A Step Ahead basketball is offering a 5-day clinic during April Vacation.
Boys and girls ages 7-14 are welcome and will be held 9:00AM – 1:00PM at the Mackenzie Center: 1337 Centre St, Newton Centre.
For more information, visit A Step Ahead’s webiste or contact Brendan Smith via email or phone, 617-909-5990
Watertown Children’s Theatre offers April vacation week programs for children in grades 1-4 and 5-8.
Swingin’ Safari for grades 1-4 uses dramatic play, music,movement, and visual arts to create stories of safari adventures. 9am-4pm Monday – Friday (April 15-19)
Gleek Out! for students in grades 5-8 who would like to work on vocal technique and use those skills to perform GLEE-style pop songs. 1:00-4:00pm Monday-Friday (April 15-19)
More information is available on the “Programs” page of the WCT website.
Come to Newton Sewing Studio during April vacation and learn to sew while having fun!
April 13 – 21
Sessions: 2 hours, 4 hours (morning or afternoon) or full day
Ages: 5+
No experience needed
Beginners will learn how to use a sewing machine by sewing projects that include straight lines and curves, zippers and ruffles, buttons and buttonholes, drawstrings and handles, linings and facings, seam allowances and cutting. Understand differences in fabrics and why we use them when we do.
If you already know how to sew, try out a new projects designed to suit any level and taste. Try computerized pattern drafting, machine embroidery, or maybe machine felting.
More information and registration details are on the Newton Sewing Studio website.
The John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club is accepting reservations for its full-day April Vacation Program.
Monday through Friday from 9AM to 6PM.
Sign ups can be made in person at the front desk.
The first 100 registrants on a first come, first served basis.
To register, call 617-630-2066 or sign up at the Club’s front desk.
Fieldtrip information and sign-ups are available at the front desk. Trips will include: Kimballs, Salem Willows, Movies, Lazer Zone and more! Trips are limited to the first 13 members who sign up with a permission slip and payment.
Still making plans for April break? Fear not, NCE has your back.
Kids in grades 1-4 can sign up for our Engineering & Electricity Workshop.
Kids ages 11 and up can enroll in our Babysitting and/or CPR classes.
See the NCE website for upcoming spring classes as well, including Flag Football for grades 3-5, and Soccer and T-Ball for the younger set. Be sure to check out summer program offering, where you’ll find something for every child in the family, from your pre-school actor to your teenage technologist.
For more information or to register, call 617-559-6999 or visit the NCE website.
The Newton Free Library offers special events just for teens:
Teen Crafternoons, Wednesdays, April 3 and 17, 3:30 pm
Get creative on Wednesdays, April 3 and 17 at 3:30 pm in the second floor Teen Area of the Newton Free Library where we will be hanging out, working on crafts. April 3 we’ll be making mobiles & April 17 (April vacation week!) we’ll be making altoids photo albums and eating food! Grades 6-12.
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” Movie Screening, Friday, April 19, 2:30 pm
It’s vacation week, which means it’s time to watch movies! Relax at a screening of “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” at the Newton Free Library on Friday, April 19 at 2:30 pm in Druker Auditorium. The film is rated PG-13 and runs for 169 min. The program is open to ages 13 and up.
“The Impossible” Movie Screening, Sat., April 27, 2:00 pm
The Impossible, starring Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts who was nominated for best actress for her performance in the film, recounts the tsunami that hit Southeast Asia in 2004. The film is based on the true story of one family who battled to survive. This hopeful story that shows the strength of the human spirit will be screened at the Newton Free Library on Saturday, April 27 at 2:00 pm. The film is rated PG-13 and runs for 114 min. The program is open to ages 13 and up.
The Arsenal Center for the Arts in Watertown offers April Vacation Art Workshops from April 16 – 19 for 5 & 6 year-olds and for 7-10 year-olds.
In Witches & Wizards, students will use the characters and places made famous by “Harry Potter” as inspiration. Younger students will create Magical Animals and work with Fables & Fantasy; the older group will focus on Myths & Mystery as well as Fantasy Figures. Full or half-day options available. Morning classes run from 9:30AM – Noon. Afternoon classes run from 12:30 – 3PM. Supervised Lunch and Extended Day options are available.
Classes are held at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street in Watertown, with free parking and access to public transportation. Scholarships and Membership discounts are available. For class descriptions, visit the Center’s website. To register, call 617-923-0100, ext. 309, or print & mail the registration form.
Newton Community Farm has announced its 2013 spring and summer education programs for youth and families.
For more information about all of these programs, visit the Newton Community Farm’s website and download the Spring Education Brochure and 2013 Summer Programs flyer.
A Step Ahead basketball will hold its 15th annual February Vacation basketball clinic in Newton. This clinic is for boys and girls ages 8-15.
Location: Brown Middle School
Hours: 9am – 1pm
Dates: February 18 – 22
For more information visit the “A Step Ahead” website.
Watertown Children’s Theatre has a few openings remaining for a NEW half-day vacation program for middle schoolers. Students will explore theatre and performance styles from Shakespearean Stage Combat to Commedia Clown Fighting!
Tuesday to Friday,
Feb. 19-22Practicing conventions of theatre and performance through each style and learning how actors keep each other safe, students will ‘fight for applause’ in a final perfomance for family and friends.