The John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club has a few spaces left on its Boston Marathon team. Take your training up a level, support a great community organization, and have an experience you’ll never forget.
Details are available on the Boys & Girls Club website.
Pre-teen/Teen Yoga
Yoga is a great tool to help pre-teens and teenagers develop healthy relationships with their bodies, as well as to help them feel empowered to make good decisions and manage the stress in their busy lives. Yoga buillds strength, flexibility, and focus in the mind as well as the body.
Down Under Yoga’s Christyn Schroeder is teaching a yoga class for kids ages 10-16 in Waban Thursdays from 7:00-8:00 pm starting January 31. May start anytime, pro-rated for number of classes taken.
Dates: Jan 31, Feb 7, 14, 28, March 7, 14, 27
No class February 21, March 21
Cost is $126 for 7 classes
For more information, email Didi von Deck.
The John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club of Newton still has a few spots open on our Boston Marathon team! If you, or someone you know, wants to run the most famous marathon in the world and help the Club, please email John Ryan at jr***@*******GC.com.
Register by January 31st and save $15.
Softball Registration Dates:
• January 31st: Deadline to register without paying a late fee
• February 28th: Deadline to register with guaranteed placement, pair-me-with rights, and a $15 late fee.
• February 28th: Last day to withdraw and receive a full refund. Sorry, no refunds after this date.
• March 1st – April 15th: Placed on the wait list, no pair-me-with rights, and a $15 late fee. Openings filled on a first come, first served basis.
Learn the basics of fencing: stance, on guard position, attack, and defense for girls and boys, ages 8-14
Dates: Feb. 27 – April 3 OR April 24 – May 29
Location: Jeannette West Recreation Center (The Hut), 69 Tyler Terrace, Newton Centre
Time: 6:15pm-7:15pm
Cost: $98 per session
Download an application online or call Judy Dore at Newton Parks & Recreation Department at 617- 796-1500.
A Step Ahead basketball will hold its 15th annual February Vacation basketball clinic in Newton. This clinic is for boys and girls ages 8-15.
Location: Brown Middle School
Hours: 9am – 1pm
Dates: February 18 – 22
For more information visit the “A Step Ahead” website.
Make a New Year’s resolution to run the Dreamfar 10K Race on January 27, 2013!
Join students, teachers, and community members for Dreamfar High School Marathon’s first annual 10K race in Sharon, MA. The Dreamfar program teaches students realistic goal-setting, the value of commitment, and teamwork. Dreamfar High School Marathon program has members at both high schools. To learn more about Dreamfar, contact Executive Director Jamie Chaloff by email.
Register for the 10K online. All proceeds go to Dreamfar to help support high school marathoners!
On-line registration for the 2013 Spring Baseball season is open for boys and girls aged 4 to 12. The programs run from April through the middle of June.
The registration fee for T-Ball and Farm League players is $130 and for College, Cooperstown and Major League players $155. Multiple child (same family) discount available. Registration deadline is March 31st for T-Ball and February 15th for all other leagues. After the deadline, placement is not guaranteed and a late registration fee will apply (except for T-Ball). For more information and to register, visit NSELL’s website: www.newtonsoutheastll.org
Kids’ Karate at Lasell College. Free Trial Class for girls and boys, entry ages 1st thru 5th grades. Ongoing lessons are $79 per 7-Week Session. For information, please visit the website.
March 1st, 10:00 – 11:00 am
A Step Ahead basketball will be holding it’s 15th annual February Vacation basketball clinic in Newton. This clinic is for boys and girls ages 8-15. For more information visit www.asahoops.com/clinics.