Category Archives: Education/Enrichment

Highlands After School Program

It’s not too late to sign up! Calling all 5th graders entering Brown and Oak Hill Middle Schools: Highlands After School Program is still taking applications for the upcoming school year. Transportation is arranged from the school to their great location in Newton Highlands / Hyde Community Gym with lots of fun activities.

Arrange a visit or drop in during open house week June 9-12th from 5:00 – 6:00 pm. For more enrollment information contact Rochelle Acker at 617.999.4617 or highlandsafterschool@gmail.com or visit  www.highlandsafterschool.org.

Volunteers are needed for Recycle Sticker Project!

Green Decade Newton, in collaboration with Newton’s Department of Public Works, is seeking numerous volunteers (16 years and older) to walk in pairs around Newton’s neighborhoods, while adhering “recycling education stickers” onto all residential green bins in the spring and summer months. Maps will be provided and the work will be conducted primarily during the morning hours. The “Recycle Sticker Project” will help remind all Newton residents of the items that may or may not be placed in our green bins.

Funding for the stickers has been provided by Green Decade Newton, Whole Foods Markets Newton and Waste Management. The goal is to raise awareness about recycling, not only to benefit our environment, but also to reap substantial financial savings on the cost of disposing the City’s trash. Please contact https://docs.google.com/forms/d/10-iGc3IAcV3WX041uof0cUlBL6TDgnWeTQqcDpsh5-E/viewform to sign up.

Become a Host Family for a Newton South International Student

Each school year Newton South High School hosts up to 20 international students through Educatius International. These students come from many different countries – Italy, Brazil, Chile, Norway, and China to name a few. Visiting students go through an application process before they are selected- they are smart, mature, and passionate about intercultural learning opportunities. Our international students bring so much to the hallways of NSHS and our Newton community.

Host families are to provide a warm and supportive home and family environment; students should become part of your family. We welcome any family (with or a without a high school student of their own) who is excited about this opportunity. Educatius offers a monthly stipend of $700.00 for each student placed in their home and each family can host up to 2 students ($1,400.00). Educatius also works with host families to match them with a student who shares the family’s interests and values. Hosting a student can provide you with amazing opportunities and lifelong friendships.

Open your heart and your home…share our unique community! Invite a NSHS international student into your home. These students will be arriving for the September 2014 school year.

To learn more and apply to become a host family, please contact Jodi Del Razo at Jodi.delrazo@educatius.org or call her at 617-543-8626.

Question, Persuade, Refer

QPR Training for Community Members: Learn how to respond to someone in distress.

QPR is a simple educational program that teaches ordinary citizens how to recognize a mental health emergency and how to get a person at risk the help they need. These programs are intended for adults.

Participants will learn how to:

  • Recognize the warning signs of suicide
  • Offer hope
  • Get help & refer

Upcoming Dates:  June 10th, 6:00 pm and July 15th 6:00 pm

Registration is required and space is limited. Register at: www.newtonma.gov/newtoncares . Sponsored by:Newton Cares: Coalition for Suicide Prevention & Mental Health.

Attention 5th Grade Parents

Attention 5th Grade Parents at Angier, Bowen, Countryside, Mason-Rice, Memorial Spaulding, Williams & Zervas Elementary Schools:

HIGHLANDS AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM is hosting an Open House on Sunday, June 1st from 5:00 – 6:00 pm. The program is just for middle school kids attending Brown and Oak Hill Middle Schools and applications for fall 2014 are being accepted now. Transportation is arranged from the school to their great location in Newton Highlands’ Hyde Community Gym. Space is limited! For more enrollment information contact Rochelle Acker at 617-999-4617 or highlandsafterschool@gmail.com or visit our website: www.highlandsafterschool.org.

Kesher – Newton Jewish Community After School Program

Kesher Newton now enrolling for Fall 2014. Kesher Newton is an after-school program that offers a hands on and indepth approach to Jewish learning for students in grades K-7! Now located on Hammond Pond Parkway, convenient to Newton, housed inside the building of Congregation Mishkan Tefila, Kesher’s warm and inviting new space accommodates its expanding student base and its many family activities.

Kesher Newton is a nationally-recognized alternative to traditional Hebrew School, where children learn Jewish culture and Hebrew language in a spirited, camp-like environment. Kesher’s innovative curriculum challenges students intellectually, while fostering Jewish commitment, joy of learning, and active community participation. Kesher Newton is an independent pluralistic community that is welcoming to all.

For more information, visit keshernewton.org, or call 617-244-5390, or email info@keshernewton.org .

 

Experienced peer tutor – Math/Science

18 year old Belmont Hill graduating honor student available to tutor your Elementary, Middle, High School, or College son or daughter. Experienced childcare provider.
High performance tutoring in the following courses:

  • All math courses through BC Calculus, including Geometry, Algebra 2, and Pre-Calculus
  • AP Biology
  • AP Chemistry
  • AP Physics

Call or text 617-549-0331; smithan95@gmail.com for quotes and questions.

Math early bird discount

Summer is a great time to catch up and get a Jump Start into the next year. Mathnasium Learning Center in Newton Highlands offers individualized math summer programs in a fun, relaxing environment. Spread your sessions throughout the summer or complete in a couple of weeks. Save $50 when you register by May 31st at www.mathsummer.com or call to schedule a Free Trial 617-340-3665.