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Summer Learning Camps and Classes

The Chyten Center in Newton is offering a series of hands-on, real-life learning camps and classes for elementary and middle-school this summer.

Younger programs (Grades 2-5) include:
Shark Tank Jr. (Create your own business, just like on the TV show!)
Imagination Authors (Write your own novel and have it fully published)
Team Titans (Run your own baseball team and learn math in the process!)
The Literature Circle (Learn how to comprehend and analyze great children’s literature)
Discover My World (Do online research, learn Google Earth and design a “World’s Fair” with Legos)
Kids Career Time (Study, roleplay and experience five adult professions: Doctor, lawyer, architect, journalist and mayor)

Older programs (ages 11-14) include:
Writing Masters: The Muckrakers (Be part of a real newsroom and publish an online and print newspaper)
Vocabulary Masters: Drama Dictionary (Create an online video dictionary of advanced English vocabulary)

For more information visit TheChytenCenter.com/esteem or call 617-559-9936.
Now Enrolling for Summer Classes, Space is Limited

Dining-Skills Workshop for Tweens & Teens

Do you try to teach your children table manners and feel as if you’re talking to a brick wall?

Young people ages 11–15 will savor a delicious meal while learning how to be comfortable and considerate dining at home and away. Peppered with historical trivia, intriguing props and tales of real-life rudeness/dining faux pas, this workshop will address why manners matter, basics such as posture and mouth closed when chewing; setting the table; napkin handling; silverware positioning and cutting technique; common dining dilemmas; restaurant etiquette; host and guest etiquette and more.

Information and registration visit http://EtiquetteForToday.net/etiquette-classes/dining-skills-workshop-for-teens-tweens/ or www.EtiquetteForToday.net and click on the sidebar “Tween/Teen Workshop” button. For additional information, please call Office: 866-376-1110; Mobile: 508-566-3203.

March 30th, 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Bertucci’s, 275 Centre Street, Newton
Cost: (including meal) $89 for the first family member; $79 for each sibling

Looking for Lego ambassadors

Think your child has what it takes to become one of Boston’s inaugural Lego ambassadors?
From now until March 14th, LEGOLAND Discovery Center Boston will be accepting applications from children ages 5 to 12 to participate on a team to help LEGOLAND become the best attraction of its kind. As part of the application, children must include a video or photo and written response explaining what makes them the biggest Lego fan and why they should be part of the panel. They should also show something they built with Lego bricks. LEGOLAND Discovery Center Boston will be accepting applications for its junior construction panel from now until March 14th. The 12 winners will be announced on their Facebook page on March 17th. For contest rules and to apply, visit the LEGOLAND’s website.

Explore Biomedical Science and Engineering, grades 7-9

The Innovation Institute in Newtonville is accepting registrations for its Biomedical Frontiers Seminar for students in grades 7, 8 and 9. Enrollment limit: 10 students.

Thursdays, 6:30 pm-8:00 pm, March 20 – June 26
Cost: $775

This course is an unparalleled opportunity for students in grades 7-9 interested in experiencing a real university-calibre tour de force of research at the Biomedical Frontiers in Science and Engineering! Seven to eight science and engineering specialists will lead sessions specific to their areas of research. All instructors are MIT or Harvard affiliated. They include Hertz Fellows, Postdocs and graduate students. The seminar will be anchored and facilitated by one instructor over the 14 weeks.

Topics will include: Biology of Cancer and Emerging Cancer Therapies Medical Nanotechnology for Cancer Quantum Mechanics and Neurobiology: Theory and Applications 3D Printing and Medical Applications: Introduction, Progress and Future Applications Synthetic Biology: Genetic Circuits Vaccines: How They Work, Misinformation and Novel Applications Tissue Engineering: Progress and Future Applications Microbiomes and the Human Body: Bacteria Living in and on You Materials Science and How Molecular Properties Determine Function

For program information, visit the course website.   Registration is available online.  Questions? 617 340-9907 or email montana <at> theinnovationinstitute <dot> org

Learn Chinese in Newton

Small classes, friendly environment, enriched activities, and experienced teachers. After school program and summer camp enrollment is open now. Contact Teresa Liu at jt*****@***il.com if you have any questions.

Click on these links for more information:
– After school program: http://www.gbcca.org/?q=node/199
– Summer program: http://www.gbcca.org/?q=node/924

Maximizing Social Media to Market Your Business

Come hear social media and marketing experts share their tips for effectively using social media to market your business. Our distinguished panelists and moderator will share their collective experience on use of LinkedIn, Facebook, Google plus, SEO and other media tools and methods to increase visibility, credibility and revenues for businesses of all sizes and in all industries. Come network, have some nibbles, and learn a few new tricks for marketing your business! And, if you have burning questions that you’d like to submit in advance to be sure the panelists cover the topics, you can do so through the RSVP link below.

Tuesday, March 4th
6:30-7:00 pm Networking
7:00-8:00 pm Panel Discussion and Q&A
8:00-8:30 pm Wrap up and Networking
Waban Library Center, 1608 Beacon St, Waban

RSVP: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F044EA5AA23A31-thenewton/15312666 Presented by The Newton Network. $10 suggested contribution at the door (to cover admission and refreshments).

Panelists:
Diane Greer. Diane is program manager Continue reading →

Register for Newton Girls Softball before February 28th

Newton Girls Softball is a recreational league for over 300 Newton girls in grades 1-7. The league is committed to providing an experience that fosters positive self-esteem, team spirit, and individual growth through personal achievement and as a team member. Players of all skill levels will have a fun and rewarding experience.

Please visit www.NewtonGirlsSoftball.org for more details and/or to register on-line.
February 28th is the last date to register with guaranteed placement and pair-me-with requests. After February 28th: Placed on wait list without “pair-me-with” rights

Opening Day: Sunday, April 27, 2014

Franklin School Auction

Franklin Elementary School PTO in West Newton, MA is holding an ONLINE fundraising auction from March 7th – March 28th. Open to all, the auction features great deals on area entertainment, restaurants, classes, camps, museums, services and the like. When you bid, you win great fun at a fraction of retail price and the PTO uses the proceeds of the auction to enhance the education of students at Franklin Elementary School in West Newton.

Check It Out, Bid, and Spread the Word! www.biddingforgood.com/franklinauction

Register for Spring Kindergarten Soccer!

Since 1993, Kindergarten Soccer has been introducing children to soccer in a fun and non-competitive environment, where girls and boys develop friendships, learn teamwork, and gain confidence. Play is on Saturday mornings at Richardson Field in Waban, starting April 5th.

Join in and meet other Newton families! The Pre-K League is open to all Newton children who will start kindergarten in the fall of 2014 and the Kindergarten League is open to all Newton children who are currently in kindergarten.

Register by March 21st to avoid paying a late fee.

Kindergarten Soccer is a program of the Zervas Elementary PTO. For more information and for online registration, please visit our website: www.KindergartenSoccer.org.  For questions, please contact coordinators Matt Goldstein and Debra Stump at ne**********************@***il.com.

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