Saplings, a nurturing and enriching preschool in Waban for 2 year olds, is accepting applications for Fall, 2014. 2 great teachers, weekly music specialist, lunch.
School hours Monday through Thursday from 8:45 to 12:15. Early drop-off available from 8:00 am and late pick-up until 1:00 pm. To arrange a visit: call 617-957-4590; email – saplings70@gmail.com; www.saplingspre-school.com
The Waban Area Council will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, April 10th at 7:30 pm in Room 222 at Newton City Hall. The meeting is open to the public and Waban residents are encouraged to attend. Please visit www.wabanareacouncil.com to view the agenda and learn more about issues of importance to Waban.
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Basic manners: greeting, knocking, yawning properly, holding a conversation, table manners, improving posture, improving social & communication skills, projecting confidence, overcoming shyness, strengthening self-esteem & leadership skills, navigating friendships, resolving conflict, understanding social cues, and more.
“Mind Your Manners: Beyond Please and Thank” You for Grades 2-4
“Etiquette for Middle Schoolers: Peer Pressure and Beyond” for Grades 5-8
“Etiquette for Young Adults: Social Skills for the Real World” for Grades 9-12
Saturdays, May 3rd – June 21st
Open Enrollment at: www.TheEtiquetteAcademy.org For more information call 617-608-3920 or email admin@theetiquetteacademy.org.
Registration is now open for the Arsenal Center for the Arts spring and summer art classes and workshops. Children’s classes (for K-8) include Art Adventures, Clay Projects, Mixed-Media, Comics & Cartoons, Wheelthrowing, Drawing, Painting and more. Fun Parent/Child workshops (for toddlers and up) are also available.
Spring classes begin the week of March 31st. Summer classes begin the week of June 16th. Classes are held at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street in Watertown, with free parking and access to public transportation. Scholarships and Member discounts are available.
For class descriptions, visit www.arsenalarts.org. To register, call 617-923-0100, ext. 8309.
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As part of its series, The Civil Rights Movement Then & Now, Historic Newton is hosting a lecture by author and civil rights lawyer, Gordon Martin.
Shortly after completing law school, Gordon Martin was one of a dozen lawyers working for the Civil Rights Division of Robert Kennedy’s Justice Department. In 1963, he prepared United States v. Theron Lynd, the Justice Department’s first major voting rights case to go to trial in Mississippi. He will speak about this experience and its brave witnesses, who are the subject of his book, Count Them One by One: Black Mississippians Fighting for the Right to Vote.
Date: Wednesday, April 2
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Durant-Kenrick House, 286 Waverley Avenue.
Free and open to the public
Co-sponsored by the Newton Human Rights Commission, Myrtle Baptist Church, and the Newton Department of Senior Services.
QPR suicide prevention training will be held in Newton on April 2nd , 7th, and 15th. QPR stands for question, persuade, refer and is an educational program that teaches ordinary citizens to recognize the warning signs of suicide, offer hope and get help for those in need. This program is for adults. To register visit www.newtonma.gov/newtoncares.
Looking for something for your 1st or 2nd grade child to do over April vacation? Look no further! Top Banana is offering an educational camp where students will play logic games, participate in reading circles and work on their fine motor skills! You can sign up for 1 day, 2 days or the whole week, whatever works best for your family!
They are also offering handwriting workshops throughout the week! You can either sign your child up for just the handwriting workshop or for the camp day, plus the workshop! To register your child for one or more days, if you have questions or concerns, please contact Ashley at (617) 795-1557 or by email azinchuk@topbananaeducation.org.
Newton Community Education (NCE), a self-sustaining arm of the Newton Public Schools, is looking for an enthusiastic individual to lead marketing efforts and manage special events. Marketing/PR experience as well as excellent writing and interpersonal skills are required; experience with Macintosh computers is a plus, as is familiarity with their market.
This is a flexible 10-15-hour/week position working closely with the NCE Kids Program Coordinator and reporting to the NCE Director. Hours may increase over the summer in support of the NCE Kids program. Send resumes to: lisa_rucinski@newton.k12.ma.us.
Theatre Ink presents: Spontaneous Generation! From the moment when the first bacterium crawled onto the felsic shore and called itself man, Mother Earth has called on one troupe to be the guiding light for the despairing mass: Spontaneous Generation!
Back with four more action packed improvisation shows that will have you sneezing with laughter from start to finish. Relying on both audience participation and the cunning of the actors, Spon Gen is one show you will not want to miss. Wake the kids! Call the neighbors! Summon the spirits! SPON GEN IS BACK!
Tickets $7.00 at theatreink.net: http://www.theatreink.net or 617-559-6406 or via email adam_brown@newton.k12.ma.us.
April 2nd ,3rd, 4th, 5th, 7:30 pm
Little Theatre at Newton North High School
475 Washington Street, Newtonville