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  • Best Tutors, Private Coaches, Music Teachers etc.

    Best Tutors, Private Coaches, Music Teachers etc.

    Dan Ascadi Guitar teacher Nonantum Newton Boston ILoveNewton I Love Newton best

    I hate to tell you how many tutors I hire for my 3 kids. It’s a little embarrassing because it’s quite a lot but I do use tutors to teach my kids things that I can not and/or to help them when they don’t want my help. I am known to do a long, investigative search to find the right match for my kids so I decided to share my Rolodex of Newton Tutors, Teachers and Coaches. I am sure there are other wonderful ones out there. Will you share? Please do by leaving  a comment and I’ll update the list.

    Requests for Referrals:

    — My Mom Friend Melissa is seeking a Voice coach for her 6th grade daughter.

    — My Mom Friend Penny is seeking a piano teacher for her 4th grade daughter.

    p.s. A great source for an academic tutor: hire from a school that your child doesn’t attend. Ask your teacher for referrals!

    p.p.s Here’s a post on How To: Select a Music Teacher

     

    Best Flute Teacher: Barbara Nakazawa (Newton Highlands)

    Best Classical Guitar Teacher: Dan Ascadi (Nonantum)

    Best Soccer Private Coach: Ahead of the Game

    Best Academic (Math but also other subjects) Peer Tutor: Lily Skerjl (email me for her info, she’s an 8th grader and she tutors my 6th grader)

    Best Math or Reading Tutors for Boys: Hire teachers from Fessenden School

    Best Spanish Tutor: Spanish by Martha.

    Best Mandarin Chinese Tutor: Stella Pan (email me for her info, no website)

    Cynthia Carpenter for Reading:

    I’m a “retired” Brookline, Lexington, and Concord and New York City teacher, with 30 years experience teaching grades Pre-K through high school.  In addition to having taught in elementary classrooms and as a middle and high school English teacher, I’m a certified Reading Specialist (providing consulting to teachers, direct support to students, and doing diagnostic testing.)

    I have a Master’s + 70 post-grad credits in Education, Comparative Literature, and Art History, and my classrooms have served as placement sites for many student teachers.  I am especially interested in multicultural teaching, received a Lowell Scholarship to study Linguistics at Harvard, and am listed as an “executive functioning” specialist on the Concord SEPAC website.

    Cynthia Carpenter
    (978) 952-8871

     

    p.s. Other Guides to Newton:

    Best Preschools in Newton

    A Fairly Comprehensive List of Birthday Party Locations and Ideas for Kids in Newton and Boston

    Best Martial Arts Schools for Kids and Adult in Newton

    A Fairly Comprehensive List of After School Supplemental Math Classes in Newton

    A Fairly Comprehensive List of Dance Studios in Newton

    Best Gymnastics for Toddlers and Kids in Newton Area

    Best Caretaker and Child Music Classes in Newton

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Newton Ranks #3 As Best Place to Live According to CNN!

    Newton Ranks #3 As Best Place to Live According to CNN!

    Newton MA Best Place to Live in American USA Pragmatic Mom
    According to CNN, Newton ranked as the number 3 best place to live in America!
    WINNER
    Top 100 rank: 3
    Population: 82,000
    Unemployment: 6.0%
    Compare Newton to Top 10 Best Places
    Less than 45 minutes from downtown Boston via train, subway, or express bus, Newton is divided into 13 “villages” loaded with classic New England charm. Most have pedestrian-friendly shopping districts, parks, and playgrounds.The town weathered the economic downturn fairly well, thanks to such stable local employers as Boston College and Newton-Wellesley Hospital. And Greater Boston, of course, offers a wealth of health care, education, and government jobs.Residents rave about the top-ranked schools, and parents are excited for the new high school opening this fall. “It’s absolutely beautiful,” says Claudia Wu, 51, an attorney with three school-age kids who has lived in Newton for 20 years. It should be: The school cost $197 million, an amount that sparked plenty of local outrage.After all, living in this community is expensive enough: a three-bedroom house runs nearly $600,000. If it weren’t for those hefty price tags, this town would be pretty close to perfect. —Beth Braverman