Looking for a great volunteer job in a lively office with purposeful and fun people?
Join us at Newton at Home!
Newton at Home (NAH) is a quickly-growing non-profit organization in Newton, dedicated to enabling older adults to remain living in their homes safely and independently as they grow older. NAH is looking for a volunteer to serve as the Assistant to the Executive Director. This means providing general office support for the Executive Director, handling member requests for services, maintaining and entering data into NAH databases, assisting with events and mailings, and scheduling meetings. Volunteers need good computer and communication skills. Must be willing to commit to three days per week from 9:30am-1:30pm through the rest of the school year (until June 2012). For more information please contact: Julie Plaut Mahoney, Ph.D., Coordinator of Volunteers, Newton at Home, 617-795-2560 or volcoord@newtonathome.org.
Event at Newton South
Newton South High School will once again host the annual Teen Summer Program Expo, for the eighth year in a row. The Expo will be held Monday, February 6, 2012 5:30 PM to 8:00PM, in the cafeteria located at 140 Brandeis Road, Newton. Admission is free, open to the public and handicapped accessible.
Find the perfect summer experience for your teenager. Meet directors of more than 80 of the best summer programs in the U.S. & abroad. Programs for every budget and include academic, adventure, travel, community service, internships, sport instruction, language immersion, arts/theatre/music, college prep and Gap year programs. Efficiently cut through the overwhelming amount of information online and make informed decisions about programming, safety, & supervision. For more information contact Laura@CampSourceNetwork.com or call 617-244-3316. Snow date will be Tuesday, February 7.
NCE vacation-week programs
Great Vacations with Newton Community Ed!
NCE offers a variety of cool vacation-week programs for kids. Try Domino Physics or Wicked Wacky Lab Week over February break (or Advanced Domino Physics if you’ve taken this class before), and explore Marble Machine Madness or Deep Blue Sea over April break. These programs take place at Newton North High School. In addition, over both vacations we’re running our ever-popular Make a TV Show program at NewTV, and Babysitting Certification classes as well. Please call our office at 617-559-6999 or check our website: www.newtoncommunityed.org for more information or to register.
Watertown Jr. Reds AAU Baseball Program
Seeking Players for 2012 13U Spring season
Looking to raise your game to new level? Becoming a member of the Jr. Reds AAU Baseball program will offer that opportunity and a whole lot more. Don’t wait to join the area’s most exciting up and coming programs.
The Watertown Jr. Reds AAU Baseball Program will be holding tryouts for its 13U squad during the team’s Winter Practices in January and February. There is NO COST to tryout. Registration and Waiver forms can be found on the program’s website to be filled out before participating.
Information on the program, tryouts and coaches are posted on the program’s website, www.watertownreds.com. To set up a tryout, or have questions about the program, contact Watertown Reds Baseball President Joe Chiodo at jchiodo5@yahoo.com or 617-875-8088.
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”
Newton at Home–Driver a Senior
Drive a Senior–Make a Friend! Newton at Home, a member organization dedicated to helping Newton seniors age in their own homes, is looking for volunteers who can give rides to seniors. Make a new friend while helping someone get to a doctor’s appointment, the supermarket, a social event or the airport. Volunteer as much as you can at your convenience, and know that you have made a difference in a Newton senior’s life. You’ll meet interesting people and share great conversation along the way! For more information, call Julie Plaut Mahoney at volcoord@newtonathome.org.
Theater Arts Newsletter Submission
BE A SUMMER STAR! Join the Brookline SmartSummers Theater Arts Program! A fun experience in the arts for ages 5-16. Full and part day programming available for 1 to 5 weeks starting June 29. To register contact Brookline Adult & Community Education at 617-730-2700 or www.brooklineadulted.org. For more information, contact theaterartscamp@aol.com or visit https://sites.google.com/site/smartsummerstheaterarts/welcome
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.
BC Lady Eagles Soccer Schools
The Boston College Women’s Soccer program will be holding their April and Summer clinics. Dates are April 17-20, June 25-28, and July 16-19. It is for girls ages 6-14. All sessions at the BC Newton campus, 9am-3pm each day. This is an opportunity for the younger female soccer player to improve her comfort level on the ball, increase skill development, and have competitive fun. For more information including registration contact (617) 552-0982 or soccercl@bc.edu. Online registration may be found at: http://www.bceagles.com/camps/bc-w-soccer-camps2.html.
Singing Group for Grades 2 – 5 & Week-long Summer Program for Aged 8 – 18
Do you know a child in grade 2 – 5 who loves to sing? Join Youth pro Musica’s new Training Chorus! Youth pro Musica: The Greater Boston Youth Chorus has trained generations of young people in musicianship and choral singing since has appeared with the finest orchestras and choruses in the Boston area and beyond. The Training Chorus offers younger singers a positive introduction to music and singing, focusing on ear training, voice production, working well within a group, and developing confidence as a performer. Later in the spring, the Training Chorus will perform alongside YpM’s older singers at the Annual Spring Concert. The Training Chorus is directed by Brian Hagar-McKee, a gifted musician and educator who currently teaches music in the Wellesley public school system. To learn more, please call (617) 666-6087 or e-mail auditions@youthpromusica.org. Visit YpM online at www.youthpromusica.org.
Registration is now open for Youth pro Musica’s Summer Week: August 20-24, 2012, 9am-3pm M-F, Concert: Fri., 7pm; Held at Second Church in Newton, 60 Highland St., West Newton. Register by March 1 and pay $225. Afterwards, the fee is $250. To register or learn more, please call (617) 666-6087 or e-mail auditions@youthpromusica.org. Visit YpM online at www.youthpromusica.org
Program Description: After camp is over and before school starts up again, don’t stay home being bored. Kids aged 8 to 18 who like to sing are invited to attend Youth pro Musica’s Summer Week! Absent distractions or the pressure of the academic year. young people are free to focus on singing and making new friends. Singers work with an outstanding staff comprised of professional musicians and educators, led by YpM Artistic Director Robert Barney. Classes/ensembles focus on vocal technique, ear training and sight-singing, small and large ensemble singing and performance. (Classes/ensembles are assigned based on age and prior musical experience.) The week culminates with a Friday evening concert featuring all of Summer Week’s singers.