Category: Activities for Kids

Activities for children in Newton, Massachusetts.

Incredible Writing Tutor & Guitar Teacher Available!

Posting for my daughter’s boyfriend. He’s an incredible writer and can help with college application essays or tutor in English essay writing. He also gives guitar lessons.

Hi! My name is Ben, and I am a Brown University alumni. I graduated with a 4.0 GPA with a double major in English and Music. While at Brown, I won two first-place Preston Gurney prizes— Cultural Criticism and Literary Criticism—awarded to the best undergraduate senior essays in each subject.

I was also the Editorial Director at WBRU, an editor at the Brown Political Review, and TA’d music production courses. I attended The Lawrenceville School (top 10 high schools nationwide) where I won the fifth form English Prize, received the Emerson Prize for a published paper in the Concord Review, and scored 1590 on my SAT. I currently work part-time at a documentary studio as a Writing Assistant for two Emmy-nominated directors.

I mentor students on private/boarding, undergraduate, and graduate school application essays. I can also tutor students in essay writing and research in English, history, political science, poetry, and film.

In my free time, I play in two indie-rock bands, Bogus Rex and The Rug (on Spotify and Apple Music), performing around the New York area. I have experience teaching beginner/intermediate guitar, songwriting, and music production for small groups and individuals.

I am available both on Zoom and can travel around the Williamsburg/NYC area.

Please reach out if you’re interested – my email is benjamin_cunningham@alumni.brown.edu

Thank you!

Ben Cunningham

photos by Zoe Lee

August 7, 2024
Story Starters Winter 2024 Registration is now Open!
Story Starters Winter 2024 Registration is now open through January 19!

Meet author Kaija Langley at our program kickoff!

Our eight-week Family Conversations Program is designed for parents who want to start and strengthen conversations about race with their young children. Join our Winter 2024 Cohort and be the first to receive our brand new book bundles, along with updated supplemental book lists!

Our program provides families with:
- A bundle of 6 books tailored to your children’s ages
- 5 caregiver guides full of research, resources, and family activities to support and deepen family race conversations
- 4 curated book lists to support further exploration and conversation
- 2 in-person family events and 2 virtual caregiver workshops
- 2 virtual office hours
- Support from a network of current families and alumni to lean on and learn from
- Special events to facilitate community connection
The program kickoff is Sunday, January 28 from 3:00-4:30 pm at Jammin’ With You. For additional program dates and details, visit: www.story-starters.org/program. Questions? Email kari@story-starters.org
December 13, 2023
GBH Kids Scriptwriting Fellowship

The GBH Kids Scriptwriting Fellowship is a program designed to mentor early-career writers, who are members of underrepresented groups in the greater children’s media industry (including individuals of African American, Asian, Latinx/Hispanic, Native American, and Pacific Islander descent), in writing scripts for a GBH KIDS animated series focused on STEM learning. The goal is to diversify the pipeline of writers for both this show, and the greater children’s media industry with a hands-on learning experience in television writing for children and an opportunity for their scripts to be produced for this new series.

GBH Kids looking for 5 exceptional scriptwriting fellows to participate in this 4-month writing workshop. Applications will be accepted until Friday, November 12th at 5 pm EST. More information about the program and application requirements is available at https://www.wgbh.org/gbhkidsfellowship

October 27, 2021
Slammin’ Sunday Circuits this Sunday: 7/19, 9 am in Nonantum

Slammin’ Sunday Circuits with Suzanne

When: 9 am, Sunday, 7/19

Where: 417 Watertown St. (you can park on the street in front or, if you pull back to the parking area, park on the right side next to my white Chevy. Note, I have some new neighbors in the back unit, so they may have a couple of the parking spots.

Format: Warm-up; 8 stations using bands, agility ladder, jump ropes, TRX, etc. – 1 minute at each station with 30-second rest (3 rounds). If we have time, we’ll finish with some abs or an extra cardio HIIT session.

Note: I have a couple of new kettlebells to throw into the mix! 😀💪💪

What to bring: Water bottle, face covering, your own jump rope (if you have one that you prefer)

Cost: $10 cash (unless you already have a pre-paid package).

Safety: I will provide disinfecting wipes, hand sanitizer, and disposable gloves (if requested). Even though this is an outdoor workout, I do ask that everyone where a face covering. Because we are sharing equipment and because aerosol droplets released during heavy breathing (such as when you’re working out) can carry up to 12 feet, I choose to err on the side of caution for everyone’s safety.

I encourage you to pace yourself and to step away and take a few breaths without your mask between sets.

For more advice on how to safely breathe with a mask, you can check out this YouTube webinar from Patrick McKeown from the Oxygen Advantage; Patrick trains professional and elite athletes how to optimize oxygen use through breathing techniques, which includes working with masks and altitude training.

July 17, 2020
SMILE Bingo Challenge from Soccer Without Borders

Soccer Without Borders (ideas to stay connected and practice soccer at home):

“We created an interactive SMILE Bingo challenge. The card is pictured below, in case it inspires you to create a similar tool for your remote-workplace.

Watch the Around-The-World-Juggle video from Trevor, our Development Operations Associate, that awed us all!

Links:

WHO hand washing video

Slack

Jurgen Klopp and Marta on Player’s Tribune

USWNT Latest

April 2, 2020
WGBH Family Event: Day of Exploration

Unfortunately, because of the very hands-on, personally interactive nature of this event, we have decided that for everyone’s health and safety we will cancel the event.

On Saturday, March 14, WGBH will host the second annual Day of Exploration, a kids and family event featuring a range of activities, craft projects, costumed characters, music and more at WGBH’s Brighton studios.

As a part of WGBH’s mission for accessibility, the event will feature a sensory-friendly hour from 10-11 am, designed for guests with special needs and sensory-friendly preferences.

From 11 am-1 pm and 1-3 pm will be two separate general admission sessions for $10 per person (or $30 for a family of four). The event was a hit last year and we are excited to bring it back with even more to offer.

You can find more details here, and tickets can be purchased at this link.

March 3, 2020
New Music and Puppet Theater at First Church Boston

Dinosaur Annex pairs new music with puppet theater to tell traditional stories through a contemporary lens

On Friday, March 6, 2020 at 7:30pm, Boston-based Dinosaur Annex Music Ensemble presents Untold //New Music and Puppet Theater at First Church Boston. This concert features music and storytelling through puppetry, drawing inspiration from traditional cultural sources with a modern perspective.

Composer Bahar Royaee and shadow puppet artist, Deniz Khateri, are an Iranian artistic duo who derive elements from their traditional and modern art forms to address contemporary issues around immigration, diaspora, and feminism. They will bring Leylie to life with shadow and light – a feminist telling of the Persian folktale of Majnoun and Leylie, through the perspective of the female protagonist, giving Leylie a platform to reclaim her story.

Puppeteer Anna Wang joins forces with composer and co-artistic director Hubert Ho to premiere Filial, a new work based on 13th-century Confucian Filial Exemplars, ancient Chinese parables intended to model children’s proper behavior towards the parental generation and beyond. These texts are paired with reflections of filial identity in contemporary Asian-American experience.

This program features musicians from Dinosaur Annex Music Ensemble, led by Tiffany Chang, conductor, and featuring co-artistic director Felicia Chen, voice.

When: Friday, March 6, 7:30 pm
Where: First Church Boston, 66 Marlborough Street
Cost: $25 general / $15 students & seniors

Program
Bahar Royaee with Deniz Khateri – Leylie
Hubert Ho with Anna Wang – Filial
Daniel Bernard Roumain – Filter

This program is supported in part by grants from the Alice M. Ditson Fund; the Aaron Copland Fund for New Music; the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency; and the Boston Cultural Council, administered by the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture.

February 25, 2020
Girls Soccer Summer Bootcamp at The Fessenden School in Newton!

Girls Soccer Summer Bootcamp at The Fessenden School in Newton!

The registration is now live for Alison Foley’s Summer Soccer Boot Camp at Fessenden (Aug 10-13th from 5 pm to 8 pm).

More information here including video links from last year.

Alison Foley was Boston College’s Women’s Soccer Head Coach. She is the winningest coach in the history of BC!

Her soccer camp stresses fun, fitness, soccer skills, and leadership training.

January 17, 2020
FREE Monthly Science Experiment Club for 3rd-5th Grade from Peirce Student

Hi everyone,

My name is Sidnie Kulik. I am 16 and I am going into my junior year at the Noble and Greenough School. Before, I attended Peirce Elementary School and F. A. Day Middle School before high school.

I am writing in order to tell you about a fun and free opportunity I am holding for kids from 3rd-5th grade. I am going to hold a monthly science experiment club.

This past year I ran a successful book club for 3rd and 4th graders. I loved teaching and working with the kids, but decided that I should focus on science instead for a few reasons.

First, it is important to expose children to different subject matters. Second, it is easier for both the parent and the kid to not have to purchase and read the assigned book before meeting. Third, science is my favorite subject and I hope to share this passion with children.

Please contact me at sidniekulik8888@gmail.com if your child is interested. You can also find out more by looking at my social media page @scienceandkids on Instagram.

Also please spread the word to anyone that you think would be interested. The more the merrier!

Sincerely,

Sidnie

August 31, 2019
Summer Soccer Boot Camp for High School & College Girls

Summer Soccer Boot Camp with Foley Athletic Advising at the Fessenden School

We put female soccer players through an intense technical, tactical, and fitness workout to get them prepared for their upcoming season.

We also incorporate goal setting and leadership training into our camp.

Location:

Fessenden School

250 Waltham St.

Newton, MA 02465

Dates:

August 5th- August 8th (August 9th rain day make up if necessary)

August 12th- August 15th (August 16th, rain day make up if necessary)

Time:

5:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Camp Size:

45 players maximum per session

Register here to attend Summer Soccer Boot Camps.

July 10, 2019