Category Archives: Education/Enrichment

Physics Tutor available

Dr. Boris Korsunsky is available for general support, problem-solving skills, SAT II, and/or AP Exam preparation.

A Newton resident, high-school physics teacher with 25+ years of experience; former US Physics Team coach; doctorate with a focus on problem-solving in physics; AP Physics Exam Reader, AP Physics College Board consultant,  and widely published author, he has experience in teaching high-level problem-solving skills and preparation for standardized tests. Offering an interactive approach, low stress, high efficiency with sessions in Newton.

His resume can be found here: Resume For further information, please contact: ko******@**********rd.edu.

High School Start Time Working Group Update

The High School Start Time Working Group reported on community feedback about scenarios under consideration and made a presentation to School Committee on December 12th. A presentation which summarizes the report as well as the full report have been posted online. Please visit the Newton Public Schools web site for full information. www.newton.k12.ma.us/laterstarttime

Winter Break Library Programs for teens

Check out these Library programs over Winter Break! There is a lot happening this vacation.

Dream Jars, December 27th, 7:00 pm, Druker Auditorium: Join this Green Art Workshop and get creative with a conscience. Participants will tap into their creativity as they Reduce-Reuse-Recycle. Transform jam jars, chocolate boxes, and tea tins into your own three-dimensional memory collage. Then collect your illustrations, ticket stubs, and dream recordings in your personal time capsule for the New Year. For grades 5-7. Register online.

Trivia Nite, December 28th, 6:30 pm, Druker Auditorium: Are you a genius at Jeopardy!? A consumer of crossword puzzles? Come join the fun and test your mastery of useful (and useless) information! Players will be challenged with 4 rounds of questions from a variety of categories. Stretch your brain and win great prizes! Come alone or with friends. Refreshments will be provided. Teens and adults welcome. Register online.

3D Printing, December 29th, 1:00 pm, second floor Computer Center: Learn how 3D printing works by designing your own three-dimensional creation! For grades 5-7. Register online.

Techcycled Jewelry, December 29th, 3:00 pm, second floor Computer Center: Transform old computer parts into jewelry! You’ll be giving new life to computers parts. Stop by to make something unique. For grades 7 and up. Register online.

Mix & Match Marionettes, December 29th, 7:00 pm, Druker Auditorium: Join this Green Art Workshop where you’ll get creative with a conscience. Participants will tap into their creativity as they Reduce-Reuse-Recycle. In this workshop you’ll forage for found images from calendars, greeting cards, and magazines to find the elements for your assemblage. Play with “cut-up” and collage techniques to create your own one-of-a-kind hybrid dancers. For grades 7-12. Register online.

NewPAC meeting on December 14th

The next NewPAC meeting will include a presentation on Transition from Elementary to Middle School, with Newton staff members. We will discuss Newton’s citywide programs as well as neighborhood inclusion and support services and will have a panel discussion.

December 14th, 7:30 pm (refreshments and networking starting at 7:15 pm)
Room 210 at the Education Center, 100 Walnut Street

IMPORTANT: Please send an email to rs************@***il.com if you plan to attend. Last year this presentation and panel was very crowded, and we may need to move to a bigger room depending on the RSVPs. Please check www.newtonpac.org for any room changes.

Media and the Mind: Parent Workshop

Take time out of the holiday rush to join an interactive workshop designed to help you understand the effects of media on the brain, learn ways to set limits on media use, and know what to focus on to keep your children happy, self-aware, and healthy. At this workshop, you will learn about “The Vital 5” – Five things to focus on to make sure your child’s brain is developing in an optimal way. You will have an opportunity to learn and develop ideas and strategies that work for your individual child or children and to get to know other parents in the community. Session Fee: $20, half of which goes to benefit the Waban Library Center.

To RSVP: Please email Amy at am*@********ns.com or follow this link: http://www.wabanlibrarycenter.org/parent-coaching-sessions-at-wlc/.

December 13th 7:30-9:30 pm
Waban Library Center, 1608 Beacon Street, Waban

 

Music Lessons with the Best Teachers in Newton are 10% Off!

For a limited time, the best music lessons with the best teachers in Newton are 10% Off!
Finally, get on track with that instrument you’ve always wanted to learn…with the kindest, most patient teachers around. Prepay for a full spring semester of private music lessons and enjoy a 10% discount off of the single-lesson price at The Conservatory at Highlands.

Piano, voice, violin, viola, cello, guitar, drums, bass, saxophone, flute, clarinet, ukulele, and many more! Sign up for rock bands, which meet weekly year-round; summer camps, where you can play your favorite songs with your peers led by professional musicians; or try out the state-of-the-art recording studio with audio production lessons and more.

The Conservatory at Highlands is locally owned and operated and offers a 21st-century music education that is equally inclusive and challenging taught by the best musicians in Boston. The Conservatory is your community music school, where we can all learn and develop the craft of music together. Stop in and check out their cool space at 51 Winchester Street in Newton Highlands.

Call 617-903-0944, visit www.highlandsconservatory.com, or email in**@*******************ry.com now!

Multiplication Mastery 2-Day Workshop!

Lack of multiplication mastery is like a stone that drags your child down whether he/she is doing word problems, fractions, long division, finding factors, etc. Fix this problem once and for all. This 2-Day Multiplication Hero Workshop is like no other. It’s innovative, unconventional, and it works!

Through a combination of clever visualization techniques, strategies, memory-reinforcement activities, games and match-offs, your child will HAVE A BLAST transforming into multiplication heroes at the end of the 2-day workshop. Register at www.MultiplicationHero.com Limited to 12 heroes-to-be per workshop. COST: $97.00 with a  100% DOUBLE-GUARANTEE: If your child is a) not having fun or b) not a multiplication hero by the end of the workshop, you are free to request a FULL refund.

Two workshops dates to choose from:
December 27th and 28th, 3:00 – 7:00 pm OR
December 29th and 30th, 3:00 – 7:00 pm
Mathnasium Math Learning Center
1349 Centre St, Newton Center

Computer Programming Workshop @ the Library

Check out these exciting computer programming workshops, meetups and lectures coming up in the next weeks and months.

Teen Coding Meetups, 2:30-4:30 pm, Meeting Room A: Do you know the basics of coding and are now looking to extend your skill set while meeting like-minded teens in an informal environment? Keep on coding at this new series for teens in grades 6-12. Open to any teen with an understanding of the core elements of coding: variables, conditionals, loops, and functions. No registration required, just drop by! They have a limited number of laptops, so please bring a laptop if you can. 2016-2017 Meetups: December 4th and 18th, January 8th and 22nd, February 5th, 12th, and 26th, March 12th and 26th, April 9th and 23rd, May 7th and 21st, and June 4th.

Python in the 21st Century, December 14th, 7:00 pm, Druker Auditorium: Are you trying to help your child decide which computer language to learn? Do you know a young person who is interested in engineering topics? Are you studying programming outside of school? As the library plans future computer science course offerings, they will be adding Python-focused courses to our activity schedule. The Python programming language is used widely by professional software engineers yet is also very friendly to beginners. Join a presentation on what Python is used for in the real world, led by Robyn Allen. Robyn holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from MIT and is an energy innovator and entrepreneur based in Boston, MA. Open to all ages.

Python Workshops, Wednesdays, January 18th and 25th and February 1st, 8th, and 15th, 4:00 pm, second floor Computer Center: Can Python programs be fun to write? YES! In these workshops you’ll work individually and as a class to write a few fun applications in Python. No prior experience in coding is necessary. This is a series of five workshops. Students who attend at least 4 out of 5 sessions will receive a certificate of completion. Grades 7-12. Online registration begins three weeks before each session.

January 18th: Write a program to generate a random password
January 25th: Write a program which lets the user play a text-based adventure game
February 1st: Write a program to test mental math skills (this program, if time permits, may include database basics)
February 8th: Write a program to automatically read the article headlines from a popular news website
February 15th: Write a program to make a poem from a random set of the words in said headlines

Casting Opportunities for Upcoming Production

There is still time to join the cast of the upcoming production of Romeo and Juliet! This production is open to 6th-10th grade students and they are especially looking for performers to fill the roles of Juliet, Nurse, and Lady Capulet.

Rehearsals are Tuesdays/Thursdays 3:30 – 6:30 pm and Sundays 10:00 am – 1:00 pm beginning December 6th. The production runs February 3th – 5th. There is some flexibility in the rehearsal schedule. So, please let them know if you have conflicts but would still like to participate. To register or for more information please visit the website www.watertownchildrenstheatre.org or email pr********@*****il.org.