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Activities for children in Newton, Massachusetts.

  • Grub Street presents Creative Writing Camp For Teens!

    Grub Street presents Creative Writing Camp For Teens!

    Creative Writing Camp For Teens

    Monday -Friday August 27th – 31st

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    Check out the description below for more information, and click here to register today.

    Creative Writing Camp for Teens: Section B

    $315 members/ $340 non-members

    Monday-Friday, 10:30am-3:30pm from August 27-31st at Grub Street HQ

    We’ll have prompts, writing time, guest speakers, outdoor activities to get our sensory descriptions flowing, and workshop. By the end of the week, you’ll have your toolbox full of ideas, beginnings, and some drafts to keep you going all fall. We will discuss the submission process/publication opportunities for teens, and
    end the week with a reading and potluck lunch. Limited to 12 students age 13-18.

    SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: Grub Street is happy to be able to offer a limited number of scholarships for these courses. To apply for a scholarship, please send an email of no more than 500 words to sean@grubstreet.org describing your financial need and desire to take this course by Monday, June 11th at 12:00pm. At the end of the email, list the name and email address or phone number of one teacher or other non-relative adult whom we could contact for a recommendation.
    Please put “Summer Teen Scholarship” in the Subject line of the email.

    Email at sean@grubstreet.org if you have any questions

    Sean Van Deuren
    Volunteer Coordinator
    YAWP (Young Adult Writers Program) is now entering its fifth year and is hosted by Grub Street, Boston’s only non-profit creative writing center. YAWP has been
    recognized by Boston Globe as the city’s hub for young writers. For more information visit grubstreet.org or contact us at 617.695.0075 or email Sean Van Deuren at sean@grubstreet.org.

  • Free Admission on Summer Friday Nights at The Discovery Museums

    Free Admission on Summer Friday Nights at The Discovery Museums

    Discovery Museums Acton

    The Discovery Museums Announce

    Free Admission on Summer Friday Nights

                                              “Free Friday Night Fun!” is part of the Museums’ Open Door Connections program to expand museum access.

    Free admission every Friday night from June 22nd – August 31st

     

    The Museums will collect donations for the Acton Food Pantry

    The Discovery Museums are pleased to announce their Free Friday Night Fun! program for summer 2012, offering free admission to both museums on Fridays during extended evening hours.

    Each Friday night between June 22 and August 31, both the Children’s Discovery Museum and the Science Discovery Museum will be open until 8:30pm, with free admission beginning at 4:30 pm.  Families are invited to picnic under the stars and enjoy the Museums at night.  Visitors may bring a picnic dinner or purchase food from the Chef on Wheels grill.

    Free Friday Night Fun! is an important component of the Museums’ Open Door Connections program, which provides opportunities for those who face a variety of barriers—financial, geographic, developmental, or cultural—to experience the Museums.

    Free Friday Night Fun! is made possible by the generous support of MathWorks and Middlesex Savings Bank.  Additional support is provided by Emerson Hospital.

  • Sift & Mix with Boston’s Best: Erwin Ramos’ Celebrity Chef Cooking Class for Kids!

    Sift & Mix with Boston’s Best: Erwin Ramos’ Celebrity Chef Cooking Class for Kids!

    Erwin Ramos, Boston, Celebrity Chef Boston

    Boston Center for Adult Education Continues Popular Celebrity Chef Kids Classes as Part of Its Bean City Kids Program!

    WHAT:            The same place that brought you classes like, “Mind Your Manners” with a noted tea sommelier and etiquette expert, the Boston Center for Adult Education’s (BCAE) Bean City Kids program is continuing the popular monthly series of interactive kids’ celebrity chef classes! Previous SOLD OUT celebrity chef classes have included reality TV show stars Andy Husbands of Tremont 647, Jason Santos of Blue Inc., Jose Duarte of Taranta and Joanne Chang of Flour Bakery and Myers & Chang. On Monday, May 21st, 2012 from 3:30PM to 5:30PM, kids will have the opportunity to tap into their creative side, working spoon to spoon with celebrity chef Erwin Ramos of Ole Restaurant Group in the BCAE state-of-the-art-kitchen facilities.

    The interactive cooking classes are hands-on, allowing kids to explore a whole new world of food appreciation while learning the tricks of the trade. They will take part in the cooking process from start to finish, building confidence and pride in the dishes they’ve created. At the end of the session the group will sit down with Chef Ramos and enjoy the fruits of their labor.

    Conveniently scheduled after school, the classes are perfect for children six to nine years of age! The themes & items prepared vary from month to month. This class will involve creating authentic Mexican dishes such as chicken quesadillas, ground beef soft tacos, strawberry nachos and guacamole with fruits that are both prepared by Chef Ramos and students. All classes are nut-free. There MUST be a parent/caregiver present during class who is responsible for each child (no more than 3 kids per adult). Child’s registration fee covers caregiver.

    Don’t miss this unique opportunity to sift and mix with Chef Erwin Ramos!

    WHEN:             Monday, May 21st, 2012; 3:30PM-5:30PM; 1 session

    COST:              $45 Members/Non-Members, $15 Materials

    WHERE:           Boston Center for Adult Education122 Arlington Street Boston, MA 02116. 

    RSVP:              Registration is necessary. Please visit www.bcae.org or call the Boston Center for Adult Education at 617-267-4430 to sign up. There must be a parent/ caregiver present during class time. No more than 3 students per adult.

    ADDITIONAL:            Suitable for children 6-9 years of age

                            Completely nut-free

    Children must be supervised by a parent or a caregiver.

  • Math Power! Open House at Green Planet Kids

    Math Power! Open House at Green Planet Kids

    Math is Power
    Math Power!
    What are your kids doing this summer?  Come learn about our Math Power! summer program.
    OPEN HOUSE this Sunday afternoon, May 20th @ 4:00 pm

    Please call us @ (617) 332-7841 to save a space for your family.

    Come play games, solve puzzles, explore logic and HAVE FUN!
    (If you can’t make it to the open house, stop by and pick up a brochure and registration form.)
    About Math Power!

    This fun and engaging program is led by Christine Moynihan, Ph.D., former principal of the Williams School in Newton!
    You don’t have to be good at math to enjoy this program. It’s all about having fun with numbers, learning to think creatively, and making connections in order to solve problems.
    The program will be offered at Green Planet Kids during the weeks of June 25th to 29th, and July 16th to 20th.
    Math Power is for students entering Grades 2 – 8.
    Morning session for Grades 2- 5, and Afternoon session for Grades 4-8.
    Green Planet Kids is located at 22 Lincoln Street in Newton Highlands. You can reach us at (617) 332-7841.
  • The Way to Maine and 3 Book GIVEAWAY

    The Way to Maine and 3 Book GIVEAWAY

    Maine is great for family vacations and weekends, it is only a short drive away and we always have great food and a wonderful time. This site groups together almost thirty Maine camps, is easy to navigate and full of helpful information like camp readiness tips and how to choose a camp. Here is my most recent find from a soccer sideline conversation:

    Maine Camp Experience. Maine camps set a high standard with an enviable combination of their natural beauty, strong traditions and values, and variety activities. Best of all – MCE is offering two camp tuition giveaways – yes, camp tuition!

    The first drawing is May 15 – so you still have time to enter to win. Here is the scoop:

    Maine Camp Experience, the organization of premier camps for children in the best state for summer camp, is putting its money where its mantra is. It will award two tuition giveaways of up to $5,000 each for use at member camps in the 2012 or 2013 seasons. Families with prospective or returning campers can log on to www.mainecampexperience.com/wintuition to enter, as well as find a variety of tools to help them learn about Maine sleep-away camps.

    Drawings are May 15 and Sept. 15

    Go here to enter to win one of the three books (Michael Thompson’s Homesick and Happy)and go here to get more info on the $5000 camp tuition from Maine Camp Experience.

    Disclaimer: I received no compensation for this post, opinions, as always are my own. I did receive three copies of the book, Homesick and Happy for this giveaway.

  • The Discovery Museums: Free Evening for Children with Autism

    The Discovery Museums: Free Evening for Children with Autism

    Discovery Museum Acton,

    “Especially for Me” is part of the Museums’ Open Door Connections program to expand museum access 

    Funding provided by CVS, Nypro, DCU for Kids, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School’s Youth in Philanthropy Club, and the Local Cultural Councils of Acton, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Dracut, Framingham, Harvard, Hudson, Lawrence, Leominster, Lexington, Littleton, Natick, Waltham, Wayland, Westford and Weston, with in-kind support from Not Your Average Joe’s

    The Discovery Museums are pleased to announce that the next event in the 2012 “Especially for Me” series, for families with children on the Autism spectrum, will be held on May 19.  Families can explore both the Children’s Discovery Museum and the Science Discovery Museum for free with pre-registration.

    “Especially for Me” is part of the Museums’ Open Door Connections program to provide opportunities for those who face a variety of barriers—financial, geographic, developmental, or cultural—to experience the Museums. Other free events in the “Especially for Me” series include free events for families with children with hearing loss.

    What:                    ESPECIALLY FOR ME! A Free Evening at The Discovery Museums for Families with Children on the Autism Spectrum

    Where:                  The Discovery Museum, 177 Main Street, Acton, MA 01720 978-264-4200  www.discoverymuseums.org

    When:                   Saturday, May 19, 5:30-8:30 PM at both the Children’s Discovery Museum and Science Discovery Museum

    Other info:           Pizza and lemonade will be provided, courtesy of Not Your Average Joe’s.

    To Register:        Pre-registration is required. Please visit http://tinyurl.com/EspeciallyforMe2012-4 to register.

     

  • BSO: New Sheriff in Town for Youth & Family Concerts, Family Concert April 21

    BSO: New Sheriff in Town for Youth & Family Concerts, Family Concert April 21

    Boston Symphony Orchestra’s New Sheriff

    What do you get if you cross Bill Cosby with Pastor Archibold Epps and teach them to conduct a first rate orchestra? Why, Thomas Wilkins, the new permanent Boston Symphony Orchestra Youth Concert Conductor.

    Technically, he’s the Germeshausen Youth and Family Concerts Conductor. He makes classical music fun and accessible to kids and families while also relating the program to big ideas like perseverance, dreams and goals. And, all the while, he’s scampering up and down the aisles making everyone laugh. He’s truly a charismatic and entertaining performer!

    The next Family Concert is “Notes in Bloom” is on April 21 at Noon. This is the final concert of the season.  Go here to purchase tickets.

    Thomas Wilkins, BSO, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Youth and Family Conductor

    Thomas Wilkins, Music Director

    Thomas Wilkins is the music director of the Omaha Symphony, a position he has held since 2005. Additionally, he is principal guest conductor of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and was recently appointed the youth and family concerts conductor for the Boston Symphony Orchestra.Past positions have included resident conductor of the Detroit Symphony, as well as the Florida Orchestra (Tampa Bay), and associate conductor of the Richmond Symphony (Virginia). He served on the music faculties of North Park University (Chicago), the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga and Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond.

    Committed to promoting a life-long enthusiasm for music, Thomas brings energy and commitment to audiences of all ages. For his significant contribution to the children of Tampa Bay, the Pinellas County Music Educators Association named him 1998 Friend of the Arts and the Hillsborough County Elementary Music Educators recognized him as 1998 Music Educator of the Year.

    During his conducting career, Thomas has been featured with orchestras throughout the United States, including the Dallas Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic, Houston Symphony and the National Symphony in Washington, D.C. He is also a frequent guest conductor of the Baltimore Symphony, the New Jersey Symphony, the Indianapolis Symphony and the Philadelphia Orchestra. Recently he debuted with the Utah Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Rochester (NY) and Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestras.

    Thomas serves as a director at large for the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce, and has served on the board of directors of such organizations as the Center Against Spouse Abuse in Tampa Bay, the Museum of Fine Arts and the Academy Preparatory Center for Education, both in St. Petersburg. Currently, he serves as chairman of the board for the Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund.

    A native of Norfolk, Va., Thomas earned his bachelor of music education degree from the Shenandoah Conservatory of Music in 1978. In 1982, he was awarded the master of music degree in orchestral conducting from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. Thomas and his wife, Sheri-Lee, reside in Omaha with their twin daughters, Erica and Nicole.

     

  • April Vacation Week Activities at Acton Discovery Museums!

    April Vacation Week Activities at Acton Discovery Museums!

    Acton Discovery Museum

    Calendar of Events April 12 – 22

    Discovery Museums Acton

    Mixing in Math, April 12 & 17

    Celebrate National Robotics Week with Robots and Brain Bots, Inc.!

    April 12

    Good Vibrations: Musical Instrument Exploration with Olin College, April 14

    Write Your Own iPhone/iPad App! April 15

    Spring Tree Walk, April 17

    SMART Gals: Lost in Lexicon: An Adventure in Words and Numbers,

    April 18

    Suncatchers, April 19

    Engineers’ Exchange with the Acton-Boxborough Robotics Team, April 19

    Capillary-Action Butterflies, April 20

    Music and Movement with Miss Carolyn, April 21

    Tree Rubbings, April 22

     

    Patriot’s Day/Public School Vacation Week

    Both Museums OPEN 9 AM – 4:30 PM Monday, April 16 – Friday, April 20

     

    All programs are free with admission except when noted otherwise.

     

    Thursday, April 12

    Mixing in Math: Pictures on a Page

    10 a.m. Children’s Discovery Museum

    Practice your counting skills as we read Eric Carle’s The Hungry Caterpillar and then create a collage using pictures of the objects you counted in the story. © 2008 TERC.

    Thursday’s Tales

    11 a.m. Children’s Discovery Museum

    Join us for our weekly story time. We’ll bring the books; you bring your imagination!

    Celebrate National Robotics Week with Robots and Brain Bots, Inc.!

    Drop-in 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Science Discovery Museum
    Meet Robots and Brain Bots Inc., the high school robotics team from Gann Academy in Waltham, winners of the 2011 FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship Inspire Award. The team will demonstrate their robot that flips crates, loads racquetballs, and lifts the crates in the air using a scissor lift. The Inspire Award is the most prestigious award given to a team that competes well on the field, has an innovative robot design, documents well in the engineering notebook, and does extensive community outreach.

     

    Friday, April 13

    FETCH!™ Rescue Mission

    10 a.m. Children’s Discovery Museum

    Listen to Eric Carle’s 10 Little Rubber Ducks and then design a hook to rescue the rubber ducks that have gone adrift. A preschool-level adaptation of this popular FETCH!™ activity. Sponsored by Middlesex Savings Bank, with additional support from Red Hat, Inc. © 2011 WGBH Educational Foundation.

    FETCH!™ What’s the Buzz?

    Drop-in 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Science Discovery Museum

    What’s the Buzz? Make your own kazoo and try it out in our SoundLab exhibit! Sponsored by Middlesex Savings Bank, with additional support from Red Hat, Inc. © 2011 WGBH Educational Foundation.

     

    Saturday, April 14

    Build It!

    All Day Children’s Discovery Museum

    LEGO building for toddlers! Bring your imagination to build, stack, and sort using our enormous collection of DUPLOS. Construct your own architectural wonder or work together to build a museum-community sculpture.

    Good Vibrations: Musical Instrument Exploration with Olin College 

    Drop-in 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Science Discovery Museum

    Experiment with vibration, waves, and frequencies to learn how musical instruments generate an amazing range of sounds. The dynamic Olin College Engineering Discovery Team will lead this energetic music workshop!

     

    Sunday, April 15

    Face Painting

    10 a.m. Children’s Discovery Museum

    Use your face or hand as a canvas for a colorful spring-inspired painting.

    Write Your Own iPhone/iPad App!

    Pre-registration workshop: 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Science Discovery Museum

    Would you or your child like to learn how to write a cool game or application for the iPhone or iPad? Learn the basics of iOS programming from a local 12-year-old who taught himself and has a published app in the App Store used by thousands of students, teachers and educators around the world!  This workshop will provide a good overview of iOS programming and will walk you through the steps involved in writing and publishing a simple app.  Ages 10+.

     

    Fee: $5 per person, a maximum of 2 children must be accompanied by an adult (this is not a drop-off program). Pre-registration and payment required by April 12th; please register and pay online at http://tinyurl.com/iOS-programming. Registration will close automatically once maximum capacity is reached; please email tdicureia@discoverymuseums.org if you are interested to be placed on a waitlist for a second class at 3pm on the same date.

     

    Monday, April 16

    Dinosaur Discoveries

    10 a.m. Children’s Discovery Museum

    Join the paleontology dig in our giant outdoor sandbox filled with sand, tools, and dinosaurs.

     

    Tuesday, April 17

    Mixing in Math: Treasure Hunt

    10 a.m. Children’s Discovery Museum

    Practice you’re directional skills as you use movement shapes to guide your family to the location of the buried treasure: our giant sandbox filled with gold coins. © 2008 TERC.

    Spring Tree Walk

    1 p.m. Science Discovery Museum

    Spring brings buds and new leaves to all plants including trees. Find out about these massive plants on a walk around the grounds with beloved science teacher Frank Meehan. See the variation in bud shapes, sizes, and colors, and learn how to identify trees in your own backyard. Rain or shine; dress appropriately. Note: the walk is not handicap accessible.

     

    Wednesday, April 18

    Messy Masterpiece: Nature’s Paintbrush

    10 a.m. Children’s Discovery Museum

    Use a flower as a paintbrush to create a unique work of art.

    SMART Gals: Lost in Lexicon: An Adventure in Words and Numbers

    Pre-registration class

    1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Science Discovery Museum

    In this Lexicon Villages event, children and parents work together through a series of interactive stations representing math and language concepts from this award-winning book that combines learning and adventure.  Feed synonyms to a thesaurus, create sentences out of flower petals, discover pi, measure the museum in paces, make up your own words using Greek and Latin roots, try your hand at puzzling Tangrams, do a maze in a mirror, and more!

    Meet the book’s author and get a sneak peak of the second book in the series, The Ice Castle, coming to stores August 2012, and leave with an autographed copy of Lost in Lexicon and a packet of even more activities to try at home. The SMART (Science-Math-Art) Gals Series is sponsored by The Ramsey McCluskey Family Foundation.

    Instructor: Penny Noyce

    Ages:   8 to 12

    Fee:    $10 for members; $12 for non-members

    Pre-registration required by April 16; please register and pay online at http://tinyurl.com/LexiconVillages-April2012.

     

    Thursday, April 19

    Suncatchers

    10 a.m. Children’s Discovery Museum

    Collect an assortment of natural materials from the Museum grounds to create a dazzling collage to hang in a window at your home.

    FETCH!™ Rescue Mission

    Drop-in 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Science Discovery Museum

    Can you meet Ruff Ruffman’s challenge? Design hooks that can grab different capsules out of the water. Sponsored by Middlesex Savings Bank, with additional support from Red Hat, Inc. © 2011 WGBH Educational Foundation.

    Engineers’ Exchange with the Acton-Boxborough Robotics Team

    Drop-in 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Science Discovery Museum
    Meet a FIRST Tech Challenge robot and its designers from the Acton-Boxborough Robotics Team. Watch the robot maneuver, learn about the design process and competition, and participate in an engineering activity.

     

    Friday, April 20

    Capillary-Action Butterflies

    10 a.m. Children’s Discovery Museum

    Beautiful butterflies made by you! Decorate your butterfly’s wings, add water, and watch as the water mixes the colors (using capillary action) creating your own specially designed butterfly.

     

    Saturday, April 21

    Music and Movement with Miss Carolyn

    1 p.m. Children’s Discovery Museum

    Explore sound through singing and playing. Move, make music, listen, learn, and get a multi-sensory workout! Music improves your child’s memory, cognitive development, learning skills, and ability to express emotion. Plus, it’s fun! Miss Carolyn is a professional musician, serves as a faculty member at Indian Hill Music School, and has been a licensed Kindermusik Educator for 5+ years.

     

    Sunday, April 22

    Tree Rubbings

    10 a.m. Children’s Discovery Museum

    Explore the variety of trees in a section of woods adjacent to the Museum perfectly sized for young children. Use your fingers to feel the different textures of tree bark and create rubbings to capture the differences on paper.

    FETCH!™ Toy Chemistry

    Drop-in 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Science Discovery Museum

    Stretchy and slimy toys are the best says Ruff Ruffman! See and feel everyday materials change as you combine them to create polymers! Sponsored by Middlesex Savings Bank, with additional support from Red Hat, Inc. © 2011 WGBH Educational Foundation.

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    About The Discovery Museums

    The Discovery Museums are the children’s and science museums of Metrowest Boston, paired on a single campus in Acton, MA.  The Museums—the Science Discovery Museum and the Children’s Discovery Museum—serve families and schools from towns throughout the region, with a commitment to informal education that enhances classroom learning.  The hands-on, playful exhibits, developed by professional educators, inspire curiosity, exploration, experimentation and imagination.  The Discovery Museums combine manageable scale, convenient location and free parking to provide a fun and engaging experience where children and adults can discover their world together.

    Hours and Admission

    The Discovery Museums are located at 177 Main Street Acton, MA 01720. Tel 978-264-4200. All programs are free with admission: $11.00 adults & children, $10.00 seniors 60+, free for children under 1 and Members. Teachers are always free.

    School Year hours

    Children’s Discovery Museum: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tues – Sun

    Science Discovery Museum: 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tues – Fri, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sat & Sun

    Both Museums closed on Mondays.

     

    For more information, please visit www.discoverymuseums.org.

     

  • April Vacation Soccer Camps in Newton and Boston

    April Vacation Soccer Camps in Newton and Boston

    Garden City Summer Soccer Camp Newton MA ILoveNewton I Love Newton

    Lady Eagles BC Womens Soccer Team has great soccer camps.

    April Vacation: April 17 – 20, 9 am to 3 om

    and also for the summer …

    June 25 – 28, 9 am to 3 pm

    July 16 – 19, 9 am to 3 pm

    Where: BC Law School off Centre Street in Newton

    For: Girls ages 6 -14

    For more, please email soccercl@bc.edu or go here to register.

     

    Be Ahead of the Game

    We’ve known Brian Kelly for almost 10 years when he first started teaching my kids movement classes at their preschool. He is running these great April vacation sports camps for boys and girls. Kids really, really love his camps!

    MultiSports camp, 8:30 am – 12:00 pm at the Hyde Center, Newton Highlands, grades 1-4

    Soccer camp with Boston Bolts, ages 8-12, 1-3 PM, Chestnut Hill

    For more details please go here. To register, please go here.

     

    Boston University Men’s Soccer Camps for Kids

    My daughter did a winter training session at Boston University and really enjoyed it.

    Sundays, 8 – 10 am, April 1, 15, 22, 29

    Boston University Nickerson Field
    300 Babcock Street, Boston

    Fee: Cost is $100 for all sessions. Email dcolwell@bu.edu for form.

    For: Boys and Girls ages 7- 10

    Dan Colwell, Assistant Coach,
    Boston University Men’s Soccer


    Dan Colwell was a standout at Umass/Amherst, helping to win the Atlantic 10 Conference in 3 of his 4 years. He has been at Boston University since 2006. He is also a nationally certified
    personal trainer specializing in speed and agility training.

     

  • Bridges. Not Walls. Anti-Bullying Dance Show by Cambridge Youth Dance Program

    Bridges. Not Walls. Anti-Bullying Dance Show by Cambridge Youth Dance Program

    April 28 & 29 at Boston University. Anti-Bullying Dance Show by Cambridge Youth Dance Program. Buy tickets here.

     

    2012 Spring Production, “Bridges. Not Walls.” 1 in 3 students is bullied in school. This is our story.

    The Cambridge Youth Dance Program is a pre-professional dance training program developed and designed for dedicated dance students. Students are placed in one of five dance programs, each with its own set of core classes and minimum class requirements. The diverse curriculum offers intense training for the aspiring ballet dancer, as well as for dancers committed to musical theater studies.

    Placement is based on the level of ability and dance focus. New and returning students are required to audition each year. During the first few weeks of classes, teachers may suggest a different level.

    Performance opportunities include the annual year-end showcase at Boston University’s Dance Theater, as well as community concerts throughout the Cambridge and Boston areas. All of our company members receive tuition subsidies.