Category Archives: Events

NCSC Early Education & Child Care Open House, March 2

The Newton Community Service Center will hold an open house for anyone interested in its early education and child care offerings.

Saturday, March 2 9:30am to 11:30am
492 Waltham Street, West Newton (behind CVS)

Drop in to tour the NCSC facilities, talk with teachers and current parents, and let your children explore our large, bright classrooms through activities. We offer full-day, year-round early education and child care for infants through 5 years (meals and snacks provided). NCSC is a Brazelton Touchpoints Site. Enrollment for fall is open now.

For more information, please visit the NCSC website or call Linda at 617-969-5906 x121.

 

 

TeenLife Community Service Fair & Expo, March 3

The TeenLifeLIVE! Community Service Fair & Expo will be held Sunday, March 3, from 12 to 4 p.m. at The Mall at Chestnut Hill.

Meet face-to-face with local non-profit representatives who are actively seeking teen volunteers. Meet representatives from various programs and services catered to college-bound teens such as tutoring and test prep companies, summer programs, and gap year opportunities. The first 500 students to register will receive a TeenLife swag bag at the door.

Register online and see the organizations scheduled to take part at the TeenLife website. 

 

Effective Strategies to Reduce Anxiety in Children, Feb. 13

The Newton Parent Advisory Council for Special Education presents the presentation, “Effective Strategies To Reduce Anxiety In Children,” with Jessica Minahan of Newton Public Schools.

Wednesday, February 13
7:30 to 9:00 PM
100 Walnut Street (Room 210), Newtonville

This workshop will teach participants about classroom and home interventions for children (in preschool through Grade 8) with anxiety and related behaviors. Rather than respond with punishment- and reward-based consequences, it is important for adults to understand children’s challenges and teach them how to cope. This will allow children to improve their behavior by acquiring the necessary skills to make progress.

More information is on the NewtonPAC website.

Help plan the 2nd Newton Youth Summit

Following the first successful Mayor’s Newton Youth Summit in October, 2012, teens and adults who are interested in participating in an “Action Group” are encouraged to attend one or both of the two upcoming meetings in preparation for the Second Newton Youth Summit on March 20, 2013.
The Academic Stress & Time Management Action Group will be meeting on Tuesday, February 5 @ 6-7:30pm  at the John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club (upstairs boardroom).
The Youth & Adult Conversation/Collaboration Action Group will be meeting on Thursday, February 7  @ 6-7:30pm at the YMCA (Wellness Room).
This is a great opportunity to have a positive impact on well-being of youth in our City. For more information please contact Jenny O’Leary, City of Newton Youth Services Director, at joleary@newtonma.gov.

Teen Summer Programs Expo, Feb. 4

Find the perfect summer experience for your teenager. On Monday, February 4, from 5:30 PM to 8:00PM, Newton South High School will host the annual Teen Summer Program Expo.

Location:  Cafeteria at Newton South, 140 Brandeis Road
Time: 5:30pm- 8:30pm
Admission is free, open to the public and handicapped accessible.

Meet directors of more than 80 of the best summer programs in the U.S. & abroad — academic, adventure, travel, community service, internships, sport instruction, language immersion, arts/theatre/music, college prep and gap year programs.  Programs for every budget. Efficiently cut through the overwhelming amount of information online and make informed decisions about programming, safety, & supervision.

For more information, contact the event sponsor by email.  Snow date: Tues, Feb. 5.

Historic Newton Book Club, Jan. 31

HISTORIC NEWTON BOOK CLUB MEETING

Thursday, January 31, 7:30 PM

This month’s book club selection is Stayin’ Alive: The 1970′s and the Last Days of the Working Class by Jefferson Cowie. The author has written a wide ranging political, cultural and economic history which examines the 1970′s as a crucial, pivotal era that transitioned America from the New Deal (with its large, optimistic middle class) to the dampened expectations of the 1980′s and into the present. Cowie captures nothing less than the defining characteristics of the 70′s decade. The book club is free and open to the public. New members are always welcome.

For more information about these and many other offerings, visit the Historic Newton website.

Film & Discussion: “It’s Not Just Jenna” – A True Story of Child Sexual Abuse & Survival

Join Gail Sommer of Newton Community Service Center’s Child Assault Prevention program and Lee Doyle of the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center for a short film and a discussion about understanding child sexual abuse, how to recognize warning signs that a child might have been abused or that someone might be at risk to harm a child, and everyday actions that can help to make kids safer.

Thursday, January 31
7:00—9:00 pm
Underwood School, 101 Vernon Street, Newton, in the lower level Multi-Purpose Room.  

Note: While this program is appropriate for parents or caregivers of children of all ages, the discussion is geared to adults. For more information, email Gail Sommer. This workshop is free and no pre-registration necessary.

Co-sponsored by The Newton Partnership, Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) and Child Assault Prevention program (CAP) at Newton Community Service Center.

“Translations” at Newton North’s Theatre Ink, Feb. 6-9

Newton North’s award-winning theatre program presents “Translations,” written byIrish playwright Brian Friel and directed by Tim Finnegan.

We take it for granted, but for some the ability to speak the language we know and love is not always an option. Brian Friel’s drama, “Translations,” strikes at the heart of this concern as he looks back on 1833 Ireland and the decisions the Irish were forced to make under British Imperial rule. His characters are as real as they are timeless; their stories of struggling to survive in an oppressed state teach the true power and price of resistance.

February 6, 7, 8 & 9  at 7:30 pm
The Little Theatre, Newton North High School, 457 Walnut Street, Newtonvile
Tickets $7.00.

Available at www.theatreink.net <http://www.theatreink.net> , or Adam_Brown@Newton.k12.ma.us 617-559-6306

Learn about Newton’s proposed override at open meetings

Newton Mayor Setti Warren will hold Town Hall meetings throughout the city to speak to residents about the proposed override package, which Newton residents will vote on March 12.

The Mayor, accompanied by municipal staff and Schools Superintendent David Fleishman, will share details about the override proposal and answer your questions.

Here’s the schedule:

Sunday, January 27 at 1:00 pm. Hawthorn Playground/Pellegrini Park Rec. Center, Nonantum
Thursday, January. 31 at 7:00 pm. Scandanavian Living Center, West Newton
Sunday, February 10 at 1:00 pm. Ward Elementary School gym, Newton Centre
Sunday, February 10 at 3:30 pm. Oak Hill Middle School, Newton Centre
Tuesday, February 19 at 1:30 pm. Scandanavian Living Center, Seniors Town Hall with Newton at Home
Sunday, February 24 at 1:00 pm. Lower Falls Community Center, Lower Falls
Tuesday, February 26 at 7:00 pm. Greater Boston Interfaith Organization Town Hall, Temple Shalom, West Newton
Thursday, March 7 at 7:00 pm. Mason Rice Elementary School, Newton Centre

For more information on the override, visit the City’s website or Building Newton’s Future website.