Category Archives: Community Notes

Tune-up your parenting before those long summer days!

Wouldn’t it be great to head into summer with confidence that you have an effective parenting approach that fosters a positive relationship with your child, reduces challenging behavior, and builds your child’s skills in self-regulation, communication and problem-solving? Come learn the Think:Kids Collaborative Problem Solving parenting approach.

Go to BeTheParentYouWantToBe.weebly.com to register; read what parents have to say about the approach and facilitator Karen Kraut, MPH; or bring a Think:Kids CPS presentation or overview group to your school.

*1-day* May 24th, 9:00 am-4:30 pm at the Brookline Teen Center
4 Tuesdays, May 31st – June 21st, 10:00 am-12:00 pm, at the Ely Center in Newton
4 Wednesdays, June 1st – 22nd , 10:00 am-12:00 pm, at the Brookline Teen Center

New Preteen Wellness Group!

Safe and fun environment for students ages 9-12 to discuss any of life’s stresses or issues. It will be a four week after school psychoeducational group that will promote wellness around topics such as body image, peer pressure, self-esteem and bullying. Contact MEDA at 617-558-1881 or email info@medainc.org or visit the website to find out more about MEDA: www.medainc.org.

For an immediate response from MEDA please call 617-558-1881 or contact: Rachel Benson Monroe, M.A., LMHC at 617-558-1881 ext. 15 or rbmonroe@medainc.org.

Aspiring Teen Entrepreneurs

Do you have a high schooler who wants to start a business? Epic Solutions is offering one-week programs that expose teens to the entrepreneurial mindset and tools startups use to go from idea to venture. These theme-based, summer experiences are hosted at leading innovation hubs across Boston and run July 11th through August 19th.

At morning hands-on workshops, students explore, collaborate, and develop their own projects. Afternoon field trips to meet leading startups and entrepreneurs let teens see innovation in action, connect concepts to the real world, and discover potential college and career pathways. The week culminates with a Friday afternoon pitch-off to the Boston startup community and families.

Weekly theme programs include:
· Environment & clean tech
· Innovation in the arts
· Food and food sustainability
· Women entrepreneurship
· All things technology
· Entrepreneurship programs at local colleges

Learn more at www.epiicsolutions.org. Empower your teen for future success as a 21st century entrepreneur and innovator.

Smart Kid Looking For A Challenge?

Lumos Debate offers a 2 week summer camp where your child will learn public speaking, critical thinking, and leadership skills. Grades 6-10. This is not an academic camp, it includes debate activities and argumentation games that kids absolutely love. This month, they’re offering a $300 discount for Newton Public School students, just use the promo code “NEWTON” (code expires on May 30th). Register at lumosdebate.com or call 617-901-4564 for more info.

Mayor’s Community Prayer Breakfast

Mayor Setti Warren and the Newton Mayor’s Community Prayer Breakfast Committee are inviting you to join on the occasion of the 42nd Annual Breakfast. The event will again be held at the McElroy Commons Dining Room at Boston College on Wednesday, May 25th beginning at 7:15 A.M. and ending promptly at 9:00 A.M.

We are honored to announce that John Harthorne, Founder & CEO of MassChallenge, recognized internationally, nationally, & locally as a unique startup – friendly accelerator in helping entrepreneurs across any industry, has graciously accepted our invitation to be our keynote speaker Masschallenge’s record of achievement is vast. John is in wide demand as a speaker and we are most fortunate accepted our invitation.

The “Breakfast” is a wonderful tradition in which hundreds of people of all faiths and heritages join together to celebrate, reflect, and commit to actions that promote racial, ethnic, and religious harmony. This initiative of which so many from the community have been a part, will serve to ensure a rich legacy of compassion, tolerance and understanding will live on for generations to come. Scholarships will be awarded to three high school seniors in recognition of their outstanding accomplishments.

Please click here for a flyer: Prayer Breakfast flyer

We urge you to join us for this special celebration.  The Program will begin at 7:15 A.M. and end in keeping with our planned schedule, at 9:00 A.M.. We look forward to seeing you at the “Breakfast” on the 25th of May. Should you have any questions, please contact Tony Bibbo at 617- 969 – 5906 Ext 305 or email at ajbibbo@aol.com.