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! EWTON " OMMUNITY # DUCATION<br />
NewKids<br />
Programs for Kids and Teens
! EWTON " OMMUNITY # DUCATION<br />
NewKids <strong>is</strong> the kids and<br />
teens enrichment program<br />
run by <strong>Newton</strong> <strong>Community</strong><br />
<strong>Education</strong>. We offer a great<br />
variety of unique summer<br />
programs, so you can<br />
do what you love, or try<br />
something new. To reg<strong>is</strong>ter,<br />
call our office at 617-559-<br />
6999, use the form at the<br />
back of th<strong>is</strong> flyer, or v<strong>is</strong>it<br />
our website any time at<br />
newtoncommunityed.org.<br />
Under the Sea: The “cereal boxarium” on our<br />
cover was provided by r<strong>is</strong>ing <strong>Newton</strong> North senior,<br />
Ned Marten<strong>is</strong>. Its exact year of origin <strong>is</strong> unknown,<br />
but the art was completed during Ned’s much<br />
younger years as part of an extracurricular art class.<br />
In addition to being a creative art<strong>is</strong>t, Ned <strong>is</strong> an<br />
accompl<strong>is</strong>hed flut<strong>is</strong>t and competitive cross-country<br />
skier, but most importantly (to us), he <strong>is</strong> the son of<br />
our Adult Program Coordinator, Susan Cassidy.<br />
NEW THIS SUMMER:<br />
Make your own full-day program by<br />
combining any of our morning and<br />
afternoon programs. Use our handy<br />
“Summer at a Glance” chart on<br />
pages 10–11 to help you plan.<br />
Call us for details!<br />
ARTS…<br />
TRASH ART<br />
Ginelle McKenzie, Instructor<br />
Don’t throw it away! You can recycle your<br />
trash and use it to make really cool crafts. In<br />
th<strong>is</strong> class we’ll create great projects such as<br />
paper towel rainsticks, egg carton caterpillars,<br />
paper maché animals, and magazine beads<br />
and necklaces. We’ll also melt old crayons<br />
and put them in molds to create new funcolored<br />
ones. For inspiration we’ll read<br />
books like Grover’s 10 Terrific Ways to Help<br />
our Wonderful World, The Very Hungry<br />
Caterpillar, and others about the rainforest<br />
and animals. It’s not just about art—it’s<br />
about saving the planet too. Ages 4-7.<br />
KS76-S13-1 $225<br />
July 8-12 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North 9am–12:30pm<br />
KS76-S13-2 $225<br />
July 15-19 @ <strong>Newton</strong> South 9am–12:30pm<br />
KS76-S13-3 $225<br />
August 5-9 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North 9am–12:30pm<br />
KS76-S13-4 $225<br />
August 12-16 @ <strong>Newton</strong> South<br />
9am–12:30pm<br />
CLAY WORKSHOP<br />
Claire Anderson, Instructor<br />
From the functional to the whimsical, make<br />
just about anything you want from clay. Learn<br />
handbuilding fundamentals, and techniques<br />
for creating pinch pots, slabs, coils, and<br />
sculptures; try some wheelthrowing too (it’s<br />
not as easy as it looks!). You’ll select your best<br />
pieces to glaze with the colors and patterns of<br />
your choice. Th<strong>is</strong> class includes lots of oneon-one<br />
expert guidance; you will work as an<br />
individual and in a group to explore, design,<br />
and refine your work. Tuition for all classes<br />
includes materials and firing fees. T<strong>here</strong><br />
will be an additional session from 6-8pm<br />
on a Thursday night following th<strong>is</strong> class for<br />
glazing selected pieces (see dates below).<br />
KS13-S13-1 $235 (Grades 4-6)<br />
June 24-28 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North 9am–12pm<br />
Glazing: Thursday July 11, 6-8pm<br />
If school in <strong>Newton</strong> continues into th<strong>is</strong> week,<br />
th<strong>is</strong> class will start the day after school ends<br />
and tuitions will be pro-rated.<br />
KS13-S13-2 $235 (Grades 1-3)<br />
July 8-12 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North 9am–12pm<br />
Glazing: Thursday July 18, 6-8pm<br />
KS13-S13-3 $235 (Grades 4-6)<br />
July 15-19 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North 9am–12pm<br />
Glazing: Thursday July 25, 6-8pm<br />
KNITTING WITH TILA<br />
Tila Ramin, Instructor<br />
Beginning and experienced knitters alike, join<br />
us for a summer knitting spree. We’ll work on<br />
basics such as knit and purl stitches, and how<br />
to cast on, bind off, increase, decrease, make<br />
stripes, and knit an I-cord. We’ll start with a<br />
scarf, then you’ll choose your own projects<br />
from a selection of fun pieces, including<br />
stuffed animals, pillows, and more. We’ll<br />
supply accessories so you can decorate your<br />
pieces too. Everyone will work at their own<br />
pace; experienced knitters will work on more<br />
advanced projects. Please bring one skein of<br />
bulky weight yarn and a set of 10.5-11” thick<br />
needles (10” long) to the first class, or $5 for<br />
yarn and $10 for the needles if you’d like to<br />
purchase them from the instructor.<br />
KS61-S13-1 $135 (Grades 1-5)<br />
July 1-3 @ <strong>Newton</strong> South HS<br />
9am–12pm<br />
Note: Th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> a Monday-Wednesday class.<br />
KS61-S13-2 $215 (Grades 5-9)<br />
August 5-9 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North HS<br />
9am–12pm<br />
ART STUDIO INTENSIVE:<br />
CHARCOAL & PASTEL<br />
PAINTING<br />
Alma Bella Sol<strong>is</strong>, Instructor<br />
If you’re serious about drawing and want to<br />
stretch yourself further, join us for th<strong>is</strong> studio<br />
class. Using a combination of charcoal pencils<br />
and dry/soft pastels, you’ll produce your own<br />
compositions interpreting a still-life model<br />
constructed by our instructor. You’ll learn<br />
the methods of outline, contour, shading,<br />
blending, detailing, and connectedness in<br />
achieving proportion and perspective. Expect<br />
your final work to be worthy of acceptance<br />
to the MFA. Please bring the following<br />
materials: a desktop easel, 18” x 24” drawing<br />
pad (not sketching pad), assorted charcoal<br />
pencils (a boxed set <strong>is</strong> fine), knead eraser<br />
(if not included in your pencil kit), tri-tip<br />
white eraser, dry pastel chalks, and blending<br />
stumps. All levels welcome.<br />
KS60-S13-1 $225 (Grades 5-9)<br />
July 8-12 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North HS<br />
9am–12:30pm<br />
KS60-S13-2 $225 (Grades 5-9)<br />
July 15-19 @ <strong>Newton</strong> South HS<br />
9am–12:30pm<br />
KS60-S13-3 $225 (Grades 2-5)<br />
August 5-9 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North HS<br />
1–4pm<br />
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Please bring a snack<br />
for all of our half-day programs,<br />
and lunch for<br />
full-day programs.<br />
CHINESE IMMERSION<br />
EXCURSION &<br />
COOKING CLASS<br />
Vicki Ni, Instructor<br />
Can’t fit in a trip to China th<strong>is</strong> summer?<br />
No problem, NCE has you covered. Join<br />
us for a week-long window into Chinese<br />
language, culture, and cu<strong>is</strong>ine. Learn basic<br />
Mandarin, explore China’s rich h<strong>is</strong>tory, work<br />
on simple math problems using an abacus (as<br />
you’d have done in China generations ago),<br />
and make a range of Chinese arts and crafts<br />
projects from origami to lanterns. Put on<br />
your chef’s hat to create your own delectable<br />
Chinese lunches—including dumplings,<br />
soups, and home-made noodles. You’ll learn<br />
some kung fu moves too (perhaps taught by<br />
a special guest). T<strong>here</strong>’s no packing required<br />
for th<strong>is</strong> trip! Bring your own snack, and your<br />
appetite for our home-made lunch (tuition<br />
includes costs). Grades 2-5.<br />
KS55-S13-1 $330<br />
June 24-28 @ <strong>Newton</strong> South 9am–3pm<br />
If school in <strong>Newton</strong> continues into th<strong>is</strong> week,<br />
th<strong>is</strong> class will start the day after school ends<br />
and tuitions will be pro-rated.<br />
KS55-S13-2 $330<br />
July 8-12 @ <strong>Newton</strong> South 9am–3pm<br />
KS55-S13-3 $330<br />
July 15-19 @ <strong>Newton</strong> South 9am–3pm<br />
SEW WHAT!<br />
Nicole Donson, Instructor<br />
Amaze yourself and your friends with the<br />
great projects you’ll make in th<strong>is</strong> class.<br />
You can choose to sew stuffed animals,<br />
doll clothing and life-size dolls, decorative<br />
pillows, mini hand bags, headbands, hats,<br />
mittens, and more. We’ll first focus on hand<br />
sewing—learning to cut fabric, thread large<br />
eye needles and tie knots; then you’ll learn to<br />
safely operate and thread a sewing machine,<br />
sew straight stitches, and make a simple tote<br />
bag, pillow, or skirt by machine. Sew at your<br />
own pace with instructor guidance. Fabrics<br />
and sewing supplies will be provided; costs<br />
are included in the tuition.<br />
KS77-S13-1 $195 (Grades 4-9)<br />
July 1-5 @ <strong>Newton</strong> South HS 1–4:30pm<br />
No class Thursday July 4<br />
KS77-S13-2 $240 (Grades 2-5)<br />
August 12-16 @ <strong>Newton</strong> South HS<br />
9am–12:30pm<br />
FABRIC PAINTING WORKSHOP<br />
Nicole Donson, Instructor<br />
It’s a whole new outlet for your art<strong>is</strong>tic<br />
creativity and imagination! Learn popular silk<br />
and fabric painting and decorating techniques<br />
using non-toxic colorfast dyes, fabric paints,<br />
markers, and more. You’ll mix colors, thicken<br />
dyes, print with rubber stamps, and use salt<br />
to make beautiful starbursts and dynamic<br />
patterns. Create original artwork to make<br />
iron-on designs, and fin<strong>is</strong>h off your work<br />
with colorful sequins, buttons, or embroidery.<br />
Your choice of projects and styles <strong>is</strong> endless:<br />
you can make a scarf, sun-catcher, pillowcase,<br />
tote bag, or T-shirt. Materials will be provided<br />
(tuition includes those costs), but you can<br />
bring fabric or clothing from home too. Wear<br />
old clothes or a smock to class.<br />
KS73-S13-1 $240 (Grades 5-9)<br />
June 24-28 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North 1–4:30pm<br />
If school in <strong>Newton</strong> continues into th<strong>is</strong> week,<br />
th<strong>is</strong> class will start the day after school ends<br />
and tuitions will be pro-rated.<br />
KS73-S13-2 $195 (Grades 5-9)<br />
July 1-5 @ <strong>Newton</strong> South 9am–12:30pm<br />
No class Thursday July 4<br />
KS73-S13-3 $240 (Grades 2-5)<br />
July 22-26 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North 9am–12:30pm<br />
KS73-S13-4 $240 (Grades 5-9)<br />
July 29-August 2 @ <strong>Newton</strong> South<br />
1–4:30pm<br />
KS73-S13-5 $240 (Grades 2-5)<br />
August 5-9 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North<br />
9am–12:30pm<br />
Ages<br />
and grades<br />
l<strong>is</strong>ted are as<br />
of Fall 2013.<br />
ART ODYSSEY<br />
El<strong>is</strong>a Ng, Instructor<br />
Come on an art adventure! We’ll enjoy<br />
drawing, painting, sculpture, and working<br />
with hand-molded air-drying clay, and<br />
we’ll make three-dimensional pieces such as<br />
puppets and masks. Bring your imagination<br />
and a smock, and prepare yourself for a<br />
creative journey.<br />
KS36-S13-1 $235 (Ages 4-6)<br />
June 24-28 @ <strong>Newton</strong> South HS<br />
9am–12:30pm<br />
If school in <strong>Newton</strong> continues into th<strong>is</strong> week,<br />
th<strong>is</strong> class will start the day after school ends<br />
and tuitions will be pro-rated.<br />
KS36-S13-2 $235 (Grades 1-3)<br />
July 15-19 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North HS<br />
9am–12:30pm<br />
YOUNG BROADWAY<br />
Amanda Dodson, Instructor<br />
Enjoy two weeks filled with movement,<br />
games, acting, singing, and playing. We’ll<br />
explore the musical fantasy The Lion King.<br />
Everyone will perform different parts daily.<br />
Using a variety of fabrics, paints, and other<br />
craft materials, we will work together to<br />
create costumes and scenery for the African<br />
Sahara. The exciting music from th<strong>is</strong> show<br />
will inspire us to find new ways to move our<br />
bodies—we’ll try out cat-like yoga positions<br />
and exhilarating dance moves. We will create<br />
our own innovative version of the show, just<br />
for our little group. Ages 4-8.<br />
KS58-S13-1 $360<br />
July 1-12 @ <strong>Newton</strong> South HS 9am–12pm<br />
No class Thursday July 4<br />
KS58-S13-2 $395<br />
July 15-26 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North HS<br />
9am–12pm<br />
DINO BIO BOOK<br />
Susan Funk, Instructor<br />
If you love dinosaurs, get preh<strong>is</strong>toric with<br />
us and make a fictional biography of your<br />
favorite one. You’ll create an original<br />
dinosaur, or borrow one of the guys who<br />
used to live, and make a short book about<br />
that particular dinosaur—who he/she was<br />
and what he was like, w<strong>here</strong> he lived, who<br />
h<strong>is</strong> brothers and s<strong>is</strong>ters were, what pets he<br />
owned, what school he went to, and more.<br />
Kind of like The Flintstones—we’ll create a<br />
whole new world for our unique dinosaurs,<br />
tapping your art<strong>is</strong>tic and creative writing<br />
talents. Ages 4-7.<br />
KS69-S13-1 $215<br />
July 22-26 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North HS<br />
9am–12:30pm<br />
CRAZY HOUSE WEEK<br />
Susan Funk, Instructor<br />
Young architects, join us on a virtual tour of<br />
the crazy houses of the world. After we view<br />
and d<strong>is</strong>cuss the most insane buildings that<br />
actually ex<strong>is</strong>t in the world (including upside<br />
down homes), we’ll get to work creating<br />
our own houses—the crazier the better. Of<br />
course, all of the windows and doors must<br />
open, and we’ll draw what we see behind<br />
them. (Our instructor’s version has the ocean<br />
in one room, and an ice cream shop with free<br />
ice cream in another—but she’s a little crazy<br />
herself.) At the end of the week you’ll have<br />
a large funky neighborhood of your own<br />
imagining. Ages 4-7.<br />
KS70-S13-1 $215<br />
July 22-26 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North 1–4:30pm<br />
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CARTOONING<br />
Susan Funk, Instructor<br />
Look out all super heroes, villains, and<br />
princesses! Here <strong>is</strong> your opportunity to create<br />
your very own crazy characters, monsters,<br />
fairies, or just-a-nice-guy-next-doors.<br />
In th<strong>is</strong> class you’ll learn the “how-to” of<br />
cartooning—how to take reality and redraw<br />
it into your very own fabulous creations,<br />
complete with backgrounds, cool lettering,<br />
and funky stories. We will begin with “reality<br />
checks” w<strong>here</strong> we’ll work on drawing things<br />
real<strong>is</strong>tically to then transform them into<br />
original cartoons. We’ll also work on your<br />
storyline sequencing and make sure you have<br />
an eye-catching cover to wrap up your final<br />
product. Please bring a 12x18 sketchpad or<br />
drawing paper, regular and colored pencils<br />
and/or colored markers, a black fine marker,<br />
and erasers to class. Students who have taken<br />
our school-year class, join us th<strong>is</strong> summer to<br />
delve deeper into cartooning. Grades 2-5.<br />
KS39-S13-1 $215<br />
July 8-12 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North HS<br />
9am–12:30pm<br />
KS39-S13-2 $215<br />
July 15-19 @ <strong>Newton</strong> South HS 1–4:30pm<br />
KS39-S13-3 $215<br />
July 29-August 2 @ <strong>Newton</strong> South HS<br />
1–4:30pm<br />
DARE TO DRAW<br />
Susan Funk, Instructor<br />
Ever feel frustrated because your drawing of<br />
a horse or baseball player just doesn’t look<br />
the way you think it should? In th<strong>is</strong> class, we<br />
will work on lots of techniques to help you<br />
draw the way you want to. You’ll learn how<br />
to draw faces, bodies, still-lifes, landscapes,<br />
and perspective. By the end of the week<br />
you should feel confident drawing a threefoot<br />
giraffe with stripes and a checkered tail<br />
driving down Route 9 in a yellow school<br />
bus—or anything else that you imagine.<br />
Please bring an 8x10 sketchpad or drawing<br />
paper, pencils (regular and colored), erasers,<br />
and markers if you’d like. Grades 2-5.<br />
KS48-S13-1 $215<br />
July 8-12 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North HS 1–4:30pm<br />
KS48-S13-2 $215<br />
July 15-19 @ <strong>Newton</strong> South HS<br />
9am–12:30pm<br />
KS48-S13-3 $215<br />
July 29-August 2 @ <strong>Newton</strong> South HS<br />
9am–12:30pm<br />
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PROJECT RUNWAY<br />
Nicole Donson, Instructor<br />
Impress your friends and turn your fashion<br />
designs into styl<strong>is</strong>h clothes in th<strong>is</strong> creative<br />
sewing class. First you’ll sketch your fashion<br />
design ideas; then you’ll choose your fabric;<br />
and then learn to create your own pattern;<br />
or trace, pin, cut, or otherw<strong>is</strong>e alter a storebought<br />
pattern to your liking. Learn basic<br />
machine- and hand-sewing techniques or<br />
advance the skills you already have, with<br />
instructor guidance every step of the way,<br />
from initial concept to original clothing<br />
designed just by you. All levels welcome.<br />
Fabrics and sewing supplies will be provided;<br />
costs are included in the tuition. Grades 6-9.<br />
KS71-S13-1 $245<br />
July 29-August 2 @ <strong>Newton</strong> South HS<br />
9am–12:30pm<br />
KS71-S13-2 $245<br />
August 19-23 @ <strong>Newton</strong> South HS<br />
9am–12:30pm<br />
NEWTON ROCKS!<br />
Caleb Cutler, Instructor<br />
It’s rock n’ roll, or it’s jazz, pop, or whatever<br />
you come up with—it’s <strong>Newton</strong>’s hottest<br />
new band, yet to be formed. Bring your<br />
instrument, or come ready to sing. We’ll play<br />
cover songs or your originals, and arrange<br />
them to showcase your talents. We’ll choose<br />
repertoire, work on instrumentation and<br />
vocals, and record your work for posterity<br />
(or YouTube’s Top 40). Taught by one of<br />
<strong>Newton</strong>’s most versatile and best-known<br />
music teachers, th<strong>is</strong> program <strong>is</strong> sure to be a<br />
great learning experience and a ton of fun.<br />
All instruments welcome—wind, brass, and<br />
string players too! T<strong>here</strong> are no prerequ<strong>is</strong>ites<br />
for th<strong>is</strong> class, but all instrumental<strong>is</strong>ts should<br />
have at least one year of experience on their<br />
instrument. Grades 5-9.<br />
KS30-S13-1 $225<br />
July 8-12 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North 9am–12:30pm<br />
PUBLIC SPEAKING BOOT CAMP<br />
Kim Vanaman, Instructor<br />
Conquer your inner fears or unleash your<br />
inner ham. Th<strong>is</strong> one-week intensive speech<br />
class will give you the knowledge, confidence,<br />
and skills you need to successfully speak<br />
in public, whether it’s in front of a class,<br />
at a group meeting, or as a future speech<br />
competitor. Through a variety of exerc<strong>is</strong>es,<br />
games, and activities (as well as a lot of practice<br />
speaking in front of th<strong>is</strong> group), we will<br />
explore the many aspects of public speaking,<br />
work on a wide variety of presentation styles,<br />
learn how to prepare ourselves physically<br />
and mentally, and have fun in a relaxed and<br />
entertaining environment. If you can speak<br />
with confidence and communicate with<br />
clarity, you are ahead of the game, and these<br />
are skills that last a lifetime. Please bring a<br />
thin spiral notebook, 3x5 cards, pens, pencils,<br />
and a favorite book. Grades 5-9.<br />
KS24-S13-1 $215<br />
August 5-9 @ <strong>Newton</strong> South HS<br />
9am–12:30pm<br />
…AND SCIENCES<br />
SILLY SCIENCE<br />
Kayla Rogers, Instructor<br />
Check out serious science through a sampling<br />
of silly experiments and labs. You’ll make<br />
oobleck, construct and fly kites, explode<br />
volcanoes, concoct some elephant toothpaste,<br />
design magnetic robots, and more. Each day<br />
will include a science-themed story time,<br />
hands-on inquiry-based labs, and nature<br />
hikes too. Ages 4-5.<br />
KS75-S13-1 $215<br />
July 29-August 2 @ <strong>Newton</strong> South HS<br />
9am–12pm<br />
KS75-S13-2 $215<br />
August 5-9 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North HS<br />
9am–12pm<br />
KS75-S13-3 $215<br />
August 12-16 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North HS<br />
9am–12pm<br />
KS75-S13-4 $215<br />
August 19-23 @ <strong>Newton</strong> South HS<br />
9am–12pm<br />
DOMINO PHYSICS<br />
Peter Bloom, Instructor<br />
These are not your grandmother’s dominos!<br />
Th<strong>is</strong> class <strong>is</strong> for kids who love nothing more<br />
than to build, create, and find practical<br />
applications for scientific d<strong>is</strong>covery. You’ll<br />
construct enormous chain reactions using<br />
thousands of building-type dominos (think<br />
Jenga blocks), vast numbers of marbles and<br />
tracks, mechanical toys, electronic devices,<br />
and numerous other props. Learn tricks of<br />
the trade for stunning and effective domino<br />
chaining; work solo and as part of a team<br />
to refine and expand your master creations.<br />
Each day <strong>is</strong> a mix of self-directed d<strong>is</strong>covery<br />
and expert instruction.<br />
KS10-S13-1 $315 (Grades 2 & up)<br />
August 12-16 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North<br />
9am–3:30pm<br />
KS10-S13-2 $315 (Grades 4 & up)<br />
August 19-23 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North HS<br />
9am–3:30pm
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GIRLS SCIENCE CLUB<br />
Wicked Cool for Kids staff, Instructors<br />
Get into science with Wicked Cool for Kids.<br />
In the mornings, you’ll create your own bath<br />
and beauty products using chem<strong>is</strong>try: make<br />
your own lip gloss, lotions, bath salts, soap,<br />
and fizzy tints, and try some experiments. In<br />
the afternoons, we’ll delve into crafty natural<br />
science experiments and create great gadgets<br />
too. Grades 1-4.<br />
KS16-S13-1; June 24 -28 @ <strong>Newton</strong> South<br />
If school in <strong>Newton</strong> continues into th<strong>is</strong> week,<br />
th<strong>is</strong> class will start the day after school ends<br />
and tuitions will be pro-rated.<br />
$345 Full-day; 9am–4pm<br />
$235 Half-day; 9am–12pm or 1–4pm<br />
KS16-S13-2; July 22-26 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North<br />
$345 Full-day; 9am–4pm<br />
$235 Half-day; 9am–12pm or 1–4pm<br />
ROCKET SCIENCE 2013<br />
Wicked Cool for Kids staff, Instructors<br />
Join us for an all new m<strong>is</strong>sion as we build and<br />
launch a solid fuel, scale model of the UP<br />
Aerospace SpaceLoft Rocket. In the morning,<br />
rocket scient<strong>is</strong>ts investigate flight by building<br />
and testing planes, copters, hot air balloons,<br />
and various rocket propulsion systems. Full<br />
day participants travel to the outer reaches of<br />
the solar system and prepare to explore a newly<br />
d<strong>is</strong>covered planet. You’ll design space suits,<br />
satellites, and rovers to investigate the surface,<br />
biosp<strong>here</strong>, and atmosp<strong>here</strong> of an unknown<br />
world, and launch a rocket on Friday morning,<br />
weather permitting. Grades 1-4.<br />
KS63-S13-1; June 24-28 @ <strong>Newton</strong> South<br />
$345 Full-day; 9am–4pm<br />
$235 Half-day; 9am–12pm or 1–4pm<br />
If school in <strong>Newton</strong> continues into th<strong>is</strong> week,<br />
th<strong>is</strong> class will start the day after school ends<br />
and tuitions will be pro-rated.<br />
KS63-S13-2; July 15-19 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North<br />
$345 Full-day; 9am–4pm<br />
$235 Half-day; 9am–12pm or 1–4pm<br />
ENERGY EXPLORERS<br />
Wicked Cool for Kids staff, Instructors<br />
Build tons of fun projects to investigate<br />
the wide world of energy. In the mornings,<br />
we’ll explore alternative energy by building<br />
solar cars that harness the power of the<br />
sun. In the afternoons, we’ll capture wind<br />
power by building a wind turbine. We’ll<br />
also delve into the properties of balloon<br />
cars, catapults, and rubber band racers in<br />
our investigation of potential and kinetic<br />
energy, and we’ll experiment with chemical<br />
energy and concoct fascinating formulas too.<br />
Energizing fun! Grades 1-4.<br />
KS65-S13-1; July 29-August 2 @ South<br />
$345 Full-day; 9am–4pm<br />
$235 Half-day; 9am–12pm or 1–4pm<br />
KS65-S13-2; August 12-16 @ North<br />
$345 Full-day; 9am–4pm<br />
$235 Half-day; 9am–12pm or 1–4pm<br />
WICKED COOL SCIENCE<br />
Wicked Cool for Kids staff, Instructors<br />
It’s a smorgasbord of our greatest science<br />
and engineering lessons wrapped up into<br />
one fun and furious week. We’ve opened up<br />
the Wicked Cool vault to offer your all-time<br />
favorite experiments: be a cool chem<strong>is</strong>t as we<br />
make rainbow slime; grow beasts in a cup<br />
and find out how things glow in the dark;<br />
dig deep into earth science when we build<br />
a volcano; and create a fantastic water filter<br />
and classify some real fossils to take home.<br />
Spend the mornings doing cool chem<strong>is</strong>try<br />
and extracting DNA; enjoy your afternoons<br />
engineering bridges, and using your powers<br />
of observation to solve scientific mysteries.<br />
Grades 1-4.<br />
KS64-S13-1; July 1-5 @ <strong>Newton</strong> South<br />
$275 Full-day; 9am–4pm<br />
$190 Half-day; 9am–12pm or 1–4pm<br />
No class Thursday July 4.<br />
KS64-S13-2; August 19-23 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North<br />
$345 Full-day; 9am–4pm<br />
$235 Half-day; 9am–12pm or 1–4pm<br />
KS64-S13-3; August 26-30 @ <strong>Newton</strong> South<br />
$345 Full-day; 9am–4pm<br />
$235 Half-day; 9am–12pm or 1–4pm<br />
MINECRAFT MANIA<br />
Wicked Cool for Kids staff, Instructors<br />
We’re wicked excited to bring you Minecraft<br />
Mania—a blend of virtual learning with<br />
companion hands-on activities that explore<br />
science and engineering using Minecraft.<br />
Use an interactive avatar to investigate a<br />
virtual educational environment. Your<br />
lessons explore both virtual and real-world<br />
components covering geology, engineering,<br />
physics, and biology. Minecraft Maniacs,<br />
you’ll learn about the properties of rocks<br />
and minerals, and take home your own<br />
rock collections. You’ll build skyscrapers and<br />
simple machines, plant your own crops,<br />
and learn about electricity in enjoyable<br />
experiential challenges. So join us for a week<br />
of fascination in our mobile virtual classroom.<br />
Grades 2-5.<br />
KS62-S13-1 $345<br />
July 22-26 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North HS<br />
9am–4pm<br />
KS62-S13-2 $345<br />
August 26-30 @ <strong>Newton</strong> South HS<br />
9am–4pm<br />
LEGO ENGINEERING<br />
Wicked Cool for Kids staff, Instructors<br />
Enjoy a week of exciting projects and<br />
challenges to blow a legot<strong>is</strong>ta’s mind. Learn<br />
basic engineering principles as you build<br />
simple machines that counter gravity, store<br />
energy, and convert energy into movement.<br />
We’ll examine gears, levers, pulleys, and<br />
wheels and axles—the mechan<strong>is</strong>ms that<br />
underpin all the mechanical equipment in<br />
our lives. Afternoons will include related non-<br />
Lego projects too. Grades 1-4. Note: For kids<br />
who have taken our school-year program, some<br />
of our summer projects will be familiar, but<br />
t<strong>here</strong> will more of them, and they will include<br />
additional design challenges as well as more<br />
emphas<strong>is</strong> on the exploration and refinement of<br />
your fin<strong>is</strong>hed projects.<br />
KS72-S13-1; July 8-12 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North<br />
$345 Full-day; 9am–4pm<br />
$235 Half-day; 9am–12pm or 1–4pm<br />
KS72-S13-2; July 22-26 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North<br />
$345 Full-day; 9am–4pm<br />
$235 Half-day; 9am–12pm or 1–4pm<br />
KS72-S13-3; August 5-9 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North<br />
$345 Full-day; 9am–4pm<br />
$235 Half-day; 9am–12pm or 1–4pm<br />
LEGO ROBOTICS<br />
Wicked Cool for Kids staff, Instructors<br />
Building on the fusion of your two<br />
favorite activities (we’re talking Legos and<br />
computers, naturally) th<strong>is</strong> action-packed<br />
hands-on-program will introduce you to<br />
robotics programming, using Lego We-Do<br />
Robotics. Create robots with motors and<br />
sensors that you can program to perform<br />
simple automated tasks. You’ll work on<br />
challenges to bring out the best performances<br />
from your inventions. We’ll perform tasks<br />
relating to Rube Goldberg machines, soccer<br />
playing, animals, and high adventure.<br />
Afternoons will include related non-Lego<br />
projects too. Apple, beware our r<strong>is</strong>ing NCE<br />
robotics programmers! Grades 2-5.<br />
KS68-S13-1; July 29-August 2 @ South<br />
$345 Full-day; 9am–4pm<br />
$235 Half-day; 9am–12pm or 1–4pm<br />
Please note:<br />
t<strong>here</strong> are no classes on<br />
Thursday July 4.<br />
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LEGO MINDSTORMS<br />
TERRAFORMING<br />
Wicked Cool for Kids staff, Instructors<br />
Go to the d<strong>is</strong>tant edge of the universe and<br />
build your own habitable planet, using a<br />
combination of robotics and engineering.<br />
You’ll learn the basics in training areas on<br />
the Space Shuttle Entropy. Next, you’ll<br />
v<strong>is</strong>it a series of moons, w<strong>here</strong> you’ll hone<br />
your terraforming skills. The adventure<br />
culminates on the planet Pantheon w<strong>here</strong><br />
Robo engineers help transform the land<br />
into an environment w<strong>here</strong> humanoids<br />
can live and thrive. Like Mindstorms,<br />
Terraforming programs, developed by the<br />
Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy, are<br />
downloaded from computers to free-roaming<br />
robots. Programmers can change their robot’s<br />
behavior using environmental stimuli such as<br />
sound and light sensors. Have a great time<br />
combining robotics and engineering in th<strong>is</strong><br />
engaging ‘hands-on, minds-on’ environment.<br />
All levels welcome. Grades 4-6.<br />
KS67-S13-1 $345<br />
August 5-9 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North HS<br />
9am–4pm<br />
NEW THIS SUMMER:<br />
More classes for pre-schoolers and<br />
more classes for teens. See our<br />
“Summer at a Glance” chart on<br />
pages 10–11 for a breakdown by<br />
week of all our classes.<br />
ADVENTURES IN IT<br />
Jason Agress, Instructor<br />
Join us for a week-long foray into the many<br />
exciting facets of information technology and<br />
computer science: networking, programming,<br />
web design, and more. Working in groups,<br />
each day we’ll explore a different topic that<br />
builds on the previous day’s d<strong>is</strong>covery. First,<br />
we’ll design a network; second, we’ll build<br />
a server; third, we’ll build a website to host<br />
on the server; fourth, we’ll write programs<br />
to run on the server; and, finally, we’ll put<br />
it all together. You’ll leave the course with<br />
significant expert<strong>is</strong>e, and a “virtual” copy<br />
of your server. Through special class v<strong>is</strong>its,<br />
you’ll also have the opportunity to meet and<br />
learn from IT professionals in the area. IT or<br />
computer science experience <strong>is</strong> not required,<br />
but you must be proficient with a computer<br />
to enroll in th<strong>is</strong> class. Grades 5-9.<br />
KS45-S13-1 $305<br />
July 15-19 @ <strong>Newton</strong> South HS 9am–3pm<br />
KS45-S13-2 $305<br />
July 22-26 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North HS 9am–3pm<br />
POWER PROGRAMMING<br />
Jason Agress, Instructor<br />
If you’ve wondered how those computer<br />
apps you use every day work, or if you’d like<br />
to use a computer to automate tasks and<br />
make your life easier, join us and learn to be<br />
a power programmer. We’ll explore several<br />
popular programming languages, and you’ll<br />
learn not only how to use them, but when to<br />
use each of them as well. Whether or not you<br />
know some programming already, t<strong>here</strong> will<br />
be something new and exciting for you <strong>here</strong>.<br />
No programming experience <strong>is</strong> necessary, but<br />
you must be proficient with a computer to<br />
enroll in th<strong>is</strong> class. Grades 5-9.<br />
KS74-S13-1 $235<br />
July 8-12 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North HS<br />
9am–12:30pm<br />
KS74-S13-2 $235<br />
August 5-9 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North HS<br />
9am–12:30pm<br />
CLUB INVENTION<br />
Judi Fitts, Director<br />
Club Invention brings you a set of high-energy<br />
recreational activities that encourage inventive<br />
thinking and creative problem solving, while<br />
applying science, technology, engineering,<br />
math, and the arts. In week 1, Spark, you’ll<br />
embark on a wild animal adventure to explore<br />
some of the most spectacular and innovative<br />
animals on the planet; employ engineering<br />
skills to build a clubhouse w<strong>here</strong> you’ll<br />
use math and logical thinking to decipher<br />
and send coded messages; and investigate<br />
the science of atoms and molecules by<br />
experimenting with bouncy balls. You’ll also<br />
use objects you bring from home to create<br />
your own fanstastical machines. In week 2,<br />
Geo-Quest, you’ll join expedition teams and<br />
travel the globe to investigate five extremes<br />
of the natural world: heat, height, crystals,<br />
water, and cold; design tools to retrieve the<br />
Earth’s hidden messages, working to master<br />
the elements and earn glyphs to create an<br />
illustrated narrative for a petrosp<strong>here</strong> journal;<br />
and become expedition trainees using your<br />
newly acquired orienteering, letterboxing,<br />
and geocaching skills. You’ll also take apart<br />
appliances from home and re-engineer their<br />
gears and gadgets to invent the ultimate Duck<br />
Chucking Device. In both weeks you’ll enjoy<br />
outdoor games and use <strong>available</strong> materials<br />
to create completely new games. Each week<br />
culminates in a presentation for family and<br />
friends. Kids will be grouped by age; we’ll<br />
try to place you with your friends if we<br />
get your requests by June 1. Grades 1-6.<br />
Attention veteran inventors: Geo-Quest <strong>is</strong><br />
a new program, and Spark was last offered<br />
in 2011. For more details on each of these<br />
programs, see the Club Invention Overview.<br />
KS51-S13-1 $305 (Spark)<br />
July 8-12 @ <strong>Newton</strong> South HS<br />
9am–3:30pm<br />
KS51-S13-2 $305 (Geo-Quest)<br />
July 15-19 @ <strong>Newton</strong> South HS<br />
9am–3:30pm<br />
INVENTION—EXTENDED DAY<br />
The extended day program allows for an<br />
8:30am drop-off Monday-Friday, as well as<br />
additional care until 5:30pm on Monday-<br />
Thursday afternoons. Activities include indoor<br />
and outdoor games. The fee cannot be prorated<br />
for individual days used. Parents are invited to<br />
attend our showcase on Friday afternoon each<br />
week, so no extended day <strong>is</strong> offered.<br />
KS08-S13-1 (Week 1/Spark) $85<br />
KS08-S13-2 (Week 2/Geo-Quest) $85<br />
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CROSSING THE LINE…<br />
MINI MARBLE MACHINE<br />
MADNESS<br />
Peter Bloom, Instructor<br />
Using an eclectic and eccentric collection of<br />
mostly recycled materials, make your own<br />
Rube Goldberg-style playground structure.<br />
Your marbles can show off all their best<br />
tricks for jumping, bouncing, spiraling,<br />
ringing, and dinging their way from up<br />
to down through your oddball obstacle<br />
course. You’ll take it home at the end of the<br />
week...and keep adding to, maintaining, and<br />
improving it. How long can your machine<br />
keep your marble in motion? Find out when<br />
you join us for th<strong>is</strong> class, making its second<br />
appearance with NCE th<strong>is</strong> summer. For<br />
more fun with building, join us for Domino<br />
Physics, coming in August. Grades 2 and up.<br />
KS59-S13-1 $315<br />
June 24-28 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North HS<br />
9am–3:30pm<br />
If school in <strong>Newton</strong> continues into th<strong>is</strong> week,<br />
th<strong>is</strong> class will start the day after school ends<br />
and tuitions will be pro-rated.<br />
COMPUTER ART: INTRO TO<br />
PHOTOSHOP<br />
El<strong>is</strong>a Ng, Instructor<br />
Apply your creativity and technical knowledge<br />
and get proficient with the world’s most<br />
popular image manipulation program. In our<br />
week together, you’ll learn to use Photoshop<br />
for practical and creative projects, working<br />
on a surreal<strong>is</strong>t collage, an expressive selfportrait,<br />
a reinvented masterpiece or movie<br />
poster, and more. See how Photoshop and<br />
image manipulation have been used to do<br />
things like modify body appearances and alter<br />
“real” photographs, and become an expert in<br />
creating and recognizing altered images. All<br />
levels welcome. Grades 6-9.<br />
KS25-S13-1 $190<br />
July 1-5 @ <strong>Newton</strong> South HS<br />
9am–12:30pm<br />
No class Thursday July 4<br />
QUESTIONS?<br />
Call us: 617-559-6999<br />
Please bring a snack<br />
for all of our half-day programs,<br />
and lunch for<br />
full-day programs.<br />
CREATE A TV SHOW<br />
Amanda Mazzola & Mary House, Instructors<br />
Make your own TV production based on<br />
your ideas and imagination. Kids run the<br />
show <strong>here</strong>: you’ll roll the cameras, run<br />
the control room, be the actors, and most<br />
importantly, come up with the content and<br />
write the script. You’ll learn the basics of<br />
TV production, including camerawork and<br />
lighting, and get expert instruction with<br />
scriptwriting and acting as well. We’ll work<br />
together to create our masterpiece, and the<br />
fin<strong>is</strong>hed show will be broadcast on NewTV.<br />
Returning students welcome. Grades 5-9.<br />
KS12-S13-1 $325<br />
June 24-28 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North HS<br />
9:30am–2:30pm<br />
If school in <strong>Newton</strong> continues into th<strong>is</strong> week,<br />
th<strong>is</strong> class will start the day after school ends<br />
and tuitions will be pro-rated.<br />
KS12-S13-2 $325<br />
July 22-26 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North HS<br />
9:30am–2:30pm<br />
KS12-S13-3 $325<br />
August 12-16 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North HS<br />
9:30am–2:30pm<br />
TV EDITING<br />
Amanda Mazzola, Instructor<br />
Hours of scene selection, and creative<br />
dec<strong>is</strong>ions about special effects, audio,<br />
graphics, and more go into making each<br />
of our TV shows a hit. Join our tech-wiz<br />
producer to learn how the editing process<br />
works. You’ll be introduced to Final Cut Pro,<br />
the editing program used by professionals,<br />
and you’ll develop an understanding of what<br />
happens on a film after the actors leave the<br />
set. Grades 5-9.<br />
KS66-S13-1 $105<br />
June 24-28 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North 2:30–4pm<br />
If school in <strong>Newton</strong> continues into th<strong>is</strong> week,<br />
th<strong>is</strong> class will start the day after school ends<br />
and tuitions will be pro-rated.<br />
KS66-S13-2 $105<br />
July 22-26 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North 2:30–4pm<br />
KS66-S13-3 $105<br />
August 12-16 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North 2:30–4pm<br />
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EXTRA! EXTRA!<br />
Jason Agress, Instructor<br />
Read all about it! Times have changed, and<br />
newspapers and their production process have<br />
evolved with new technologies. Learn to create<br />
a 21st-century newspaper, from planning to<br />
publication, in th<strong>is</strong> week-long class. You’ll<br />
research, write, and edit articles on topics of<br />
interest to you; take illuminating pictures to<br />
illustrate your stories; and learn to “lay” pages<br />
like professionals in Adobe InDesign. You’ll<br />
end the week having experienced the key<br />
parts of the newspaper production process<br />
from publication through d<strong>is</strong>tribution of<br />
your final product. Grades 5-9.<br />
KS43-S13-1 $235<br />
August 12-16 @ <strong>Newton</strong> South HS<br />
9am–12:30pm<br />
MUSIC MASTERPIECES WITH<br />
GARAGEBAND<br />
Caleb Cutler, Instructor<br />
If you’re a musician (instrumental or vocal)<br />
or just someone who’s interested in music<br />
and technology, th<strong>is</strong> class <strong>is</strong> for you. Learn<br />
the inner workings of GarageBand to lay<br />
down original tracks or use ex<strong>is</strong>ting loops,<br />
incorporate jam packs or other sound effects,<br />
export your original music, and more. We’ll<br />
d<strong>is</strong>cuss what makes a good song, both<br />
instrumental and vocal, and we’ll work on<br />
our own songs independently or in groups.<br />
You’ll fin<strong>is</strong>h the week with a CD of the<br />
projects everyone in the group has completed.<br />
Bring your instrument if you have one, but<br />
don’t worry if you’re not a musician; t<strong>here</strong><br />
are no prerequ<strong>is</strong>ites for th<strong>is</strong> class. Grades 5-9.<br />
KS38-S13-1 $225<br />
July 8-12 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North HS 1–4:30pm<br />
KS38-S13-2 $225<br />
July 15-19 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North HS<br />
9am–12:30pm<br />
SUMMER JOBS!<br />
NCE provides summer job<br />
opportunities for high school<br />
students. If you’re a high<br />
schooler and have a special<br />
interest that matches one of<br />
our programs, please email<br />
l<strong>is</strong>a_rucinski@newton.k12.ma.us<br />
and tell us about yourself.<br />
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WEB DESIGN<br />
Terry Dash, Instructor<br />
Stretch your creative and technical talents<br />
and build your own website from scratch.<br />
Learn to create great web pages that include<br />
pictures, sound, and video. You’ll explore<br />
technologies like HTML and CSS that are<br />
“under the hood” of all websites, and you’ll<br />
consider ways to organize colors, layouts, and<br />
content to make your pages pop! You’ll use<br />
the Web as your primary source for images,<br />
but you can bring other materials that you’d<br />
like on your site too. At the end of the week,<br />
we’ll put your website online. All levels are<br />
welcome; experienced students can work on<br />
more in-depth projects.<br />
KS49-S13-1 $235 (Grades 3-5)<br />
July 22-26 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North HS<br />
9am–12:30pm<br />
KS49-S13-2 $235 (Grades 6-9)<br />
July 29-August 2 @ <strong>Newton</strong> South HS<br />
9am–12:30pm<br />
KS49-S13-3 $235 (Grades 6-9)<br />
August 12-16 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North HS<br />
1–4:30pm<br />
KS49-S13-4 $235 (Grades 3-5)<br />
August 19-23 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North HS<br />
1–4:30pm<br />
VIDEO GAME DESIGN<br />
Terry Dash, Instructor<br />
What’s way more fun than playing video<br />
games? Making your own game, of course.<br />
Join us to learn what makes a good game<br />
and how you can connect online to other<br />
students interested in game-making. Create<br />
your own online video games using Gamestar<br />
Mechanic; learn about the process of creating<br />
games—designing, sharing, giving feedback,<br />
and ultimately improving your game until<br />
it’s as good as you want it to be. We’ll<br />
explore different types of games, including<br />
platformers, adventures, and action games,<br />
and find inspiring examples made by other<br />
students in the Gamestar Mechanic online<br />
community.<br />
KS47-S13-1 $235 (Grades 3-5)<br />
July 22-26 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North 1–4:30pm<br />
KS47-S13-2 $235 (Grades 6-9)<br />
July 29-August 2 @ <strong>Newton</strong> South HS<br />
1–4:30pm<br />
KS47-S13-3 $235 (Grades 6-9)<br />
August 12-16 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North HS<br />
9am–12:30pm<br />
KS47-S13-4 $235 (Grades 3-5)<br />
August 19-23 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North<br />
9am–12:30pm<br />
PICTURE PERFECT: DIGITAL<br />
PHOTOGRAPHY & EDITING<br />
Jason Agress, Instructor<br />
Merge your art<strong>is</strong>tic and technical talents<br />
in th<strong>is</strong> hands-on class. We’ll start by going<br />
out into the field to take our own photos—<br />
d<strong>is</strong>cussing good composition for different<br />
genres such as nature, portraiture, and stilllife.<br />
Then we’ll learn how to use Photoshop to<br />
edit our photos and create stunning graphics.<br />
Throughout the process we’ll review each<br />
other’s photos as a group, d<strong>is</strong>cussing how<br />
they can be edited to achieve desired effects.<br />
You’ll fin<strong>is</strong>h the week with digital files and/<br />
or printouts of your work. Please bring your<br />
own camera if you have one—we will have<br />
extras for those who don’t. You should have<br />
basic computer comfort before taking th<strong>is</strong><br />
class. Grades 5-9.<br />
KS40-S13-1 $235<br />
August 19-23 @ <strong>Newton</strong> North HS<br />
9am–12:30pm<br />
Warning:<br />
our summer programs fill<br />
up fast—sign up now!<br />
…AND SPORTS TOO!<br />
ARCHERY<br />
Archery USA staff, Instructors<br />
Fun fact: <strong>Newton</strong> was host to the nation’s<br />
first organized archery team, The <strong>Newton</strong><br />
Archers, circa 1935. Honoring that legacy,<br />
NCE <strong>is</strong> pleased to offer th<strong>is</strong> still-popular<br />
sport. Archery <strong>is</strong> a great option for those<br />
who prefer a noncompetitive individual<br />
sport to team sports. Certified instructors<br />
from Archery USA will determine your<br />
dominant eye, explain the rules, and get<br />
you started, providing individualized<br />
instruction throughout the class. Archers<br />
will learn technique, form, and accuracy.<br />
Fee includes use of equipment. All levels<br />
welcome. Grades 3 & up.<br />
KS18-S13-1 $150<br />
July 1-5 @ Oak Hill 9–10:55am<br />
No class Thursday July 4<br />
KS18-S13-2 $175<br />
August 26-30 @ Bigelow 9–10:55 am<br />
BASKETBALL*<br />
Kids Hoops staff, Instructors<br />
Join the fun-loving Kids Hoops coaches and<br />
learn the basics of basketball. We’ll work on<br />
ball-handling, dribbling, defending, passing,<br />
and shooting. You’ll enjoy playground play,<br />
contests, and a smattering of other sports<br />
and games too. Wear sneakers and bring a<br />
water bottle. Class will be held indoors if<br />
it rains. Ages 4-8. See note about waivers in<br />
Soccer & Sports Jam.<br />
KS22-S13-1 $195<br />
June 24-28 @ Zervas 9:00am–12:30pm<br />
If school in <strong>Newton</strong> continues into th<strong>is</strong> week,<br />
th<strong>is</strong> class will start the day after school ends<br />
and tuitions will be pro-rated.<br />
KS22-S13-2 $195<br />
August 19-23 @ Zervas 9:00am–12:30pm<br />
KS22-S13-3 $195<br />
August 26-30 @ Zervas 9:00am–12:30pm<br />
* These camps comply with the regulations of the<br />
Massachusetts Department of Public Health and<br />
are licensed by the <strong>Newton</strong> Health Department.<br />
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SOCCER TOTS<br />
Thundercat Sports staff, Instructors<br />
Why should big kids have all the fun?<br />
Toddlers, accompanied by an adult, can<br />
learn the basics of soccer in th<strong>is</strong> fun,<br />
noncompetitive environment. Players will<br />
increase their sense of balance, improve their<br />
coordination and physical movement, and<br />
have a leg up when they join the big leagues!<br />
Please wear shin guards and bring a soccer<br />
ball and water bottle. Clinics will run unless<br />
t<strong>here</strong>’s pouring rain; Call Thundercat Sports<br />
at 781-507-6182 if you are uncertain. Ages<br />
2-3 with an adult (one child per adult please).<br />
KS05-S13-1 $85 (5-6pm)<br />
KS05-S13-2 $85 (6-7pm)<br />
5 Tuesdays @ Mason Rice<br />
June 25-July 23<br />
SOCCER & SPORTS JAM*<br />
Thundercat Sports staff, Instructors<br />
Enjoy a sampling of several sports in our<br />
week-long Soccer & Sports Jam camps.<br />
Learn proper skills, rules, and tips from<br />
our enthusiastic coaches, who will referee<br />
and also assure maximum playing time for<br />
each athlete. Soccer will be our core sport,<br />
and unique games and activities will be part<br />
of the mix, creating a fun, appropriately<br />
competitive atmosp<strong>here</strong>. The program will<br />
culminate with a tournament day. Wear<br />
sneakers and bring a water bottle each day.<br />
Ages 4-9; you’ll be grouped by age and skill<br />
level. Camp will be held indoors if it rains.<br />
Note: A waiver must be completed for<br />
participation in these programs. Please help<br />
avoid delays on the first day by filling out the<br />
form in advance and bringing it with you for<br />
the start of camp.<br />
KS03-S13-1 $195; June 24-28<br />
If school in <strong>Newton</strong> continues into th<strong>is</strong> week,<br />
th<strong>is</strong> class will start the day after school ends and<br />
tuitions will be pro-rated.<br />
KS03-S13-2 $155; July 1-5<br />
No class Thursday July 4<br />
KS03-S13-3 $195; July 8-12<br />
KS03-S13-4 $195; July 15-19<br />
KS03-S13-5 $195; July 22-26<br />
All of the above: 9am-12:30pm @ Cabot<br />
KS03-S13-6 $195; July 29-August 2<br />
KS03-S13-7 $195; August 5-9<br />
KS03-S13-8 $195; August 12-16<br />
KS03-S13-9 $195; August 19-23<br />
KS03-S13-10 $195; August 26 -30<br />
All of the above: 9am-12:30pm @ Countryside<br />
* ATTENTION Innovations, Baskebtall, Soccer & Sports Jam,<br />
and T-Ball Campers: Medical forms from your pediatrician’s office must<br />
be submitted to <strong>Newton</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Education</strong> at least two weeks prior to the<br />
start of camp; you can fax these to us at 617-559-6998.<br />
T-BALL*<br />
Thundercat Sports staff, Instructors<br />
Baseball <strong>is</strong> “America’s favorite pastime.”<br />
You’re never too young to learn to play and<br />
T-Ball’s the way. You’ll learn individual skills<br />
such as batting and catching, and get an<br />
introduction to aspects of regular baseball.<br />
We’ll also play non-traditional games and<br />
activities to encourage skills development<br />
and create a fun, supportive atmosp<strong>here</strong>.<br />
Wear sneakers, and bring a baseball glove and<br />
water bottle. Ages 3-6. See note about waivers<br />
in Soccer & Sports Jam.<br />
KS57-S13-1 $195<br />
June 24-28 @ Cabot 9am–12:30pm<br />
If school in <strong>Newton</strong> continues into th<strong>is</strong> week,<br />
th<strong>is</strong> class will start the day after school ends<br />
and tuitions will be pro-rated.<br />
KS57-S13-2 $195<br />
July 8-12 @ Cabot<br />
9am–12:30pm<br />
KS57-S13-3 $195<br />
July 29-August 2 @ Countryside<br />
9am–12:30pm<br />
KS57-S13-4 $195<br />
August 12-16 @ Countryside<br />
9am–12:30pm<br />
Please bring a snack<br />
for all of our half-day programs,<br />
and lunch for<br />
full-day programs.<br />
THE EVERYTHING CAMP<br />
INNOVATIONS*<br />
Chip Piatti, Director<br />
Come see why so many Innovations<br />
campers and staff count down the<br />
days from summer’s end to next year’s<br />
camp. It’s more than that at th<strong>is</strong><br />
camp you choose your own activities<br />
and share them with other campers<br />
of every age, or that <strong>here</strong> you’ll write<br />
the script for your own commercial,<br />
build a to-scale dinosaur, or beat your<br />
favorite CIT in a fencing bout. T<strong>here</strong>’s<br />
now<strong>here</strong> else w<strong>here</strong> you can explore<br />
unique activities like architecture,<br />
aviation, and “spy kids” alongside<br />
traditional ones such as arts and<br />
crafts, drama, swimming, team sports,<br />
cooking, and more. Innovations <strong>is</strong><br />
something special you have to see and<br />
feel for yourself. Your personalized<br />
program <strong>is</strong> designed after you reg<strong>is</strong>ter<br />
and select your own activities. So join<br />
us th<strong>is</strong> summer to make new friends<br />
and let your imagination and creativity<br />
come to life. Grades 1-7.<br />
KS01-S13-1 $305<br />
August 12-16 @ <strong>Newton</strong> South HS<br />
8:45am–3pm<br />
KS01-S13-2 $305<br />
August 19-23 @ <strong>Newton</strong> South HS<br />
8:45am–3pm<br />
EXTENDED DAY<br />
The extended day program <strong>is</strong> from<br />
3-5pm each day. Parents are invited<br />
to attend our show at 2pm on Friday<br />
afternoon each week; extended day <strong>is</strong><br />
offered after the show. The fee cannot<br />
be prorated for individual days used.<br />
KS02-S13-1 $90 (Week 1)<br />
KS02-S13-2 $90 (Week 2)<br />
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NEWKIDS SUMMER AT A GLANCE<br />
6/24 – 6/28*<br />
7/1 – 7/5<br />
7/8 – 7/12<br />
7/15 – 7/19<br />
7/22 – 7/26<br />
Art Odyssey<br />
9am–12:30pm @ South<br />
Ages 4–6<br />
Chinese Immersion<br />
Excursion & Cooking<br />
9am–3pm @ South<br />
Grades 2–5<br />
Girls Science Club<br />
9am–12pm, 1–4pm, or<br />
9am–4pm @ South<br />
Grades 1–4<br />
Rocket Science 2013<br />
9am–12pm, 1–4pm, or<br />
9am–4pm @ South<br />
Grades 1–4<br />
Mini Marble Machine<br />
Madness<br />
9am–3:30pm @ North<br />
Grades 2 and up<br />
Clay Workshop<br />
9am–12pm @ North<br />
Grades 4–6<br />
Fabric Painting<br />
Workshop<br />
1–4:30pm @ North<br />
Grades 5–9<br />
Create a TV Show<br />
9:30am–2:30pm @ North<br />
Grades 5–9<br />
TV Editing<br />
2:30–4pm @ North<br />
Grades 5–9<br />
Basketball<br />
9am–12:30pm @ Zervas<br />
Ages 4–8<br />
Soccer & Sports<br />
9am–12:30pm @ Cabot<br />
Ages 4–9<br />
T–Ball<br />
9am–12:30pm @ Cabot<br />
Ages 3–6<br />
Soccer Tots<br />
5–6pm or 6–7pm @<br />
Mason Rice<br />
Ages 2–3 (5 Tuesday nights)<br />
Young Broadway<br />
9am–12pm @ South<br />
Ages 4–8 (Two weeks)<br />
Wicked Cool Science<br />
9am–12pm, 1–4pm, or<br />
9am–4pm @ South<br />
Grades 1–4<br />
Knitting with Tila<br />
9am–12pm @ South<br />
Grades 1–5 (Mon–Wed)<br />
Fabric Painting<br />
Workshop<br />
9am–12:30pm @ South<br />
Grades 5–9<br />
Sew What!<br />
1–4:30pm @ South<br />
Grades 4–9<br />
Computer Art:<br />
Photoshop<br />
9am–12:30pm @ South<br />
Grades 6–9<br />
Archery<br />
9–10:55am @ Oak Hill<br />
Grades 3 and up<br />
Soccer & Sports<br />
9am–12:30pm @ Cabot<br />
Ages 4–9<br />
Please note:<br />
t<strong>here</strong> are no classes on<br />
Thursday July 4.<br />
Young Broadway<br />
(continued)<br />
Club Invention: Spark<br />
9am–3:30pm @ South<br />
Extended Day <strong>available</strong><br />
Grades 1–6<br />
Chinese Immersion<br />
Excursion & Cooking<br />
9am–3pm @ South<br />
Grades 2–5<br />
Trash Art<br />
9am–12:30pm @ North<br />
Ages 4–7<br />
Lego Engineering<br />
9am–12pm, 1–4pm, or<br />
9am–4pm @ North<br />
Grades 1–4<br />
Clay Workshop<br />
9am–12pm @ North<br />
Grades 1–3<br />
Cartooning<br />
9am–12:30pm @ North<br />
Grades 2–5<br />
Dare to Draw<br />
1–4:30pm @ North<br />
Grades 2–5<br />
Art Studio Intensive<br />
9am–12:30pm @ North<br />
Grades 5–9<br />
<strong>Newton</strong> ROCKS!<br />
9am–12:30pm @ North<br />
Grades 5–9<br />
Music Masterpieces<br />
with Garageband<br />
1–4:30pm @ North<br />
Grades 5–9<br />
Power Programming<br />
9am–12:30pm @ North<br />
Grades 5–9<br />
Soccer & Sports<br />
9am–12:30pm @ Cabot<br />
Ages 4–9<br />
T–Ball<br />
9am–12:30pm @ Cabot<br />
Ages 3–6<br />
Young Broadway<br />
9am–12pm @ North<br />
Ages 4–8 (Two weeks)<br />
Rocket Science<br />
9am–12pm, 1–4pm, or<br />
9am–4pm @ North<br />
Grades 1–4<br />
Art Odyssey<br />
9am–12:30pm @ North<br />
Grades 1–3<br />
Clay Workshop<br />
9am–12pm @ North<br />
Grades 4–6<br />
Music Masterpieces<br />
with GarageBand<br />
9am–12:30pm @ North<br />
Grades 5–9<br />
Trash Art<br />
9am–12:30pm @ South<br />
Ages 4–7<br />
Club Invention:<br />
Geo–Quest<br />
9am–3:30pm @ South<br />
Extended Day <strong>available</strong><br />
Grades 1–6<br />
Chinese Immersion<br />
Excursion & Cooking<br />
9am–3pm @ South<br />
Grades 2–5<br />
Dare to Draw<br />
9am–12:30pm @ South<br />
Grades 2–5<br />
Cartooning<br />
1–4:30pm @ South<br />
Grades 2–5<br />
Art Studio Intensive<br />
9am–12:30pm @ South<br />
Grades 5–9<br />
Adventures in IT<br />
9am–3pm @ South<br />
Grades 5–9<br />
Soccer & Sports<br />
9am–12:30pm @ Cabot<br />
Ages 4–9<br />
Young Broadway<br />
(continued)<br />
Dino Bio Book<br />
9am–12:30pm @ North<br />
Ages 4–7<br />
Crazy House Week<br />
1–4:30pm @ North<br />
Ages 4–7<br />
Minecraft Mania<br />
9am–4pm @ North<br />
Grades 2–5<br />
Girls Science Club<br />
9am–12pm, 1–4pm, or<br />
9am–4pm @ North<br />
Grades 1–4<br />
Lego Engineering<br />
9am–12pm, 1–4pm, or<br />
9am–4pm @ North<br />
Grades 1–4<br />
Fabric Painting<br />
Workshop<br />
9am–12:30pm @ North<br />
Grades 2–5<br />
Web Design<br />
9am–12:30pm @ North<br />
Grades 3–5<br />
Video Game Design<br />
1–4:30pm @ North<br />
Grades 3–5<br />
Create a TV Show<br />
9:30am–2:30pm @ North<br />
Grades 5–9<br />
TV Editing<br />
2:30–4pm @ North<br />
Grades 5–9<br />
Adventures in IT<br />
9am–3pm @ North<br />
Grades 5–9<br />
Soccer & Sports<br />
9am–12:30pm @ Cabot<br />
Ages 4–9<br />
* Classes will start the day<br />
after school in <strong>Newton</strong> ends.<br />
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7/29 – 8/2<br />
8/5 – 8/9<br />
8/12 – 8/16<br />
8/19 – 8/23<br />
8/26 – 8/30<br />
Silly Science<br />
9am–12pm @ South<br />
Ages 4–5<br />
Energy Explorers<br />
9am–12pm, 1–4pm, or<br />
9am–4pm @ South<br />
Grades 1–4<br />
Lego Robotics<br />
9am–12pm, 1–4pm, or<br />
9am–4pm @ South<br />
Grades 2–5<br />
Dare to Draw<br />
9am–12:30pm @ South<br />
Grades 2–5<br />
Cartooning<br />
1–4:30pm @ South<br />
Grades 2–5<br />
Project Runway<br />
9am–12:30pm @ South<br />
Grades 6–9<br />
Fabric Painting<br />
Workshop<br />
1–4:30pm @ South<br />
Grades 5–9<br />
Web Design<br />
9am–12:30pm @ South<br />
Grades 6–9<br />
Video Game Design<br />
1–4:30pm @ South<br />
Grades 6–9<br />
Soccer & Sports<br />
9am–12:30pm @<br />
Countryside<br />
Ages 4–9<br />
T–Ball<br />
9am–12:30pm @<br />
Countryside<br />
Ages 3–6<br />
Silly Science<br />
9am–12pm @ North<br />
Ages 4–5<br />
Trash Art<br />
9am–12:30pm @ North<br />
Ages 4–7<br />
Lego Engineering<br />
9am–12pm, 1–4pm, or<br />
9am–4pm @ North<br />
Grades 1–4<br />
Fabric Painting<br />
9am–12:30pm @ North<br />
Grades 2–5<br />
Art Studio Intensive<br />
1–4pm @ North<br />
Grades 2–5<br />
Knitting with Tila<br />
9am–12pm @ North<br />
Grades 5–9<br />
Lego Mindstorms<br />
Terraforming<br />
9am–4pm @ North<br />
Grades 4–6<br />
Power Programming<br />
9–12:30pm @ North<br />
Grades 5–9<br />
Public Speaking<br />
Boot Camp<br />
9am–12:30pm @ South<br />
Grades 5–9<br />
Soccer & Sports<br />
9am–12:30pm @<br />
Countryside<br />
Ages 4–9<br />
Trash Art<br />
9am–12:30pm @ South<br />
Ages 4–7<br />
Innovations<br />
8:45am–3pm @ South<br />
Grades 1–7<br />
Sew What!<br />
9am–12:30pm @ South<br />
Grades 2–5<br />
Extra! Extra!<br />
9–12:30pm @ South<br />
Grades 5–9<br />
Silly Science<br />
9am–12pm @ North<br />
Ages 4–5<br />
Wicked Cool Science<br />
9am–12pm, 1–4pm, or<br />
9am–4pm @ North<br />
Grades 1–4<br />
Domino Physics<br />
9am–3:30pm @ North<br />
Grades 2 and up<br />
Create a TV Show<br />
9:30am–2:30pm @ North<br />
Grades 5–9<br />
TV Editing<br />
2:30–4pm @ North<br />
Grades 5–9<br />
Video Game Design<br />
9am–12:30pm @ North<br />
Grades 6–9<br />
Web Design<br />
1–4:30pm @ North<br />
Grades 6–9<br />
Soccer & Sports<br />
9am–12:30pm @<br />
Countryside<br />
Ages 4–9<br />
T–Ball<br />
9am–12:30pm @<br />
Countryside<br />
Ages 3–6<br />
Silly Science<br />
9am–12pm @ South<br />
Ages 4–5<br />
Innovations<br />
8:45am–3pm @ South<br />
Grades 1–7<br />
Project Runway<br />
9am–12:30pm @ South<br />
Grades 6–9<br />
Energy Explorers<br />
9am–12pm, 1–4pm, or<br />
9am–4pm @ North<br />
Grades 1–4<br />
Video Game Design<br />
9am–12:30pm @ North<br />
Grades 3–5<br />
Web Design<br />
1–4:30pm @ North<br />
Grades 3–5<br />
Domino Physics<br />
9am–3:30pm @ North<br />
Grades 4 and up<br />
Picture Perfect:<br />
Digital Photography<br />
& Editing<br />
9am–12:30pm @ North<br />
Grades 5–9<br />
Soccer & Sports<br />
9am–12:30pm @<br />
Countryside<br />
Ages 4–9<br />
Basketball<br />
9–12:30pm @ Zervas<br />
Ages 4–8<br />
Wicked Cool Science<br />
9am–12pm, 1–4pm, or<br />
9am–4pm @ South<br />
Grades 1–4<br />
Minecraft Mania<br />
9am–4pm @ South<br />
Grades 2–5<br />
Archery<br />
9–10:55am @ Bigelow<br />
Grades 3 and up<br />
Soccer & Sports<br />
9am–12:30pm @<br />
Countryside<br />
Ages 4–9<br />
NEWKIDS NOTES<br />
Basketball<br />
9am–12:30pm @ Zervas<br />
Ages 4–8<br />
1 Ages and grades are as of Fall 2013.<br />
2 Bring a snack for all half-day programs,<br />
and lunch for full-day programs.<br />
3 Make your own full-day program by<br />
combining any two half-day programs.<br />
Call us for details.<br />
4 Avoid d<strong>is</strong>appointment! Our summer<br />
programs fill up fast, so sign up today!<br />
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<strong>Newton</strong> Public Schools<br />
<strong>Newton</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Education</strong><br />
457 Walnut St.<br />
<strong>Newton</strong>, MA 02460<br />
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WHAT IS NEWTON COMMUNITY EDUCATION?<br />
<strong>Newton</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Education</strong> <strong>is</strong> a self-sustaining arm of the <strong>Newton</strong> Public Schools, open to all<br />
students, regardless of residence. We provide educational, social, cultural, and vocational programs<br />
for adults and children, endeavoring to provide high-quality classes at reasonable costs.<br />
<strong>Newton</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Education</strong><br />
at <strong>Newton</strong> North High School<br />
457 Walnut St<br />
<strong>Newton</strong>, MA 02460<br />
Phone: 617-559-6999<br />
Fax: 617-559-6998<br />
Email: staff@newtoncommunityed.org<br />
NCE reserves the right to cancel classes that are under-enrolled, to change times and locations<br />
when necessary, and to substitute instructors if needed. Withdrawals/Refunds: You must<br />
withdraw by May 31 to receive a refund minus a $25 processing fee. No refunds or credits will<br />
be given after May 31.<br />
SummerTo reg<strong>is</strong>ter: newtoncommunityed.org617-559-6999<br />
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