Category Archives: Education/Enrichment

Karen Day Creative Writing workshops for 4th and 5th graders!

The Waban Library Center is thrilled to announce two upcoming Karen Day Creative Writing workshops for 4th and 5th graders!

Saturday, January 26th, a Boys-only workshop will be held from 3:30pm-4:30pm.  Does your son have a big imagination? Is he interested in writing but doesn’t know how to get started? In this workshop, local children’s author Karen Day will introduce basic fiction writing techniques such as how to create strong characters and plots. Boys will brainstorm for ideas and leave with the start to their very own stories.

No experience necessary! $20 Registration Fee.

Saturday, February 9th, , a wo

rkshop will be held for boys and girls in 4th and 5th grade, from 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm.  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 talk about plot, setting and how to make narrators come alive!

No experience necessary. $25 Registration Fee.

Both workshops will be held Waban Library Center, 1608 Beacon Street. Pre-registration is required: email us at wa**********@***il.com. Spaces are limited!

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Guitar Lessons: Teacher available

New England Conservatory graduate teaches all guitar styles, all ages and levels. Hours are flexible both on weekdays & weekends.

Assaf Kehati has been teaching for more than 12 years, privately as well as at New England Conservatory, Boston and Tufts University.

Some testimonials:
– I’ve seen a HUGE DIFFERENCE. The sky’s the limit with Assaf. I&#

8217;d recommend him to anyone. Matt S., Boston.
– Very personable, FUN, knowledgeable, and challenging. Daniel A., Brookline.
– He is patient and OPEN-MINDED and extremely skilled. Christian H., Canton.

For more information, visit my website, call at 617-785-9515, or send an email.

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Workshop: Assistive Technology to Support Executive Function Skills, Jan. 10

Learn about assistive technology tools which support students who struggle with executive function skills. Karen Janowski, an assistive and education technology consultant with Newton Public Schools, will present a variety of technology tools which support skills necessary for school success, from elementary through high school. She will focus on tools for managing executive function skills across the grade spectrum.

Thursday, January 10
7:30 to 9:00 PM
100 Walnut Street (Rm 210) in Newtonville

Karen writes: “As an Assistive & Educational Technology Consult

ant, my passion is to remove the obstacles to learning for all students. It is important to make the curriculum accessible to all learners and provide opportunities for struggling learners to demonstrate what they know using principles of universal design.” Karen writes a blog.

Newton Parent Advisory Council (NewtonPAC) for Special Education meetings are free and open to all people interested in learning more about special education.

Join us! Questions, contact Newton PAC by email.

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Spring Programs at Brookline Music School (Jan. 29-June 17)

Brookline Music School’s (BMS) Spring programs begin January 29 and offer a variety of classes and private instruction for all ages and abilities.

BMS welcomes students ages 4 years to adult to study private music lessons on a number of instruments. The school introduced a folk music program that offers group classes for adults and family jams. Music for iPad classes include Garageband for iPad and iPad Band! Jazz/Rock, and Chamber Ensembles are offered year-round for kids, teens and adults

. Ensembles provide a unique opportunity to experience the joys of music making with others.

Brookline Music School has a wide array of ensembles for all ages and abilities – with multiple performance opportunities – catering to a variety of musical abilities and interests.

For more information or for a schedule of recitals, concerts, community outreach events, school calendar, registration forms and more visit the BMS website or call (617) 277-4593.

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Become a Newton School Volunteer!

“I think I’m getting smart!”

Become a Newton School Volunteer and hear these words from a student.

*Tutor a 2nd – 5th grade child in basic mathematics concepts once a week for 30-45 minutes.
*Select your preferred school, grade, day, and time.
*Play special math games that reinforce skills and h

elp students gain confidence and competence.
*Training, Everyday Math books, and learning materials, and ongoing support are provided.
*No teaching experience is needed.

For more information, please contact Ellen Bender, coordinator of volunteers, by phone at 617.559.6131 or email.

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January programs at Historic Newton, Jackson Homestead

ASK THE ARCHIVIST
Sunday, January 13, noon-5:00 PM

Need help organizing or preserving your family photos and papers? Drop in for a brief, on-the-spot consultation with Archivist and Curator Sara Goldberg. Sara will provide advice and resources that will help keep your precious collections alive and well. (Please feel free to bring samples, but NOT whole collections, of things you’d like help with.) Free and open to the public.

HISTORIC NEWTON BOOK CLUB MEETING
Thursday, January 31, 7:30 PM

This month’s book club selection is Stayin’ Alive: The 1970′s and the

Last Days of the Working Class by Jefferson Cowie. The author has written a wide ranging political, cultural and economic history which examines the 1970′s as a crucial, pivotal era that transitioned America from the New Deal (with its large, optimistic middle class) to the dampened expectations of the 1980′s and into the present. Cowie captures nothing less than the defining characteristics of the 70′s decade. The book club is free and open to the public. New members are always welcome.

For more information about these and many other offerings, visit the Historic Newton website.

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Oak Hill parent offers flute & saxophone lessons

An experienced teacher (New England Conservatory faculty) teaches all levels of flute and saxophone.

Come explore music in a unique and professional envir

onment. 
Jazz, classical, world music, improvisation, and ear training.

For further information and a free trial lesson please contact Amir Milstein by email or phone, 617-795-5923.

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Children’s Theater Programs through Brookline Community Education

Learn how much fun acting can be! In this program for students in grades three through eight, we’ll engage in the whole acting process, creating unique songs, choreographing dance moves, playing improvisational games, writing a script, and putting on a lively performance for family and frie

nds. New and returning students are welcome.

10 Wednesdays, 5:00-7:00 pm. Begins January 9 at Brookline High
Cost: $220.
Course Code: M328 Sec. 01

For registration info and details, call 617-730-2700 or visit our website. 

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Winter Programming at Newton Community Farm for kids & adults

The Newton Community Farm (NCF) is pleased to offer a variety of courses this winter for children, gardeners, and others who have an interest in the outdoors, food, and farming.

For children, join us on Feb 6  for an Early Release Day Activity and again on February 21 for Kids on the Farm – Then and Now, a vacation week program at the Jackson Homestead.

For gardeners, c

lasses that might be of interest include Planning Your Garden for a Four Season Bounty, Growing Fruit Trees, and Defensive Urban Gardening.

NCF is also offering a class series on beer brewing and a guided tree walk in Nahanton Park.

For more information on these classes and to register, please visit our website.

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Children’s Jazz, Hip Hop and Creative Dance at Waban Library Center

Dancers will learn the basic elements of Jazz Dance and Hip Hop set to today’s popular music. Along with dance technique instruction, they will be given the opportunity to creatively express themselves through open-ended movement.

Ages 4 to 6 yrs.
8 Fridays, 1:30-2:15pm
Cost: $96
Class dates: January: 11, 18, 25 February: 1, 8, 15 and March: 1

and 8.
Waban Library Center, 1608 Beacon Street

The class will include stretching exercises, progressions across the floor and sequences of age appropriate choreography that will build week to week. This fun, lively 45-minute class is offered to students who danced with us last season as well as new students.

To register please email us at wabanlibrarygmailcom

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