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Sail into Summer
SUMMER 2015
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From our Kids Program Director I’m one of those people who perk up when the weather is in the 80s, so I really look forward to summer. And this year I have more than usual to look forward to, as we roll out our biggest-ever NCE Summer Kids program. For those of you new to NCE Kids, we are the enrichment program of Newton Community Education. We offer a wide variety of school-year and summer classes for kids of all ages. Our summer program is unique because it’s different each week; kids can do what they love, and also try something new. You may not know that NCE is part of the Newton Public Schools. What’s especially exciting to me about this summer is that a large number of NPS teachers (14!) are joining our staff, offering new classes from Architecture to Phys Ed Favorites to Programming with Scratch. At NCE, we want to cultivate your passion, so I’m delighted to provide an opportunity for these teachers to share their passions with you. This brochure is large! So here are some navigating tips: t 8F WF CSPLFO PVS TVNNFS DMBTTFT JOUP MPPTF DBUFHPSJFT Arts, Sciences, Best of Both Worlds, and Sports. We hope you’ll read through all of these categories (classes are listed alphabetically within each one). If you don’t find what you’re looking for, try a different category! t 6TF PVS IBOEZ Summer at a Glance chart on pages 8–9. It shows you the classes offered each week, listed by location and age group. t .BLF B GVMM EBZ 8F WF QMBOOFE DBSFGVMMZ UP BDDPNNPEBUF LJET PG BMM ages and interests. See our note below. t %PO U NJTT PVS JNQPSUBOU '"2T BOE #FIBWJPS 1PMJDZ PO QBHF t $BMM VT 8F DBO IFMQ ZPV QMBO B TVNNFS UIBU T KVTU SJHIU GPS ZPV
Katerina Shirakova was a junior Art Major 3 student at Newton North when she painted our cover’s starlit sailboat. The assignment was to illustrate a dream or memory, and Katerina wanted to convey a whimsical ship on the ocean. She used watercolor, pen and ink, and some experimental techniques to create the textures in the sky and water. We were moved by Katerina’s courageous color choices and her ship’s precarious, yet calm, positioning on the high seas. We encourage you to take risks too, and to plan an adventurous summer here with NCE.
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ACTORS STUDIO Bridget Frey & Michelle Mount, Instructors Actors and actresses, get ready to hit the stage. If you’re trying out for a show, craving an opportunity to showcase your talent, or just looking to express yourself, this class is for you. You’ll enjoy diverse acting exercises and improvisational games, perform scenes from plays and books, learn basic acting concepts, see how plays are produced, and build your confidence in front of an audience. On the last day, we’ll present a performance for family and friends. Note to our Actors Studio school-year students: join us this summer for more acting opportunities. Grades 1–5.
KS103-S15-1 $225 (Frey) June 22–26 @ Newton South 1–4pm KS103-S15-2 $225 (Frey) July 13–17 @ Newton North 1–4pm KS103-S15-3 $225 (Frey) August 3–7 @ Newton South 1–4pm KS103-S15-4 $225 (Mount) August 10–14 @ Newton North 1–4pm KS103-S15-5 $225 (Frey) August 17–21 @ Newton North 1–4pm KS103-S15-6 $225 (Frey) August 24–28 @ Newton South 9am–12pm
ANIMAL ART Susan Paquette, Instructor
With warm thoughts, Lisa Rucinski
SMOOTH SAILING:
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SPEND THE WHOLE DAY WITH US! Take back-to-back morning and afternoon programs any week, sign up for lunch, and we’ll give you a $25 discount. What could be more fun than that? Oh, there’s extended day too!
Spend a week at the NCE Zoo where all the animals are of your own creation. You’ll make 2-D and 3-D animal-themed art projects. You’ll create hand-painted paper mache animal puppets; learn to draw animals of the Arctic, Rainforest, and New England; use cut paper and yarn to make a forest of animal species; and sculpt your favorite animals with homemade clay, then paint them too. We’ll also design animal belts, necklaces, and rings from paper, fabric, and clay. For animal lovers only! Grades K–3.
KS193-S15-1 $235 July 13–17 @ Newton North 9am–12pm
arts ART BLASTOFF 2015 Susan Paquette, Instructor
CARTOONING Susan Paquette, Instructor
COOKING AROUND THE WORLD Nicole Davis/Jocelyn Wong & Liz Simpson Instructors
Art lovers unite! Enjoy an art project a day. Create and design your own wearable baseball caps, paint like the Impressionists, design and paint paper mache vases complete with 3-D flowers, draw cartoon characters from TV, and sculpt a Minion with air drying clay. We’ll enjoy a little face painting as well. The sky is the limit and this class will be a blast! Note to returning Art Blastoff students: These are all new projects. Tuition includes materials. Grades K–3.
Walt Disney, here we come! Learn to draw characters from books, television, movies, and video games. With step-by-step instructions, you’ll work on some crazy characters, paying close attention to drawing hands, feet, and facial expressions. We’ll explore anime-style drawing as well, and create animated flip books of your drawings. Your final project will include hand-painted animation cels of your favorite character to mount for display. Grades K–3.
Travel the globe with us as we discover native delicacies from the seven continents. We’ll create different menus with foods unique to each continent, and we’ll learn about the history and origins of the foods we prepare. We’ll make everything from scratch: you’ll read the recipes, measure, cut, and prepare all the ingredients, and of course, sample the finished products. Please let us know of any food allergies before registering for this class.
KS192-S15-1 $190 June 29–July 2 @ Newton South 9am–12pm KS192-S15-2 $235 July 20–July 24 @ Newton North 1–4pm
KS91-S15-1 $235 June 22–26 @ Newton South 9am–12pm KS91-S15-2 $235 July 27–31 @ Newton North 9am–12pm
ART STUDIO INTENSIVE: CHARCOAL & PASTEL PAINTING Alma Bella Solis, Instructor If you’re serious about drawing and want to challenge yourself, join us for this studio class. Using a combination of charcoal pencils and dry/soft pastels, you’ll produce your own compositions interpreting a still-life model. You’ll learn the methods of outline, contour, shading, blending, detailing, and connectedness in achieving proportion and perspective. Expect your final work to be worthy of acceptance to the MFA. Please bring the following materials: a desktop easel, 18” x 24” drawing pad (not sketching pad), assorted charcoal pencils (a boxed set is fine), knead eraser (if not included in your pencil kit), tri-tip white eraser, dry pastel chalks, and blending stumps. All levels welcome.
KS60-S15-1 $235 (Grades 3–9) July 6–10 @ Newton North 1–4pm
KS60-S15-2 $235 (Grades 3–9) July 20–July 24 @ Newton North 1–4pm KS60-S15-3 $235 (Grades 2–5) August 24–28 @ Newton South 1–4pm
CLAY WORKSHOP Laya Steinberg, Instructor From the functional to the whimsical, make just about anything you want from clay. Learn handbuilding fundamentals and techniques for creating pinch pots, slabs, coils, and sculptures; try some wheelthrowing too (it’s not as easy as it looks!). You’ll select your best pieces to glaze with the colors and patterns of your choice. This class includes lots of one-on-one expert guidance; you will work as an individual and in a group to explore, design, and refine your work. Tuition includes an additional session to be held from 6 to 8pm on a Thursday night following this class for glazing selected pieces. Parents are welcome to attend the glazing session—see dates below.
KS13-S15-1 $255 (Grades 3–6) July 6–10 @ Newton North 9am–12pm Glazing Session: Thursday, July 16; 6–8pm. KS13-S15-2 $255 (Grades 1–4) July 13–17 @ Newton North 1–4pm Glazing Session: Thursday, July 23; 6–8pm. KS13-S15-3 $255 (Grades 1–4) July 20–24 @ Newton North 9am–12pm Glazing Session: Thursday, August 6; 6–8pm.
In Ms. Davis and Ms. Wong’s classes, we’ll make Asian dumplings, African Kelewele, Penne with Chicken Marengo, Fufu, Creme Puffs, and other mouthwatering specialties. In Ms. Simpson’s classes, we’ll make familiar specialties like Ratatouille and Pad Thai, as well as unusual delights like African Chicken & Couscous Salad and Korean Bibimbap. We’ll enjoy some sweets too, including Indian Mango Lassi and Spanish Tres Leches Cake (yum!).
KS208-S15-1 $225 (Davis/Wong; Grades 2 & up) June 29–July 2 @ Newton South 9am–12:30pm KS208-S15-2 $265 (Davis/Wong; Grades 2 & up) July 6–10 @ Newton South 9am–12:30pm KS208-S15-3 $265 (Simpson; Grades 5–9) August 3–7 @ Newton South 9am–12:30pm KS208-S15-4 $265 (Simpson; Grades 5–9) August 24–28 @ Newton South 9am–12:30pm
CRAZY CRAFTS Sophia Ng & Elisa Ng, Instructors Challenge your creativity and your fingers’ flexibility. Discover Ductivities and make assorted cool and colorful wallets, pencil pouches, or flowers out of duct tape; mess around with modeling clay and mix colors to make animal figurines and charms; and play with paper to make exciting 2-D and 3-D projects including origami toys and animals. We’ll try unit origami, make geogami pencil holders, and explore paper quilling and paper mechanic models too. Great fun for the crafty one! Grades 2–5.
KS105-S15-1 $245 July 13–17 @ Newton North 9am–12pm
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arts CREATURE CREATIONS Susan Paquette, Instructor
FABRIC PAINTING Nicole Donson, Instructor
GLASS CLASS Michel L’Huillier, Instructor
Make your own creepy or cuddly threedimensional character headpiece. Taking inspiration from characters such as those from The Muppets, the Madagascar movies, and Where the Wild Things Are, you’ll sculpt, build, and paint your headpiece, and shape it to fit your head so you can wear it like a costume. Using a variety of materials including styrofoam, cardboard, newspaper, paper mache, plaster of paris, tape, modeling clay, fabric, faux fur, and yarn, you’ll give your mask the personality you envision. Prepare for our final-day parade of creative, wearable art, and wear your project home! Grades 1–4.
Here’s a whole new outlet for your artistic creativity and imagination! Learn popular silk and fabric painting and decorating techniques using non-toxic colorfast dyes, fabric paints, markers, and more. You’ll mix colors, thicken dyes, print with rubber stamps, and use salt to make beautiful starbursts and dynamic patterns. Turn original artwork into iron-on designs, and embellish your work with colorful sequins, buttons, or embroidery. Make a scarf, sun-catcher, pillowcase, tote bag, or T-shirt—your choice of projects and styles is endless. Materials will be provided, but you can bring fabric or clothing from home too. Wear old clothes or a smock.
If you admire stained glass, glass jewelry, glass dishware, and more, join us to make your own glass artwork. In this week-long intensive, you’ll master various glass techniques. With fusing, you’ll create a plate, necklace, and a few decorative tiles. With mosaic, you’ll make a trivet, name plate, or decorated mirror. With jewelry-mosaic, you’ll place glass beads and pieces in a deep pendant to create a unique necklace. And with sandblasting, you’ll apply a resist to a glass piece and cut out a design. Learn to work safely with glass as you explore the creativity this medium allows. Safety glasses will be provided; wear closed-toe shoes.
KS194-S15-1 $235 June 22–26 @ Newton South 1–4pm
KS73-S15-1 $255 (Grades 4–9) July 6–10 @ Newton South 9am–12pm KS73-S15-2 $255 (Grades 1–4) July 27–31 @ Newton North 1–4pm KS73-S15-3 $255 (Grades 4–9) August 10–14 @ Newton South 1–4pm
KS195-S15-1 $255 (Grades 5–9) June 29–July 2 @ Newton South 9am–12pm KS195-S15-2 $255 (Grades 2–5) June 29–July 2 @ Newton South 1–4pm KS195-S15-3 $315 (Grades 2–5) August 24–28 @ Newton South 9am–12pm KS195-S15-4 $315 (Grades 5–9) August 24–28 @ Newton South 1–4pm
DARKROOM PHOTOGRAPHY Ashley Saccoach, Instructor In the “dark” ages, people took pictures with huge boxes, covered by large blankets to block out all the light. Those days are behind us, but the modern era of darkroom photography is not, and this is how some of the most beautiful pictures are made. Join us to discover the art of darkroom photography. You’ll learn the basic functions of a camera, which apply to both film and digital cameras; we’ll shoot a variety of pictures, and experience the magic as photographs pass through different chemical solutions to come to life before our eyes. We’ll experiment with photograms; make pinhole cameras, handcolored photos, and collages, and discuss the history of photography and influential photographers. By the end of the week, you’ll have a portfolio of original photographs to take home, and our last class will include a show for family and friends. Dust off and bring your old 35mm camera. Grades 5–9.
KS204-S15-1 $195 June 29–July 2 @ Newton South 9am–12pm KS204-S15-2 $240 August 3–7 @ Newton South 1–4pm
Bring a snack for all half-day programs, and lunch for full-day programs.
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FELT & FABRIC FIBER ART Nicole Donson, Instructor Create a wide range of projects in this mixed-media fiber art fiesta. Make weavings with yarn, ribbons, and strips of fabric; create Huichol yarn collages by gluing yarn down to cardboard; and make collages from wool and fabric. Learn simple hand-sewing techniques to make stuffed felt animals, pillows, and bags from store-bought felt, and learn to needlepoint with yarn. Create your own felt from wool, watching the fibers bond together like magic when heat, moisture, and pressure are applied. Then use your felt for wool bead jewelry and flower accessories for yourself, or to decorate your collages and other creations. You’ll finish the week with new skills and several finished projects to take home.
KS210-S15-1 $215 (Grades 4–9) June 29–July 2 @ Newton South 1–4pm KS210-S15-2 $255 (Grades 4–9) July 13–17 @ Newton South 9am–12pm KS210-S15-3 $255 (Grades 1–4) August 3–7 @ Newton South 9am–12pm
KNITTING Deanna Mustachio, Instructor Channel your inner granny and join us for a summer knitting spree. Be the one to say “I made it myself!” when friends admire your stylish scarf, and never be bored again—you can take your yarn and needles anywhere. We’ll work on basics such as knit and purl stitches, and how to cast on, bind off, increase, decrease, make stripes, and read a simple knitting pattern. Once you’ve mastered the basics, you can really have fun. We’ll have a variety of patterns to choose from, including some more challenging ones like monsters and flowers, which use double-pointed needles for a really cool result. Bring a set of size 8 knitting needles no longer than 10 inches. Grades 2 and up.
KS212-S15-1 $235 July 27–July 31 @ Newton North 9am–12pm KS212-S15-2 $235 August 3–7 @ Newton South 9am–12pm KS212-S15-3 $235 August 10–14 @ Newton North 1–4pm
arts PUBLIC SPEAKING BOOT CAMP Kim Vanaman, Instructor Conquer your inner fears or unleash your inner ham. Get the skills and confidence you need to successfully speak in public, whether it’s in class, at a meeting, or as a future speech competitor. Through a variety of exercises, games, and activities (as well as a lot of practice speaking in front of this group), we’ll explore the many aspects of public speaking, work on a variety of presentation styles, learn how to prepare ourselves physically and mentally for speaking, and have fun in a relaxed and entertaining environment. The skills you learn here will last a lifetime. Our final class will include an informal performance for family and friends. Bring a spiral notebook, 3x5 cards, pens, pencils, and a favorite book. New and returning students welcome. Grades 5–9.
KS24-S15-1 $225 July 6–10 @ Newton North 9am–12pm KS24-S15-2 $225 August 3–7 @ Newton South 9am–12pm
QUILTING 101 Diane Pullen, Instructor Learn this age-old craft and make a beautiful, creative, and useful project. We’ll begin with a brief history of quilt-making in America, including a show-and-tell display of some hand-sewn antique quilts. Then we’ll proceed with some basic quilt patterns: we’ll choose fabrics, learn to hand-sew with needle and thread, and choose our quilting project. You can quilt pillows, small lap blankets, or simple pot holders or hot mats. If you’re up to it, you’ll learn to thread the sewing machines and operate them safely and skillfully. You’ll pin patterns, cut fabrics, and sew your projects. We’ll provide plenty of supervision so you can quilt at your own pace. Choose our morning-only or full-day class. Grades 4–9.
KS211-S15-1 $245 (Half-day: 9am–12pm) $375 (Full-day: 9am–4pm) August 17–21 @ Newton South
SEW... WHAT’S NEW? Liz Fitzpatrick, Instructor
UPCYCLED OUTFITS Laya Steinberg, Instructor
Master this practical craft and show off your design skills. First you’ll learn to use a pattern, cut and pin fabric, and safely operate a sewing machine, while making a beach bag. Then you’ll take measurements and try your hand at garment construction by making a pair of shorts, choosing fabric and embellishments from our stash of new and recycled materials. Later in the week you’ll choose your own project(s) and make oneof-a-kind designs of clothing or objects from our selection of patterns and materials. Firsttime stitchers welcome. Grades 4–9.
Do your part for the environment and look fabulous too: discover your inner fashionista as we learn to design great new clothes from old discarded ones. We’ll rescue torn or stained garments and give them new life— cutting them up and machine sewing them together into fabulous tops and bottoms of your own design, adding embellishments at your whim. You’ll end up with at least one one-of-a-kind outfit to wear around town and show off to family and friends. Our last class will include a fashion show where you can model your new creations. No former fashion experience required, but students should have basic machine sewing skills. Tuition includes materials. Grades 4–9.
KS225-S15-1 $245 July 6–10 @ Newton South 1–4pm KS225-S15-2 $245 July 13–17 @ Newton South 1–4pm KS225-S15-3 $245 August 3–7 @ Newton South 1–4pm
3-D SCULPTURE Susan Paquette, Instructor Think beyond paper and pencil and go 3-D! Use a variety of materials to make modern and fine art projects. Create giant ice cream cones from paper maché, construct modern sculptures of wire and wood, and design wearable cowboy hats and decoupage cereal box beach totes. You’ll work with boxes, cardboard, paper maché, nylon, wire, wood, paint, styrofoam, contact paper, and other miscellaneous craft supplies. Join us in the third dimension! Grades K–3.
KS89-S15-1 $235 July 6–10 @ Newton North 9am–12pm
TRASH ART Ginelle McKenzie, Instructor Don’t throw it away! You can recycle your trash and use it to make really cool crafts. In this class we’ll create great projects such as paper-towel-roll rainsticks, egg carton caterpillars, and recycled treasure boxes. We’ll also melt old crayons and put them in molds to create new fun-colored ones. For inspiration we’ll read books like Harold and The Purple Crayon, Michael Recycle Meets Litterbug Doug, and Willow. It’s not just about art—it’s about saving the planet too. Ages 4–7.
KS119-S15-1 $235 August 10–14 @ Newton South 9am–12pm
YOUNG BROADWAY Deanna Mustachio, Instructor Swing your way through the trees during two weeks filled with games, acting, music, and movement as we explore the musical fantasy, The Jungle Book. Everyone will perform different parts of this man-meets-animal tale daily. Using crafts and creativity, we’ll work together to design costumes and scenery for the unbelievable sights of the Indian jungle. The wonderful music from this show will provide inspiration for us to stretch our bodies as well as our creativity. We will produce our own innovative version of the show to share with family and friends on our last day. Ages 4–8.
KS207-S15-1 $415 June 29–July 10 @ Newton South 9am–12pm (Two weeks; no class Friday, July 3) KS207-S15-2 $450 July 13–24 @ Newton North 9am–12pm (Two weeks)
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KS106-S15-1 $235 July 13–17 @ Newton South 9am–12pm KS106-S15-2 $235 August 10–14 @ Newton North 9am–12pm www.newtoncommunityed.org
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...and Sciences BOOTSTRAP: PRACTICAL MATH FOR PROGRAMMING VIDEO GAMES Emma Youndtsmith & Ravi Mynampaty, Instructors Bootstrap is a computer programming course with a twist—learn programming basics in the Racket language, and use your skills to program your own video game using algebraic and geometric concepts. You’ll learn solid program design skills such as: stating input and types, writing test cases, and explaining code to others, and you’ll become familiar with functions and variables. Throughout the course, you will put your knowledge into action to create a computer game of your own design. Once you learn Bootstrap, these skills can be put to use in other programming environments, and even in your math class! No programming experience necessary. Grades 6–8.
KS79-S15-1 $365 July 6–10 @ Newton North 9am–4pm
CHESS INTENSIVE Ross Eldridge, Instructor Serious chess players: your fun doesn’t have to end with the school year. New this summer, NCE offers this opportunity for you to build your chess-playing skills. You’ll review chess principles, looking at positions from real games played by grandmasters, and we’ll focus on strategy and positional tactics. You’ll learn about notation for reading and writing games as well. Each day will include a combination of instruction and games; on the final day we’ll have an in-class tournament. Keep your mind sharp this summer and join us for a week of the ultimate game of strategy. No beginners please!
KS196-S15-1 $225 (Grades 3–6) June 22–26 @ Newton South 9am–12pm KS196-S15-2 $225 (Grades 3–6) July 13–17 @ Newton North 9am–12pm KS196-S15-3 $225 (Grades 6–9) July 13–17 @ Newton North 1–4pm KS196-S15-4 $225 (Grades 3–6) August 24–28 @ Newton South 1–4pm
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CAMP INVENTION Judi Fitts , Director Enjoy high-energy activities that encourage inventive thinking and creative problem solving, while applying science, technology, engineering, math, and the arts. In Week 1, Create, you’ll learn the physics of motion and create prototypes of roller coasters and other amusement park rides; tackle the pollution problem in the imaginary “Sludge City” by developing solutions to make it more eco-friendly; and design a spacecraft to get you home after a crash-landing on a strange planet. You’ll also take apart objects from home to build new inventions. In week 2, Illuminate, you’ll design a freestyle racing kart to traverse an obstacle course; enter the innovation lab and design your own prototypes, investigating magnified objects and circuits for invention inspiration; and design life-saving devices, super-structure mega-towers, and space rockets, inspired by video messages from the National Inventors Hall of Fame. You’ll also take apart electronics from home and re-engineer their gears and gadgets to invent a patent-worthy video game. In both weeks you’ll enjoy inventive outdoor games. Each week culminates in a presentation for family and friends. Kids will be grouped by age; we’ll try to place you with your friends if we get your requests by May 29. Attention veteran inventors: Illuminate is a new program, and Create was last offered in 2011. For more details on each of these programs, see our website. Grades 1–6.
KS116-S15-1 $325 July 6–10 @ Newton South 9am–3:30pm KS116-S15-2 $325 July 13–17 @ Newton South 9am–3:30pm
CAMP INVENTION— EXTENDED DAY The extended day program includes an 8:30am drop-off Monday-Friday, and additional care until 5:30pm on Monday– Thursday afternoons. Friends and family are invited to attend our showcase on Friday afternoon each week, so no extended day is offered. The fee cannot be prorated for individual days used.
KS08-S15-1 $105 (Create ) KS08-S15-2 $105 (Illuminate)
DOMINO PHYSICS Peter Bloom, Instructor These are not your grandmother’s dominos! This class is for kids who love nothing more than to build, create, and find practical applications for scientific discovery. You’ll construct enormous chain reactions using thousands of building-type dominos (think Jenga blocks), vast numbers of marbles and tracks, mechanical toys, electronic devices, and numerous other props. Learn tricks of the trade for stunning and effective domino chaining; work solo and as part of a team to refine and expand your master creations. Each day is a mix of self-directed discovery and expert instruction.
KS10-S15-1 $345 (Grades 2 & up) August 10–14 @ Newton North 9am–3:30pm KS10-S15-2 $345 (Grades 4 & up) August 17–21 @ Newton North 9am–3:30pm
INTRO TO PROGRAMMING: SCRATCH Kerry Winer, Instructor Get with the program and learn Scratch, a popular, free programming tool created at MIT. Learn the fundamentals of writing code through fun yet challenging tasks, and express your imagination with inventive game designs. You’ll create thematic animations, interactive stories, and short video games, while mastering different skills and concepts daily. We’ll end the week with a super show-and-tell of your individual creations. The world runs on code, and it’s never too early to get started learning!
KS214-S15-1 $190 (Grades 5–9) June 29–July 2 @ Newton South 9am–12pm KS214-S15-2 $235 (Grades 3–5) July 6–10 @ Newton North 9am–12pm KS214-S15-3 $235 (Grades 3–5) July 13–17 @ Newton North 9am–12pm KS214-S15-4 $235 (Grades 3–5) This class is for girls only! July 20–24 @ Newton North 9am–12pm KS214-S15-5 $235 (Grades 5–9) July 27–31 @ Newton North 9am–12pm
sciences LEGO ENGINEERING Wicked Cool for Kids staff, Instructors We’ve updated our Lego engineering program to include STEM-based challenges and free building—two things we know you love. You’ll build mechanisms that incorporate gears, flywheels, levers, and cams to make barking dogs, crawling bugs, launch-powered drag racers, and other amazing contraptions. Crank up the fun as you use your creativity to build with Legos in problem-solving challenges: design a spinning eggbeater or create a car to carry Lego bricks uphill. Receive a new take-home minifigure to test your designs. Rise to the Lego challenge! Grades 1–4.
KS226-S15-1 $240 July 6–10 @ Newton North 9am–12pm KS226-S15-2 $240 July 27–31 @ Newton North 1–4pm KS226-S15-3 $240 August 10–14 @ Newton North 9am–12pm
MAD SCIENCE JUNIOR Mad Science staff, Instructors Join the Mad Science® hands-on science fun. We’re crazy about science… and hope you are too! We’ll have a blast exploring science and how it affects the world around us. Become an honorary Junior Mad Scientist and see some of the awesome stuff from the Mad Science laboratory. Each day we’ll have a different science theme with exciting activities, experiments, and related games and stories. We’ll make oobleck, learn about the human body and our senses, discover the properties of water, explore the wonders of light and color, and much more. Ages 4–6.
KS227-S15-1 $245 July 27–31 @ Newton North 9am–12pm KS227-S15-2 $245 August 3–7 @ Newton South 9am–12pm
There are no classes on Friday, July 3.
MINECRAFT MASTERCRAFTERS Wicked Cool for Kids staff, Instructors
MATHEMADDICTS Steve Dubin, Instructor Is your attitude towards math “I want more”? Does the prospect of playing with spheres, cones, cylinders, cubes, and their cousins make your heart go pit-a-pat? Do you think that math is really cool? If you answered “yes” to any of the above questions, this class is for you! We’ll assemble classic three-dimensional figures, learn about some cool relationships among them, and work together to build a geodesic dome. We’ll do a bunch of numbers puzzles, and you’ll probably hear some math jokes along the way. Grades 5–9.
KS120-S15-1 $195 June 29–July 2 @ Newton South 1–4pm KS120-S15-2 $240 July 13–17 @ Newton North 9am–12pm
MINECRAFT MANIA Wicked Cool for Kids staff, Instructors We’re wicked excited to bring you Minecraft Mania—blending virtual learning with hands-on activities that explore science and engineering using Minecraft. Working in teams, you’ll use an interactive avatar to investigate a virtual educational environment with lessons in geology, engineering, physics, and biology. Learn about the properties of rocks and minerals, and take home your own rock collections. You’ll build skyscrapers and simple machines, plant your own crops, and learn about electricity in enjoyable experiential challenges. Minecraft Maniacs, join us for a week of fascination in our mobile virtual classroom. Grades 2–5.
Do you have what it takes to be a Mastercrafter? Hone your Minecraft skills in this controlled platform where you’ll work in teams to learn and interact virtually. Explore, manipulate, problem-solve, and build in worlds that have been customized for Wicked Cool learning activities. Become master crafters as you focus on energy, powering mechanisms, and using redstone to build and design your way through the tricky labyrinth of the “Mastercrafter Island”. Minecraft experience preferred. Grades 4–7.
KS81-S15-1 $295 June 29–July 2 @ Newton South 9am–4pm KS81-S15-2 $365 July 20–24 @ Newton North 9am–4pm KS81-S15-3 $365 August 10–14 @ Newton North 9am–4pm KS81-S15-4 $365 August 24–28 @ Newton South 9am–4pm
NATURE EXPLORERS Wicked Cool for Kids staff, Instructors Enhance your appreciation of the natural world by investigating outside and doing nature-based experiments in the classroom. Learn about melting glaciers, climate change, and how to protect our planet’s natural resources. You’ll experiment with light to learn how lenses and prisms work, use lenses to build your own binoculars, and get your hands dirty digging into the study of plants so you can grow your own fruits and vegetables. You’ll also become an expert birdwatcher. Nature explorers will go wild finding out about local fur, fangs, and feathers. It’s Wicked Cool to go green! Grades K–2.
KS221-S15-1 $240 June 22–26 @ Newton South 1–4pm KS221-S15-2 $240 July 6–10 @ Newton North 1–4pm KS221-S15-3 $240 August 10–14 @ Newton North 1–4pm
KS109-S15-1 $365 June 22–26 @ Newton South 9am–4pm KS109-S15-2 $365 July 13–17 @ Newton North 9am–4pm KS109-S15-3 $365 August 3–7 @ Newton South 9am–4pm
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9am–12pm @ South
9am–12pm @ North
9am–12pm @ North
9am–12pm @ North
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Science Lab
Science Lab
3–D Sculpture
Young Broadway
Young Broadway
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Cartooning
Art Blastoff 2015
Lego Engineering
Animal Art
Clay Workshop
Cartooning
Sir Isaac Newton’s Playground
Rocket Science 2015
Grades 1–4
Intro to Programming: Scratch Grades 3–5
Sir Isaac Newton’s Playground
Rocket Science 2015
Wicked Coo
Glass Class
Clay Workshop Gr. 3–6
Grades 1–4 Grades 2–5
Intro to Programming: Scratch – GIRLS ONLY
Knitting
Public Speaking Boot Camp Grades 5–9
Ages 4–6
Ages 4–6
Grades K–3
Grades K–3
Grades 1–4
Chess Intensive
Grades 5–9
Power Programmers
Intro to Programming: Scratch
Grades 3–6 Grades 5–9
Grades 5–9
Darkroom Photography
1–4pm @ South Nature Explorers
Grades K–2
Nature Explorers
Actors Studio
Wicked Cool Chemistry
Grades 1–4
Glass Class
Grades 5–9
Grades 2–5
Minecraft Mania
Grades 2–5
Flag Football
Grades 3–5
5 Tuesday nights @ Mason Rice
7–8pm Adults!
Grades 3–6
MathemAddicts
Art Blastoff 2015
Grades K–3
Cooking Around the World
Cooking Around the World
9am–12:30pm @ Cabot Soccer & Multi–Sports
Ages 4–9
9am–12:30pm; Gr. 2 & up Fabric Painting
9am–12pm; Grades 4–9 DIY Scents & Suds
1–4pm; Grades 2–5
Sew… What’s New?
Grades 5–7
Grades 5–9
Songwriting with Garageband
Lego Engin
Actors Studio
Grades 1–4
Picture Projects
Grades 2–5
9am–4pm Grades 2–5
Create a TV Show
9am–2:30pm Grades 5–9
Classes @ South Camp Invention: Illuminate
Grades 5–9
Other Classes @ North
9am–3:30pm Grades 3–5 (two weeks) Minecraft Mastercrafters
9am–4pm Grades 4–7
Create a TV Show
9am–2:30pm Grades 5–9
Ages 4–9
8:30am–12:30pm @ Oak Hill Phys Ed Favorites
Web Design
Fabric Pain
Trash Art
Ages 4–9
Grades 5–9
Grades 3–9
NCE Summer Debate Institute
Soccer & Multi–Sports
Intro to Pr Scratch
Art Studio Intensive
1–4pm; Grades 4–9
T–Ball Ages 3–6
Grades 2–5
Clay Workshop
9am–12:30pm @ Cabot
9am–12:30pm @ Cabot
Picture Pro
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Play Producers
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Picture Perfect
STEAM Studio
9am–4pm Grades 4–7
Soccer for Moms
Web Design Grades 5–9
Intro to Programming: Scratch
Chess Intensive
Minecraft Mastercrafters
5–6pm or 6–7pm Ages 2–3
Grades 3–9
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Classes @ South
9am–12:30pm Grades 2 & up
Soccer Tots
Art Studio Intensive
Grades 1–4
Computer Art: Photoshop
Grades 5–9
Ages 4–9
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Crazy Crafts
Grades 1–4
9am–4pm @ North Bootstrap Grades 6–8
MathemAddicts
Soccer & Multi–Sports
Picture Projects
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Felt & Fabric Fiber Art
9am–4pm @ South
Grades 5–9
Young Broadway
1–4pm @ South
Web Design
Power Programmers
1–4pm @ North
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Grades 5–9
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Creature Creations
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9am–12pm; Ages 4–7 Felt & Fabric Fiber Art
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Sew… What’s New?
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Soccer & Multi–Sports Flag Football
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DIY Scents
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Songwritin Garageban
Grades 5–9
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Draw & Build— Architecture Studio
Grades 2–5
Power Programmers
Draw & Build— Architecture Studio
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Public Speaking Boot Camp
Grades 5–9
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Strategize with Hearthstone
Nature Explorers
Grades K–2
Grades 5–9
Songwriting with Garageband
Ages 4–6
Rocket Science 2015
Grades 1–4
DIY Scents & Suds
Grades 2–5
Picture Perfect
Grades 5–9
Web Design
Grades 5–9
1–4pm @ North Actors Studio
Grades 1–5
Ages 4–6
Actors Studio
Grades 1–5
Wicked Cool Chemistry
Draw & Build— Architecture Studio
Grades 2–5
1–4pm @ South Sir Isaac Newton’s Playground
Power Programmers
Art Studio Intensive
Grades 1–4
1–4pm @ South
Actors Studio
Grades 5–9
Grades 2–5
Knitting
Other Classes @ North
Grades 3–6
STEAM Studio
Glass Class
Domino Physics
Other Classes @ South
Grades 1–4
Actors Studio
Grades 1–5
DIY Scents & Suds
Grades 1–5
Grades 2 & up Web Design
Grades 5–9
Grades 2–5
Other Classes @ North
Sew… What’s New?
Domino Physics
Grades 4–9
Darkroom Photography
Grades 5–9
Songwriting with Garageband
Grades 5–9
Other Classes @ South Minecraft Mania
9am–4pm Grades 2–5
Cooking Around the World
9am–12:30pm Grades 5–9
9am–12:30pm @ Countryside Soccer & Multi–Sports
Ages 4–9
9am–3:30pm Grades 2 & up
9am–4pm Grades 1–4
9am–3:30pm Grades 4 & up
Classes @ South
Minecraft Mastercrafters
Innovations
Create a TV Show
Quilting 101
9am–4pm Grades 4–7
8:45am–3pm Extended Day available Grades 1–7
9am–2:30pm Grades 5–9
9am–12pm or 9am–4pm Grades 4–9
Classes @ South
9–10:55am @ Bigelow Archery
Innovations
8:45am–3pm Extended Day available Grades 1–7 Upcyled Outfits
9am–12pm Grades 4–9
Fabric Painting
1–4pm Grades 4–9
9am–12:30pm @ Countryside T–Ball Ages 3–6
Grades 3 and up
Chess Intensive
Grades 5–9
Wicket Cool Vet School
9am–4pm Grades 1–4
Minecraft Mastercrafters
9am–4pm Grades 4–7
Cooking Around the World
9am–12:30pm Grades 5–9
9am–12:30pm @ Mason Rice Basketball
9am–12:30pm @ Mason Rice Basketball
Ages 4–8
9am–12:30pm @ Countryside
Ages 4–9
Soccer & Multi–Sports
8:30am–12:30pm @ Oak Hill Phys Ed Favorites
Ages 4–8
Ages 4–9
Flag Football
Grades 3–5
Grades 3–5
Grades 2–5
Wicked Cool Chemistry
Sir Isaac Newton’s Playground
Flag Football
Glass Class
Draw & Build— Architecture Studio
Grades 5–9
Ages 4–9
Grades 1–4
Grades 5–9
Grades 1–4
Soccer & Multi–Sports
QUESTIONS??? See page 15 for answers to your frequently asked questions.
9am–12:30pm @ Countryside Soccer & Multi–Sports
Grades 5–7
Soccer & Multi–Sports
Ages 4–9
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sciences POWER PROGRAMMERS Jesse Klimov, Instructor
STEAM STUDIO Wicked Cool for Kids staff, Instructors
Bill Gates had to start somewhere, and here’s your chance. Learn basic computer programming through Scratch, a project of the MIT Media Lab, creating your own characters, stories, and interactive adventures with drop-and-drag programming blocks. Next you’ll move on to Java, a more advanced programming language, to better understand how languages like Scratch work behind the scenes. Through these simple, straightforward, and fun approaches to programming, you’ll begin to grasp programming concepts and be well on your way to tech savvy-ness. No programming experience necessary. Note: Come with your own email address. Grades 5–9.
Join the STEM to STEAM movement. Become a true innovator as you engineer and design complex multi-day projects while learning math and science concepts too. You’ll create sculptures and gadgets from kits and from scratch; construct kinetic wind-powered sculptures, chiyogami kaleidoscopes, and terrific tessellations; make squishy dough circuits to wire your own light-up creation; and use chemistry to create cool, colorful, smart-art including density-based paper marbling and monster salt crystals. Note: STEAM means science, technology, engineering, art, and math—we’ve got it all right here at NCE. Grades 1–4.
KS215-S15-1 $225 June 22–26 @ Newton South 9am–12pm KS215-S15-2 $225 July 6–10 @ Newton North 9am–12pm KS215-S15-3 $225 August 10–14 @ Newton North 9am–12pm KS215-S15-4 $225 August 17–21 @ Newton North 1–4pm
ROCKET SCIENCE 2015 Wicked Cool for Kids staff, Instructors All-new Rocket Science is a blast for any junior rocketeer! Learn about propulsion by building compressed air rockets, water rockets, and rockets that blast off via chemical reaction! As aerospace engineers, we will travel to infinity and beyond while learning the laws of aerodynamics and flight. For a fantastic finish, we will launch our own customized Estes Rocket on Friday (weather permitting). Grades 1–4.
KS219-S15-1 $195 June 29–July 2 @ Newton South 9am–12pm KS219-S15-2 $240 July 20–24 @ Newton North 9am–12pm KS219-S15-3 $240 August 3–7 @ Newton South 9am–12pm KS219-S15-4 $240 August 17–21 @ Newton North 9am–12pm
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SCIENCE LAB Maire Anne Diamond, Instructor Can you make a rainbow from white light? How do seeds grow? What lives in soil? How heavy is a cow’s skull? How light is a bird bone? Can you make a solid if you mix two liquids together? Come ready to observe, investigate, and find answers to your science questions. Through projects, crafts, games, and experiments, we’ll explore magnetism, invisible matter, living things, and the science of color. Mix up some super solutions and watch your curiosity bubble up when you join us at our science lab. Ages 4–6.
KS122-S15-1 $235 June 22–26 @ Newton South 9am–12pm KS122-S15-2 $190 June 29–July 2 @ Newton South 9am–12pm KS122-S15-3 $235 August 17–21 @ Newton North 9am–12pm KS122-S15-4 $235 August 24–28 @ Newton South 9am–12pm
SIR ISAAC NEWTON’S PLAYGROUND Wicked Cool for Kids staff, Instructors Newton’s laws of motion have never been so much fun! Join us to experiment with classic moving gadgets and investigate how they work. We’ll tinker with spinning tops and learn how to design terrific twirling toys, create cars that move with magnets and pressurized air, and conquer kinetic energy with wind-ups and rubber band-powered playthings. Make a Newton’s cradle to take home and build an awesome walking robot friend too. A Wicked Cool investigation of phab physics! Grades 1–4.
KS220-S15-1 $240 June 22–26 @ Newton South 9am–12pm KS220-S15-2 $240 July 13–17 @ Newton North 9am–12pm KS220-S15-3 $240 August 3–7 @ Newton South 1–4pm KS220-S15-4 $240 August 24–28 @ Newton South 1–4pm
KS223-S15-1 $365 July 20–24 @ Newton North 9am–4pm KS223-S15-2 $365 August 17–21 @ Newton North 9am–4pm
STRATEGIZE WITH HEARTHSTONE Jesse Klimov, Instructor Check out the hottest new online strategy game. First, you’ll master Hearthstone’s basic concepts, and then you’ll build your strategic skills by playing and discussing the game. Hearthstone is exciting and dynamic: unlikely situations arise, creating hilarious scenarios. Success at the game involves weighing your options and choosing the one most likely to lead to victory—a skill you can certainly apply at school, in everyday life, and in other strategic games, like Chess. You’ll play as individuals, and also as a group against a common opponent. Word to the wise: losing is a natural a part of the experience, and is necessary for learning. Make sure not to take losses too seriously! Note: Come with your own email address, which will be necessary to create a Hearthstone account. Grades 5–9.
KS217-S15-1 $225 July 27–31 @ Newton North 1–4pm KS217-S15-2 $225 August 3–7 @ Newton South 9am–12pm
best of both worlds WICKED COOL CHEMISTRY Wicked Cool for Kids staff, Instructors Unlock your crazy inner scientist as you explore the basics of chemistry. Learn about the chemical properties of rainbow slime, build a better super ball, analyze mysterious liquids, and make your own colored paste. You’ll get a bang out of creating chemical reactions, growing beasts in a cup, and experimenting with amazing no-pop bubbles. Find secret formulas and create concoctions for a week of colorful chemistry capers. Grades 1–4.
KS222-S15-1 $195 June 29–July 2 @ Newton South 1–4pm KS222-S15-2 $240 July 27–31 @ Newton North 9am–12pm KS222-S15-3 $240 August 10–14 @ Newton North 1–4pm KS222-S15-4 $240 August 24–28 @ Newton South 9am–12pm
WICKED COOL VET SCHOOL Wicked Cool for Kids staff, Instructors Animal lovers, grab a lab coat as we learn about our favorite furry, flying, and fishy friends. Make amazing animal models with big bones, and investigate animal intestines from our favorite vertebrates: birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. Dissect an owl pellet to discover a predator’s diet, and catch some invertebrates as we study insect exoskeletons and get into tiny worlds to look at animal cells and parasites. A special live animal visit (with tips for animal care and keeping pets healthy) ends the week. Grades 1–4.
KS84-S15-1 $365 July 27–31 @ Newton North 9am–4pm KS84-S15-2 $365 August 24–28 @ Newton South 9am–4pm
Bring a snack for all half-day programs, and lunch for full-day programs.
Best of Both Worlds... COMPUTER ART: PHOTOSHOP Sophia Ng & Elisa Ng, Instructors Apply your creativity and technical knowledge and get proficient with the world’s most popular image manipulation program. In our week together, you’ll learn to use Photoshop for practical and creative projects, working on a surrealist collage, an expressive self-portrait, a reinvented masterpiece or movie poster, and more. See how Photoshop and image manipulation have been used to do things like modify body appearances and alter “real” photographs, and become an expert in creating and recognizing altered images. All levels welcome. Grades 5–9.
KS25-S15-1 $190 June 29–July 2 @ Newton South 1–4pm
CREATE A TV SHOW Amanda Mazzola & Sarah Grina, Instructors Make your own TV production based on your ideas and imagination. Kids run the show here: you’ll roll the cameras, run the control room, be the actors, and most importantly, create the program content and write the script. You’ll learn the basics of TV production, including camerawork and lighting, and get expert instruction with scriptwriting and acting as well. We’ll work together to create our masterpiece, and the finished show will be broadcast on NewTV. New and returning students welcome. Grades 5–9.
KS12-S15-1 $365 July 13–17 @ Newton North 9am–2:30pm KS12-S15-2 $365 July 20–24 @ Newton North 9am–2:30pm KS12-S15-3 $365 August 10–14 @ Newton North 9am–2:30pm
DIY SCENTS & SUDS Beth Denman, Instructor Indulge yourself with homemade products for you and your home. You can use these crafts to pamper yourself or a friend, and they can replace boring, chemical-filled, store-bought products. You’ll learn to make all-natural, custom-scented beauty products like bath salts, soap, and lip gloss, as well as homey things like fizz balls and beeswax candles. You’ll enjoy a craft or two per day, and finish the week with a recipe book so you can repeat these activities at home. Grades 2–5.
KS205-S15-1 $235 July 6–10 @ Newton South 1–4pm KS205-S15-2 $235 July 20–24 @ Newton North 1–4pm KS205-S15-3 $235 July 27–31 @ Newton North 1–4pm KS205-S15-4 $235 August 3–7 @ Newton South 1–4pm KS205-S15-5 $235 August 17–21 @ Newton North 9am–12pm
DRAW & BUILD— ARCHITECTURE STUDIO Jeff Woodcock, Instructor Apply your creativity and building prowess. Design your dream house and learn tricks of the trade used by real architects.You’ll draw floor plans and build models of your house, presenting your creative ideas for review by classmates. You’ll make drawings on graph paper with a variety of architectural pencils, and build models from cardboard, paper, and additional materials you’ll bring from home. We’ll provide the drawing materials: pencils, paper, erasers, squares, and scales. At the end of the week, you’ll have drawings and models of your creation to take home, and will share these in a presentation for family and friends on the last day. You can’t move in yet, but your dream house may be a reality one day!
KS118-S15-1 $225 (Grades 5–9) August 3–7 @ Newton South 9am–12pm KS118-S15-2 $225 (Grades 2–5) August 10–14 @ Newton North 9am–12pm KS118-S15-3 $225 (Grades 5–9) August 17–21 @ Newton North 1–4pm KS118-S15-4 $225 (Grades 2–5) August 24–28 @ Newton South 9am–12pm
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best of both worlds PICTURE PERFECT: DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY & EDITING Ashley Saccoach, Instructor Merge your artistic and technical talents in this hands-on class. We’ll start by going out into the field to take our own photos—discussing good composition for different genres such as nature, portraiture, and still-life. Then we’ll learn how to use Photoshop to edit our photos and create stunning graphics. Throughout the process we’ll review each other’s photos as a group, discussing how they can be edited to achieve desired effects. You’ll finish the week with digital files of your work. All levels welcome. Note: bring your own digital camera and its cord. Grades 5–9.
KS203-S15-1 $225 July 20–24 @ Newton North 9am–12pm KS203-S15-2 $225 August 17–21 @ Newton North 9am–12pm
PICTURE PROJECTS Ashley Saccoach, Instructor With a creative eye and the tricks of technology, you can be a master photographer. You’ll choose a theme each day to photograph—perhaps portraits, nature, or even other NCE classes. Then you’ll make your photos into magnificent works of art, with the magic of iPhoto and the guidance of our experienced instructor and fellow classmates. You’ll utilize iPhoto’s editing tools to enhance your photographs, and you’ll turn them into thematic slideshows. You’ll finish the week with digital files of your work. Note: bring a digital camera (or your phone or iPad) and its cord. Grades 2–5.
KS202-S15-1 $225 July 6–10 @ Newton North 1–4pm KS202-S15-2 $225 July 13–17 @ Newton North 1–4pm KS202-S15-3 $225 July 27–31 @ Newton North 9am–12pm
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PLAY PRODUCERS Meri Kimball, Instructor
WEB DESIGN Jesse Klimov, Instructor
Join our energetic team as we produce and act in our very own play. Your ideas and interests will drive our production. You’ll learn to develop a storyline for the stage, working in a team to turn initial ideas into an elaborate presentation. We’ll make sure to include humor, parody, and satire for entertainment, while also exploring serious topics like allegory and stereotyping as theatrical techniques. You’ll use music, sound effects, lighting and video to enhance the storytelling, and turn visions into reality by designing, constructing, and painting the set. No performance experience is necessary; just come ready to work hard and have a blast! Save the date: Our final performance will be Thursday evening, July 30 at 7pm! Grades 3–5.
Stretch your creative and technical talents and build your own website from the ground up. Learn to create great web pages that include pictures, sound, and video. You’ll explore languages like HTML and CSS that are “under the hood” of all websites, and you’ll consider ways to organize colors, layouts, and content to make your pages stand out. You’ll use the Web as your primary source for images, but you can bring other materials that you’d like on your site too. We’ll put your website online (either privately or publicly) and also provide a link you can take home. All levels welcome; experienced students can work on more indepth projects. Note: Come with your own email address. Grades 5–9.
KS206-S15-1 $675 July 20–31 @ Newton North 9am–3:30pm (Two weeks)
KS216-S15-1 $225 June 22–26 @ Newton South 1–4pm KS216-S15-2 $225 July 6–10 @ Newton North 1–4pm KS216-S15-3 $225 July 27–31 @ Newton North 9am–12pm KS216-S15-4 $225 August 10–14 @ Newton North 1–4pm KS216-S15-5 $225 August 17–21 @ Newton North 9am–12pm
SONGWRITING WITH GARAGEBAND Deanna Mustachio, Instructor Learn to write a song and record it for posterity. You’ll coax out your most meaningful lyrics; create a catchy melody; and learn to structure a song, add instruments to the melody line, and record your song using GarageBand. If songwriting isn’t your thing, you can use GarageBand’s existing loops and incorporate jam packs or other sound effects to make an original music masterpiece. Bring your instrument if you have one, but don’t worry if you’re not a musician; no musical or GarageBand experience is necessary. You’ll leave the class with a recorded copy of your original music. Grades 5–9.
KS209-S15-1 $225 July 20–24 @ Newton North 1–4pm KS209-S15-2 $225 July 27–31 @ Newton North 1–4pm KS209-S15-3 $225 August 3–7 @ Newton South 1–4pm KS209-S15-4 $225 August 10–14 @ Newton North 9am–12pm
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KS18-S15-1 $175 June 29–July 2 @ Oak Hill 9–10:55am KS18-S15-2 $205 August 17–21 @ Bigelow 9–10:55am
BASKETBALL* Kids Hoops staff, Instructors Join the fun-loving Kids Hoops coaches and learn the basics of basketball. We’ll work on ball-handling, dribbling, defending, passing, and shooting. You’ll enjoy playground play, contests, and a smattering of other sports and games too. Wear sneakers and bring a water bottle and a snack. Camp will be held indoors if it rains. Ages 4–8.
KS22-S15-1 $215 August 17–21 @ Mason Rice 9am–12:30pm KS22-S15-2 $215 August 24–28 @ Mason Rice 9am–12:30pm
FLAG FOOTBALL* Thundercat Sports staff, Instructors Learn fundamental football skills from our enthusiastic coaches. Each day we’ll focus on a “skill of the day” such as passing, catching, running, and offensive/defensive strategies. We’ll enjoy a scrimmage at the end of each class so you can apply your new skills. We’ll use flags only; no tackling. Wear sneakers and bring a water bottle and a snack. Camp will be held indoors if it rains. Grades 3–5.
KS04-S15-1 $215 June 22–26 @ Cabot 9am–12:30pm KS04-S15-2 $215 July 20–24 @ Cabot 9am–12:30pm KS04-S15-3 $215 August 17–21 @ Countryside 9am–12:30pm KS04-S15-4 $215 August 31–September 4 @ Countryside 9am–12:30pm
PHYS ED FAVORITES Kevin Drinan & Krystyna Chmielinski, Instructors Just because it’s summer doesn’t mean you have to miss out on the things you love to do at school. If you wish that PE lasted for multiple periods, or even a full week, your wish has been granted. Join us to play a wide variety of PE games and activities in an active but non-competitive, fun-filled environment. You’ll participate in several variations of traditional sports, such as volleyball, basketball, soccer, kickball, and football; and will also play many cooperative games, use the low elements adventure course, and traverse the rock-climbing wall. Stay in shape this summer and have a great time too! Grades 5–7.
KSE207-S15-1 $245 July 6–10 @ Oak Hill 8:30am–12:30pm KSE207-S15-2 $245 August 24–28 @ Oak Hill 8:30am–12:30pm
Attention Innovations, Basketball, Flag Football, Soccer & Multi-Sports, and T-Ball Campers: Medical forms from your pediatrician’s office must be submitted to Newton Community Education at least two weeks before the start of camp. You can mail or email these, or fax them to us at 617-559-6998. In addition, a waiver form must be filled out for participation in our sports camps. See our website for details.
SOCCER & MULTI-SPORTS* Thundercat Sports staff, Instructors More fun than just one sport—enjoy a variety in this week-long camp. Soccer will be our core sport, but unique games and activities will also be part of the mix, creating a fun, appropriately competitive atmosphere. Our enthusiastic coaches will teach you proper skills, rules, and tips for each sport; they’ll also referee, assure maximum playing time for each athlete, and kick off our final-day tournmant each week. Wear sneakers and bring a water bottle and a snack. You’ll be grouped by age and skill level. Camp will be held indoors if it rains. Ages 4–9.
All of the below: 9am–12:30pm at Cabot
KS90-S15-1 $215; June 22–26 KS90-S15-2 $175; June 29–July 2 No class Friday, July 3. KS90-S15-3 $215; July 6–10 KS90-S15-4 $215; July 13–17 KS90-S15-5 $215; July 20–24 All of the below: 9am–12:30pm at Countryside
KS90-S15-6 $215; July 27–31 KS90-S15-7 $215; August 3–7 KS90-S15-8 $215; August 10–14 KS90-S15-9 $215; August 17–21 KS90-S15-10 $215; August 24–28 KS90-S15-11 $215; August 31–September 4
T-BALL* Thundercat Sports staff, Instructors Baseball is “America’s favorite pastime.” You’re never too young to learn to play and T-Ball’s the way. You’ll learn individual skills such as batting and catching, and get an introduction to aspects of regular baseball. We’ll also play non-traditional games and activities to encourage skills development and create a fun, supportive atmosphere. Wear sneakers, and bring a baseball glove, water bottle, and a snack. Camp will be held indoors if it rains. Ages 3–6.
KS57-S15-1 $215 July 6–10 @ Cabot 9am–12:30pm KS57-S15-2 $215 August 10–14 @ Countryside 9am–12:30pm
* These camps comply with the regulations of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and are licensed by the Newton Health Department.
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sports & more SOCCER FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY SOCCER TOTS Thundercat Sports staff, Instructors Why should big kids have all the fun? Toddlers, accompanied by an adult, can learn the basics of soccer in this fun, noncompetitive environment. Players will increase their sense of balance, improve their coordination and physical movement, and have a leg up when they join the big leagues! Wear sneakers and bring a soccer ball and water bottle. Ages 2–3 with an adult (one child per adult please).
KS05-S15-1 $90 (5–6pm) KS05-S15-2 $90 (6–7pm) 5 Tuesdays @ Mason Rice June 23–July 21
SOCCER FOR MOMS Thundercat Sports staff, Instructors Soccer is great exercise, lots of fun, and not just for kids. This class is for moms who have been watching their kids play soccer and want in on the action themselves, or for any other grown-up girl who wants to play the game. Thundercat Sports coaches will provide the equipment, officiate the games, and give pointers to help improve your skills. Players at all levels are welcome (even if you’re not a soccer mom); our goal is to give you a good workout, plus some soccer inside scoop so you can maximize your enjoyment while cheering from those sidelines. Please wear shin guards and bring a soccer ball and water bottle to every session; cleats are a good idea too. Warning: It’s not as easy as it looks! Ages: Adults!
KS117-S15-1 $75 5 Tuesdays @ Mason Rice 7pm–8pm June 23–July 21
In case of questionable or bad weather, please call 617-499-4820 to find out if your class is running.
The everything camp INNOVATIONS* Chip Piatti , Director Come see why so many Innovations campers and staff count down the days from summer’s end to the start of next year’s camp. At this camp you choose your own activities and share them with other campers of every age: you can write the script for your own commercial, build a to-scale dinosaur, or beat your favorite CIT in a fencing bout. There’s nowhere else where you can explore unique activities like architecture, aviation, and “spy kids,” alongside traditional ones such as arts and crafts, drama, swimming, team sports, or cooking. Innovations is something special you have to see and feel for yourself. Your personalized program is designed after you register and select your own activities. So join us this summer to make new friends and see your imagination and creativity come to life. Grades 1–7.
KS01-S15-1 $345 August 10–14 @ Newton South 8:45am–3pm KS01-S15-2 $345 August 17–21 @ Newton South 8:45am–3pm
INNOVATIONS EXTENDED DAY The extended day program is from 3-5pm each day. Family and friends are invited to attend our show at 2pm on Friday afternoon each week; extended day is offered after the show. The fee cannot be prorated for individual days used.
KS02-S15-1 $105 (Week 1) KS02-S15-2 $105 (Week 2)
New & Different NCE SUMMER DEBATE INSTITUTE NCE Summer Debate Institute staff, Instructors Get savvy on current events. Sharpen your public speaking, research, and critical thinking skills. Win every argument. Debate is a popular extra-curricular activity among high-schoolers worldwide. It’s great for kids who want an intellectual challenge and the opportunity to meet other like-minded students. At our summer debate institute, you’ll practice speaking drills, participate in mock rounds, and compete in a debate tournament. Our unique curriculum is based on individualized instruction and modeled after summer programs of its kind at prestigious colleges around the country. Don’t miss this opportunity to work with expert debate alumni and form new friendships with debaters from all over the the Greater Boston area. A recent study from Yale University found that students who participated in debate in high school were 30% more likely to gain admission to the most competitive universities. But don’t let that sway you; it’s really just a lot of fun. Grades 8–12.
KS121-S15-1 $725 July 6–17 @ Newton South 9am–4pm
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617 559-6999
NCE KIDS SUMMER FAQS AND BEHAVIOR POLICY We hope you find your questions answered here. Please contact us with any additional questions. Q: What if my schedule changes between now and the summer? What is your refund policy? A: Our summer classes fill fast, so we ask you to carefully consider your options before registering for a class. If you change your mind before May 29, you can have a refund minus a $25 processing fee. After May 29, no refunds or credits will be given. A transfer may be possible, space permitting. There is a $50 fee for each transfer. Q: Are the grades listed for each class meant to be my child’s grade now, or his/her grade in the fall? A: All grades listed are for Fall 2015. Please make sure you enroll your child in the appropriate class for his or her grade. Q: My 2nd grader really wants to join a class that’s for grades 3–5. What should I do? A: If your child is not within the grade range listed for the class, please don’t sign up! Our system won’t reject you, but we will! If you would like an exception made, give us a call. We can sometimes accommodate you, but please ask close to the start of the class when we have a good sense of the age range of the kids who have registered. Q: My child has special needs. Do I need to let you know? A: It is extremely helpful to us if you make us aware of your child’s special needs. Some classes are better suited than others for individual kids, and we can help you choose an appropriate class. However, most of our teachers were not trained as special education teachers, and if your child receives special attention during the school year, we may not be able to provide that level of attention in our programs.
Q: What is your behavior policy? A: We have a “three strikes and you’re out” policy. We expect students in our classes to follow their teacher’s instructions and treat each other and their teachers with respect. If your child does not meet these expectations, our teacher or an NCE staff person will bring this to your attention. If your child’s behavior continues to be inappropriate, you will receive a call from the NCE office and may be asked to remove your child from the program for the day. If after that there is still no change, we will ask you to withdraw your child from the class and no refund will be given. Q: How do I make a full day with NCE? A: Choose the morning and afternoon programs you want (making sure they’re running at the same location) and sign up for lunch too. Our staff will take your child from the morning class to lunch and from lunch to the afternoon class, and you can pick up from there. There is no need to sign up for lunch if your child is enrolled in a class that runs from 9–2:30 or later, as they will have lunch as a class. Lunch is not offered for kids who are enrolled in a single half-day program. Q: Do you provide snacks or lunch? A: No. Please bring your own snacks for half-day programs, and lunch as well for full-day ones. Q: How does your Extended Day work? A: Our staff will bring your child to the designated Extended Day location and you can pick up there. Extended Day runs until 5:30pm. Please be prompt; there are no late pick-ups! Q: I only need Extended Day for two or three of the five days in the week. Is that okay? A: We will not pro-rate our fee for Extended Day, but you are welcome to send your child for fewer than five days. Please let us know if you plan to do this.
Q: Do you have an early drop-off option? A: No, we do not have an early-morning program (except with Camp Invention). Please do not bring your child early; there is no supervision prior to the start of our classes. Q: My child has food allergies. What should I do? A: Please let us know. We want to provide a safe environment for all of our students, so we’re glad to alert a student’s class when we learn of any specific allergies. Q: The class I’m interested in is full. What should I do? A: Always sign up for the waitlist! It’s free, and we often get last-minute changes. You can always turn down a spot if it’s offered to you. Q: We live very close to the school where our child’s class is running. Can our child walk home? A: If you provide your child’s teacher with a signed note from you, your child can self-dismiss from his or her class. Q: I want to sign my three kids up for multiple NCE summer programs. Do you offer a sibling or quantity discount? A: We do not offer sibling discounts. There is a $25 discount for a child who combines two half-day programs in the same week. Q: Your high schools are big buildings! How will I find my child’s class? A: Come to the main entrance of the school and you’ll have help from there. We’ll have color-coded signs and friendly staff to guide you, and in some cases we may send you specific directions by email too.
We’re here to help. Call us at 617-559-6999 or email us at staff@newtoncommunityed.org.
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Newton Public Schools
Newton Community Education 457 Walnut Street Newton, MA 02460
WHAT IS NEWTON COMMUNITY EDUCATION? Newton Community Education is a selfsustaining arm of the Newton Public Schools, open to all students, regardless of residence. We provide educational, social, cultural, and vocational programs for adults and children, endeavoring to provide high-quality classes at reasonable costs.
Withdrawals/Refunds: You must withdraw by May 29 to receive a refund minus a $25 processing fee. No refunds or credits will be given after May 29. Transfers are possible, space permitting. There will be a $50 fee for each transfer. NCE may cancel classes that are under-enrolled, or substitute teachers if needed.
Newton Community Education at Newton North High School 457 Walnut Street Newton, MA 02460 Phone: 617-559-6999 Fax: 617-559-6998 Email: staff@newtoncommunityed.org
NCE KIDS COURSES REGISTRATION FORM Name
Birth Date
Address School
Grade (Fall’15)
Parents’ or Guardians’ Names Phone* (home)
(work or cell)
* We need two DIFFERENT phone #s for Kids registrations—please help us by providing both.
Course Code #
Course Name
Fee
1. Pay by Check: Please make your check payable to Newton Community Education and mail with this registration form to Newton Community Education, 457 Walnut Street, Newton, MA 02460
Donation to Scholarship Fund Registration Fee (once per person, per term)
TOTAL
2. Pay by Charge: at www.newtoncommunityed.org, by phone (617) 559-6999, or by mail. Charge:
MasterCard
Card # Cardholder Signature
Visa
Discover Expiration Date
Security Code
$6.00