Category Archives: Education/Enrichment

Writing Tutor Available

Does your son or daughter have difficulty with writing assignments? Jane Hirschhorn can help your child become a more successful writer. She has more than 20 years of experience and has worked with students from middle school through graduate school. She tailors her approach to make the best use of each student’s strengths and learning style to help him or her move through the writing process with calm and confidence.

For more information, please contact Jane at ja**@*********ng.com or at 617- 957-7208. Please learn more at jbhtutoring.com.

Tutor available

Tutor with a Massachusetts Department of Education Academic Educator Licensure: Elementary Grades 1 to 6; Special Education: Moderate Disabilities Grades Pre-K to 8 is available to teach people aged 2 years-old to senior citizens.

Duer McLanahan teaches English, ESL, Mandarin Chinese, listening comprehension, verbal skills, literacy development, reading, and writing and will tutor students in Grades Pre-K to 8 in English, Social Studies, guitar playing, folk-rock and children’s songwriting, singing and harmony singing. Please contact: du***********@***il.com or cell-text 617- 817-3440. Resume and business cards available at parents’ and tutees’ request.

NNHS Science Team fundraising

Nick Zhang, vice president of the Newton North Science Team shares that they are actively raising money in order to pay for competition fees and for supplies needed for building and studying. Currently, they are raking leaves to fund-raise for the team. If you are interested, please decide on a rate and contact Nick at ni********@***il.com. Thank you!

Special Education meeting on November 16th

The Birds and the Bees: Age-Appropriate Sex and Relationships Education at home and at school, a talk for parents of pre-teens and teens with special education needs.

Lack of access to sexuality info puts all young people at risk, but even more so for young people with special needs. It is often too little too late and with incorrect and incomplete information. This talk by Newton parent and sex and relationships educator Megara Bell will address the need for age-appropriate sex and relationships education for all Continue reading →

FIRST Lego League Competition on November 21st

The LigerBots are hosting a FIRST Lego League (FLL) qualifying tournament. FLL teams have spent the past two months designing and building robots, researching their projects, and practicing their FIRST core values, and are ready to show off their acheivements. Come and watch the robot games, see the project presentations in an “FLL Idol” event, and explore the mini-Maker’s Faire. This event is free and open to the public, and suitable for kids kindergarten age and older!

FLL is part of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) and is open to students in grades 4-8. FIRST is an international non­profit youth organization created specifically for “to transform our culture by creating a world where science and technology are celebrated and where young people dream of becoming science and technology leaders”. Student participation in the FLL enhances independence and personal growth, while also highlighting skills needed for teamwork and leadership.

November 21nd, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
Newton North High School

Community Weekend at Historic Newton

Newton residents are invited to enjoy free admission to both Newton Historic museums. Come to the Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds, 286 Waverley Avenue, AND the Jackson Homestead and Museum, 527 Washington Street.

For questions, please call Historic Newton at 617-796-1450 or 617-641-9142 or visit http://www.historicnewton.org

December 5th and 6th, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Be the Parent you want to be! A New Way of Understanding and Parenting Kids

 

Do you ever feel frustrated with your child? Find yourself shouting often and imposing punishments or rewards in reaction to challenging behavior? Do you wish you had a more effective parenting approach that also helps to build a better relationship between you and your child? Think:Kids Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) approach, based in MGH’s Department of Psychiatry, provides parents with concrete tools to better understand and parent their kids in the face of day-to-day challenges – e.g., getting to school, homework, screen time, bedtime – and more serious challenges. It’s based on the understanding that many kids lack the skill, not the will, to behave well – specifically skills related to problem solving, flexibility and frustration tolerance.

Parents who attend the CPS overview learn to:

  • Shift their thinking and approach to foster positive relationships with their child
  • Reduce their child’s challenging behavior
  • Solve problems collaboratively and proactively
  • Help their child develop skills related to self-regulation, communication and problem-solving

For more information and to register for 2016 classes in Newton, please visit: http://www.betheparentyouwanttobe.weebly.com

“Responsive Home” workshop

Learn about practical strategies to promote positive behavior at home. The tools of Responsive Classroom can be used to help create a calm, supportive, and encouraging environment at home too!

Poster with more information available here: POSTER. These meetings are open to the Public – No Registration Required

Join to learn useful steps to creating a Responsive Home including:

  • Family Meeting
  • House Rules
  • Interactive Modeling
  • Positive Language
  • Logical Consequences
  • Choice
  • Quiet Time

This workshop will be taught by Amy Kelly, District Leader of Social and Emotional Learning, Newton Public Schools.

November 19th,  6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
December 3rd, 9:00 am – 11:00am
January 21st, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
February 9th, 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Room 210, The Education Center
100 Walnut Street, Newton

13 seats left for ‘Big Dream’: Free STEM Inspiration Event for Girls, Grades 6-12, Nov. 14

Middle- and high-school girls are invited to attend a free STEM event on Saturday, November 14th, 2PM-4:30PM, in the Newton Free Library’s Druker Auditorium.  Meet and talk with 16 women scientists and engineers. View an inspiring documentary, Big Dream, which tells the stories of seven young women as they face challenges pursuing STEM careers.  Discuss the issues the film raises.  Ask questions.  Get answers and new ideas.

Space is limited and registration is required.  Register at http://bit.ly/BigDream-Nov14.  If it’s full, sign onto the wait list and look for an email on Friday.

This Envision the Future event is sponsored by the John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club, the Newton Free Library, and NewtonSTEM. Ice cream provided by the generosity of Cabot’s.  For more information, visit NewtonSTEM.org or contact Liz Rowland at 617-796-1380 or te***@***************ry.net.