs for young people ages 6-18.
The club will be open for members on the first day of school on Tuesday, September 2nd. As a special treat, Fresh City will be donating healthy snacks for Club members to enjoy – a great, fresh start for the school year!
Open for walk-in registrations or take care of your registration online. It is quick, easy, and you can pay using any major credit card. Register online today at: www.newtonbgc.com.
There are plenty of programs and benefits for Club members:
Since there is no extra cost for additional family members under our General Family Membership plan, please consider adding all of the children in your family to your membership regardless of whether or not you know they plan to attend the Club.
Academic Tutor/Executive Function Coach Available for students in K-12. Laurie Friedman provides tutoring in math, reading, writing, study skills, organization, time-management, motivation, executive functioning, and ELL. BA from Oberlin College, MAT from the University of Chicago, and MBA from Simmons College. Certified in elementary education, middle school math, and high school English, Laurie has taught at local schools for over sixteen years.
See www.linkedin.com/in/friedlaur for credentials. Laurie can be reached at 617-335-9970 or by email at friedlaur@verizon.net.
The Sunday School for Jewish Studies invites you to share in the tradition of observing the High Holy Days together at Newton South High School. Open to the community at no charge, they offer both children and family services led by Rabbi Jethro Berman. No tickets are required. Please join them for:
Please call 617-264-8855 or visit www.SundaySchoolforJewishStudies.org for additional information about services or to obtain registration information for Sunday Hebrew School classes for children Toddlers to grade 7.
Four Mothers – A unique 6-session course for Bat Mitzvah age starts September 7th in Newton Center. Includes 6 meetings (available in English or Hebrew), the course is intended for Jewish girls ages 11-13 (up to 5 girls in each group).
Empowering young adults and preparing them for their Jewish and secular daylife, highly recommended for girls before or during their Bat Mitzvah experience. For more information, please click here: thejourneytobatmitzvah.com/ or email momgalit@gmail.com.
“Food Allergies and Anaphylaxis: How to Prevent and Handle Severe Allergic Reactions”
Speaker: allergist Curt Moody, MD
September 16th, 7:00 pm at Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Admission is Free
For information, please call the Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America – New England Chapter at 781-444-7778.
The Innovation Institute is the leading academic science and engineering enrichment program for grades K-12 in Greater Boston. It offers young people wonderful opportunities to learn in depth with talented scientists, engineers and educators.
During the fall, The Innovation Institute offers courses ranging from computer programming (Python) and science of renewable energies to neuroscience and engineering immersion. Special High School Seminar: At the Biomedical Frontiers (fall term only) covering the latest research in areas ranging from 3D printing applications to cancer therapeutics.
After school and weekend classes start September 10th. Winter and spring break intensives also available. To learn more or to register, visit theinnovationinstitute.org or call 617-340-9907.
Plugged In is a nonprofit youth rock band program in Needham teaching young musicians ages 8-18 about using music to create positive change in the world.
Fall session band classes for the Plugged In Band Program begin the week of September 22nd. The registration deadline for fall session band classes is September 8th. Registration for private lessons is ongoing.
For more information, please call 781-956-4281 or visit www.pluggedinband.org.
Teen Craftnites, Tuesday, August 19th, 7:00 pm: Teen Crafternoons have moved to a special evening time frame for summer Craftnites so get creative in the second floor Teen Area of the Newton Free Library where they will be hanging out working on crafts and eating snacks. This summer’s crafts will include steampunk jewelry, robot marshmallow pops and other fun projects! Grades 6-12.
Go Big or Go Home: Giant Game Night, Wednesday, August 20th, 5:30-8:30 pm: Come to the end of summer celebration outside by the Winnie-the-Pooh statue. Play giant-sized games like Jenga and Scrabble as well as board, lawn, and Minute-to-win-it games and eat pizza! Rain location, Druker Auditorium. Open to all who have participated in the library’s Summer Reading program.
How to Write Great College Essays, Thursday, August 21st, 7:00 pm: A lot of great kids write average (even bad) college essays—essays about “life lessons learned from football” or “how my trip to Europe broadened my cultural horizons.” Better tales are there for the writing. This workshop will show you what admissions officers really look for in great college essays, and offer suggestions for finding and sharing your best stories. We’ll share the five most over-used topics you must avoid and give you tips on how to start (and even finish) your essays this summer. Sara Kratzok, who graduated from both Wellesley College and Harvard University, and is the Director of Collegewise of Newton, will facilitate in Newton Free Library’s Druker Auditorium.
A local mosaic artist and parent of two Bigelow Middle School students is interested in offering a class to kids 11 years old and older. The class would be run in six, two-hour weekly sessions and the fee would be $250.00. This fee includes all of the materials and tools.
Potential class times are:
If your child is interested in participating in the class, please contact Leslie at lesliebock@gmail.com or 617-901-2546 and indicate which of these times your child is available.