Category Archives: Education/Enrichment

Ribbon, Ball, and Clubs Workshop at Rhythmic Dreams!

Rhythmic Dreams, an afterschool rhythmic gymnastics program for girls located on Washington St. in West Newton, is offering a fun workshop for girls ages 4-16 on Saturday, March 31st, from 10am to 12pm. The workshop will include a warm-up, stretching, basic apparatus handling, and tosses/catches, with ribbons, balls, and clubs! The girls will also learn a short dance to music. Younger girls (ages 4-6) will be using ribbons and balls, and older girls (ages 7+) will learn one of rhythmic gymnastics’ trickiest apparatus- clubs. The cost is $20 for two hours. For more information or to register, please call 617-233-4493, or email info@rhythmicdreams.com. Don’t wait, space is limited!

Open Houses for Highlands After School Program, Mar. 11 & 27

The Newton Highlands After-School Program, just for middle school children is hosting Open Houses for interested families on: Sunday, March 11 from 5:00-6:00PM and Tuesday, March 27 from 5:30-6:30PM at Brigham House, 20 Hartford Street, Newton Highlands. This is a terrific opportunity for parents of Brown and Oak Hill students to learn more about the program as they plan for the next school year. Please join us and see the wonderful space that is the home base of this terrific program. For more information please contact: Rochelle Acker at 617-999-4617 or highlandsafterschool@gmail.com or visit highlandsafterschool.org

Suzuki School of Newton

Suzuki School of Newton, 225 Nevada Street, Newtonville is pleased to offer a free trial class of the Suzuki Prep class for ages 3 and 4 held on Friday, February 10th at 1 pm, Saturday Feb. 11th at 10 am or Sat. Feb. 11th at 1:45 pm.  This is a fun way to share time with your child:  sing, move to music, do pre-instrumental Suzuki activities, and hear live instrument demonstrations from the SSN faculty. Students and parents will learn new songs, work on pitch, rhythm and meter and receive help in choosing an instrument.  The class lasts 45 minutes and there are 14 more classes in the semester.  For more info, call 617-964-4522 or contact_us@suzukinewton.org.

Bridging the Generations: An Intergenerational Music Class

Join us for a special kind of music-making! This class combines all the elements of a regular music class, but it is set in a senior living facility, where the residents participate with us by singing, playing instruments, or simply watching. The class allows for and encourages interaction between the children and the seniors. With rhythm instruments, songs, play materials and movement, we create a rich musical experience for everyone.

Location: Goddard House in Brookline, Assisted Living
165 Chestnut St. Brookline
Teacher: Ruth Schechter
Ages: Mixed ages up to 5 years (younger siblings welcome)
Day/Time: Thursdays at 3:30-4:15pm
Session 2: March 8-April 5
Session 3: May 3-May 31

One Five Week Session: $100
Two Five Week Sessions: $180

No registration fees; Siblings 60% discount ; Under 6 months free

To Register call Brookline Music School at (617) 277-4593

Music and Voice Sessions

Music and Voice Sessions – Is your child interested in learning how to play the piano, violin, or guitar in the comfort of their own house? Does your child have the desire to sing all the time? Next Level Up now offers in-home music and voice sessions by accomplished and experienced musicians and teachers. Many of our instructors attended the Berklee College of Music. To learn more about your options and for all questions, please contact Next Level Up Tutoring at our email: info@nextleveluptutoring.com OR phone: (781) 540-1123. “Next Level Up – Raising up communities one child at a time”

School of Rock introduces “Jazz Jams”

School of Rock introduces a new Sunday afternoon course for kids – “Jazz Jams”, which will meet every Sunday from 2-5 PM at our 120 Elm Street in Watertown location. Recommended for students ages 11-18. All instruments welcome -singers too. Start on either 2/12 or 2/19 – (your choice) and learn jazz standards by Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Chick Corea, and many more under the direction of Berklee-affiliated instructor Patrick Speece. Enrollment is on a month-by-month basis; performances in the local community when the ensemble feels ready. Only 12 students accepted at a time into this program. Email Boston@schoolofrock.com or call 617-923-3434.

“Simplicity Parenting” lecture, Monday, Feb. 6, 7-9pm

Use the extraordinary power of less to raise calmer, happier, and more secure kids.
At this lecture by educator and consultant Kim John Payne, you will learn ways to simplify your child’s toys & books, clothes, meals & bedtimes, and schedules, as well as how to filter out the adult world and feel more connected to your children and family life.  Parents who implement Simplicity Parenting strategies find that their children:

  •     Are calmer and happier
  •     Do better socially and emotionally
  •     Are more focused at school
  •     Find it easier to comply with family rules

 

Monday, February 6, 2012 from 7 – 9pm at Mason-Rice Elementary School. This FREE event is hosted by Angier, Mason-Rice and Zervas Elementary School PTO’s.

Kim John Payne will present an antidote for children who are over-scheduled and overwhelmed by too much information and a fast-paced consumer culture that threatens the pace and playful essence of childhood. To see a short preview clip of Kim’s presentation and learn more about him, visit http://www.simplicityparenting.com/