Do you want to learn how to improve and maintain their grades?
Brain Excel specializes in providing individual training to improve attention, memory, and reasoning. Certified trainers assess and target these cognitive skills through customized exercises to improve your child’s academic performance. They are also introducing a Group Brain Training where your child may train for free!
To find out more contact us at in**@***xl.com or 781-530-6677 or www.brnxl.com.
Introducing “LatinSummer Boston,” a two-week summer enrichment program that provides students in grades 1-7 a unique chance to learn about Latin and the classical world! Creative and enthusiastic instructors will provide a wide array of exciting and hands-on activities that introduce students to many varied aspects of classical and conversational Latin, Greco-Roman mythology, and Roman culture and daily life. No prior knowledge of Latin or Classics is required.
LatinSummer Boston will run from July 21st – August 1st, 9:00 am – 12:30 pm at The Brimmer & May School in Chestnut Hill. Registration fee is $295 with significantly reduced rates also available depending on financial need. Tee-shirts provided! Registrations are accepted by mail or online through May 31st. For more information and to register, please visit www.ascaniusyci.org/boston – this summer, let’s carpe diem and do as the Romans did!
Summer is right around the corner. The Joe Jones Basketball Clinic will run from June 30th – July 3rd, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm. This is a great opportunity for your child to receive individual instruction as well as learn the value of hard work and teamwork.
The clinic will be held at Case Athletic Center on the campus of Boston University. It is designed for boys & girls ages 7-18. The clinic fee is $225.00. Register via the website www.coachjonesbasketballclinics.com.
When: March 30th, 1:30 to 4:00 pm
Where: Newton North High School
Who: The top ten finalists will perform live in front of a panel of judges, emcee’ed by Matt Siegel, of KISS 108
Why: Fundraiser to support the community service organizations and scholarships given out by the Rotary Club of Newton and a community event.
Website: www.newtonhastalent.com
Tickets: $5 students/$10 adults
Come see and support our own talented Newton residents and students!
The Newton Cultural Alliance, host Ed Harding (WCVB) and awards presenter Congressman Joe Kennedy invite you to Ovations 2014 Gala. Ovations celebrates Newton’s arts, culture and community! This year’s honorees include Newton native and sculptor Nancy Schön, non-profit Historic Newton, and patron WS Development. The ceremony also includes a performance of Alice in Wonderland by the Boston Ballet School and New Philharmonia Orchestra plus a gallery powered by Newton Open Studios.
Tickets begin at $50. See www.newtonculture.org or call 617-332-4300.
Saturday, April 5th, 7:00 pm
First Baptist Church in Newton Centre
Spring is the perfect time to get both yourself and your nutrition in shape; contact Sharon Shiner, certified personal trainer and nutrition coach. Sharon provides one on one training, small group training (for 2-4 people) and nutrition coaching. Check out her site at http:\\www.shinernutritionandfitness.com and drop her an email at sh**********@***il.com for more information.
You have a lot going on, so let The Help: Boston lighten the load! A woman-owned and women-run company that caters to a lot of moms and families, The Help: Boston is a lifestyle management company offering a wide variety of services, tailored to your every need. From running your errands to organizing your home, no task is too large or small. From moms and executives to young professionals; we could all use an extra set of hands sometimes, so let them be The Help that you need!
Types of services available include errand running (dry cleaning, groceries, retail returns, etc.); concierge services (waiting for a Comcast technician to come to the house); organization services (closets, toy rooms, basements, etc.) and home management (meal prep, tidying up, etc.). They also offer event planning, home styling and moving and staging services for folks selling their homes and/or moving to another.
For additional information visit http://www.thehelpboston.com/ or call 857-345-5379.
If your child would like to be a part of an outstanding after-school youth theatre program, then Newton Youth Players could be the answer to their performing dreams! This program, that famously fills up one year in advance, has a few spaces available for ‘Oliver!’ and ‘Annie’, and the enrollment will start soon for next year. The casts are small, which gives every child an opportunity to feel they are an important part of the show. They sing, dance, make their own scenery, and wow their adoring public every time! Visit www.newtonyouthplayers.com for more information, and to enroll.
Spring 2014 – ‘Oliver’ (now enrolling)
Summer 2014 – ‘Annie’ (now enrolling)
Fall 2014 – ‘Annie Get Your Gun’ (now enrolling)
Winter 2015 – ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ (enrollment opens April 1st)
Spring 2015 – ‘Annie’ (enrollment opens May 1st)
Waban Library Center will be offering a workshop for boys and girls in fourth and fifth grades. Creating a strong narrative voice is one of the most important ingredients in fiction writing. Local children’s book writer Karen Day will take kids through exercises she does when creating fictional characters. They will also explore plot and setting. Students will leave with an understanding of how to create a strong voice. They will also have the beginnings of a story of their own.
Karen Day is the author of Tall Tales, No Cream Puffs, and A Million Miles From Boston. She lives in Waban with her family.
April 6th, 2:00 pm-3:30 pm. No experience necessary. $25 Registration Fee. This workshop will be held at the Waban Library Center, 1608 Beacon Street. Pre-registration s required – reserve your spot by emailing at wa**********@***il.com.
A den of misfit pirates, characters searching for adventure, confusion on the high seas? Join WCT as they bring to life W.S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance. A cast of K-9th graders including Newton’s own Nisha Jha, Henry McPherson, and Jacob Resnick will sing, dance and act their way through this classic, comic operetta! Dress as your favorite Gilbert and Sullivan character for the Saturday 7:00 pm performance and be entered to win a prize!
Tickets are $12 and are on sale now through WCT’s website at watertownchildrenstheatre.org or by calling 1-800-838-3006. For more information, visit WCT’s website or call 617-926-ARTS.
March 21st at 7:00 pm, March 22nd at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm, March 23rd at 2:00 pm. Charles Mosesian Theater, Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown.
About Watertown Children’s Theatre: In its 30 years of service to Watertown and surrounding communities, the Watertown Children’s Theatre’s award-winning programs have enriched the lives of thousands of children and families. WCT offers year round theatre education programs, including musical and non-musical productions, voice/acting lessons, vacation programs, dance, and performing arts workshops for children in kindergarten through high school. Combining values of artistic excellence with inclusiveness, reflected in its affordable fee structure, its open audition policy and its involvement of entire families, WCT has continuously ensured its place as a highly valued member of this flourishing artistic community.