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NewtonHACKS to promote gender equality in the tech industry

NewtonHACKS is hosting an online hackathon on August 29th for middle and high school students who are beginner programmers. Hackathons are all-day programming events where participants get to collaborate, code, and create awesome projects!

This one is directed towards beginners!! Check out the website to register http://newtonhacks.com/ .

They also plan to host a series of webinars before the event to help brand new coders gain some experience! If you are interested, register asap because spots are limited!  If you have any questions or concerns feel free to email newtonhacks@gmail.com.

Summer tutoring/homework help

Maya Bock, Bigelow graduate and current high school student, is offering tutoring and homework help via Zoom this summer (and possibly in person if it becomes safe later in the summer).

During the school year, she worked at a library in Boston as part of the homework help program for kids grades K-8 and helped kids with mostly math, Spanish, science, and writing. She also worked with students on improving study habits and organizational skills and focusing.

Maya charges $15.00/ hour. If you would like tutoring homework help over the summer or during the school year, please email Lssbmediator@gmail.com.

Spanish Tutoring Available

Libby Sands is an experienced Spanish teacher and Newton mom with a love of the
Spanish language. She provides tailored, expert tutoring in grammar, literature, writing,
and conversation at all levels. Libby is well acquainted with the NPS Spanish
curriculum.

Especially given these challenging times, if your student would like to better
prepare for Spanish class in the fall, Libby would be happy to help. She offers
convenient remote learning and flexible scheduling. References available. Contact Libby
at libby@libbysands.com or 617- 256-4780.

Two ways to help the Newton Food Pantry

1. Volunteer in July and August to distribute senior groceries at Newton Housing Authority.

Interested individuals (between the ages of 18-60) will need to commit to every Wednesday in July and August from 9:45 – 11:45 and have their own car. The volunteer will meet at an NHA Housing Complex and be given bags of groceries to carry and drop at residents’ doors. Delivery is contactless. Each week will involve driving to 3 or 4 complexes. Please email Cat Strahan at catstrahan@gmail.com by June 17th if interested in this role.

2. Apply to be one of two Development/ Management interns

The internship would be for a duration of 6 weeks, and would be largely conducted virtually; with certain important aspects of the work to be conducted on site at the NFP.

The main areas of work will be to assist with the preparation of the needs assessment report to aid with the strategic planning process to be undertaken by the NFP Board. The Interns will be given the training and tools needed to complete this work; no previous direct experience is needed. The Interns will assist with: data gathering, data analysis, report writing, document preparation; and other research and writing tasks as needed. To provide essential context for this important work, the Interns will be required to assist with food pantry operations work (sorting or distribution) at least twice a month, the type and details of this hands-on work will be decided with the volunteer coordinator.

The Interns will be supervised by NFP Development Coordinator and Board Members as needed, and will have regular (at least weekly) interaction via phone/ video/ in person meetings as needed.

Qualifications:
– Current college student or college graduate.
– Current Newton residents preferred.
– Required skills: good writing and communication skills, basic research skills, task management and project management skills, open & friendly attitude.
– Ability to work independently and problem solve.
– Interested in learning about food insecurity and social issues in our community
– Must have their own computer and internet access; NFP is unable to provide equipment to interns.

Please direct all questions and applications for this role to  development@newtonfoodpantry.org by June 17th.

Summer dance class

Still looking for a fun and energetic activity for your child this summer? All That Jazz Dance Studio has limited space still available for their online summer dance classes and camps. Classes are Monday-Thursday starting June 22nd and weekly dance camps are in July.  Register Now!

For additional information, please contact Deb Vogel at missdeb@allthatjazznewton.com
or 617-641-0784.

Inclusive Online Summer Music camp and Band class programs

Virtual Band Class: Students will be grouped in bands by age, skill level and preferred music genre. Each session will offer two 1.5 hour rock band classes per week

Virtual Summer Camp: Students will be grouped in bands by age, skill level and preferred music genre. Each band will

  • Write an original song
  • Record an original song
  • Create a music video for original song
  • Create a video for end of session concert of performance of set of songs (recording and video)
  • Community Engage
  • Open Mic
  • Music Business
  • Online Benefit Concert Streamed on YouTube
  • Concert Naming and Logo Design
  • Potential Live Performance Opportunities

Plugged In will offer 2 four-week sessions of each program. Sign up for one or both. For more information and/or to register, please go to www.pluggedinband.org.

Tutoring available

Would your rising senior benefit from help with their college essays this summer? Jane Hirschhorn and her expert team at JBH Tutoring have more than 50 years of combined experience working with students on college essays, academic and creative writing. JBH Tutoring students have been accepted to a wide range of public and private universities across the United States, Canada and Europe.

In light of the unique circumstances surrounding applicants for the 2020-21 admission cycle, they are offering a discount on their Common Application Essay Package. To learn more, please click here.

Tutoring available

Maria Koutsouris, a Newton Public Schools and NNHS Alumni,is entering her PhD program at Boston University where she’ll be student teaching. COVID-19 has brought a tremendous amount of change and uncertainty to children’s education. Maria is reaching out to offer private online tutoring to students who might need the extra help over the summer and throughout the 2020/21 school year.

Trained as a writing and ELL tutor through the University of Vermont, she’s been tutoring for six years, specializing in English, history, and social studies. She can also help students work on their writing, language, research, and task management skills.

For additional information, you can reach her at mkoutsou@bu.edu.

Creative writing program

Educator and journalist Dale Norman is offering “Journeys in Writing”, a creative writing program which will explore a range of places on our planet using Google Earth as its GPS and the world as its map. Dale privately tutors students and is presently utilizing this method of learning and imaginative writing with them.

Dale, who was born in South Africa and emigrated to the U.S. at the age of 18, is uniquely qualified to develop and teach this program. Her background includes certification as a middle school language arts teacher; she also previously taught in the 5th grade at The Rashi School in the Boston area, where she produced unique and creative writing projects with students and has created newspapers and poetry books with seventh grade students at for more than 15 years. Most recently, Dale was educational director at two afternoon programs in the Greater Boston area.

If you know a student who may be looking for supplemental quality programming this summer,  you should seriously consider this one-off option.

Home location is not a determining factor for “Journeys in Writing”, given its virtual nature and Dale encourages friendship/family groupings to consider joining together. Groups are limited to a maximum of 12 age and grade-appropriate students. Presently, Dale has the schedule set up for 2 different sessions over the course of the summer. If there is enough interest, Dale will open the program for additional groups. Cost is $420, for 14 classes, with a reduction of $30 for a second sibling, or for larger groups (i.e.: 6 + students who sign up together). Should there be a need, scholarships are available.

A wider range of students age-wise than expected has expressed interest in this program. It is possible there will be more groups than anticipated and some of the groups will be smaller than expected. If this is the case, then pricing for 1:1 Journey explorations, or dyads and triads will be fully reviewed with you, with a withdrawal option. Dale is open to discussing options which best fit family need

Some examples of “Journeys” may include:
-Antelope Canyon, Nevada: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOLdOvpx-CU
-Paris, France: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roDY-cVHEAs (younger example)
-Older group of teens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADrIrx2vFts

Each program will be geared toward the particular students in the group, their age and developmental level. Students will brainstorm, write and submit two written pieces per week to Dale for her review. At the end of the summer a book (at the cost of $50 per student) will be produced, with two submissions per student.

For more information, please email journeysinwriting1@gmail.com or visit www.facebook.com/creativity36.