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SUMMER 2021
newton community education
KIDS
REGISTRATION
is open now!
ADULT
REGISTRATION
opens in mid-May.
notes Summer 2021
Kids Classes
We’re excited to welcome you back to our beloved in-person Arts..........................................................3
summer programs for kids! We’re offering a full lineup of Science & Technology...............................9
programs in the arts, science & technology, sports, and
Best of Both Worlds................................14
more while taking special precautions to assure the safety of
campers and staff. Our classes will feature plenty of outdoor Single-Session Classes...........................16
time, dedicated art materials and tools for each camper, social
Online....................................................17
distancing, and mask requirements.
Sports....................................................19
Please take a moment to explore our catalog. We’ve added a
variety of new programs since registration opened in March, High School............................................22
including convenient online classes that can be enjoyed Summer At a Glance......................... 24-25
from wherever you are this summer. And, we’re pleased to
announce that our full-day sports camps will once again
include an optional recreational swim time at Newton North. Nuts & Bolts
We hope you enjoy the adventures in store!
Policies & Info ........................................26
Newly added summer programs Registration Form..................................27
Debate Camp, page 15
Dungeons and Dragons, page 15
Game Creators, page 15
Madeline Petrilla
Soccer Tykes, page 19
Online classes starting on page 17
Register online at
Adults: We Have Summer Fun Planned for You Too newtoncommunityed.org
Join us outside for fun and fresh air! This summer, we’ll be holding most of our
in-person classes outdoors to take advantage of the summer weather. Convenient
online offerings will be available too. With programs in Art, Photography, Contact Us
Recreation, Cooking, Languages, Dance & Fitness, and more, there’s something for Phone: 617-559-6999
everyone. We will not be mailing a paper catalog, so be sure to check our website Email: staff@newtoncommunityed.org
in mid-May to see our exciting summer offerings and then register for a class. Adult
classes will run late June-early August. We can’t wait to see you this summer! Mailing address:
Newton North High School
457 Walnut Street, Room 101
Newtonville, MA 02460
Cover Artist: Our Mission (see back of catalog for registration form)
Asher Stebbins Newton Community Education is a self-sustaining arm of the Newton
Zervas Elementary Public Schools. We are dedicated to your lifelong learning. We offer Business hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am-5pm
Cut paper collage inspired by Eric Carle programs for everyone eager to explore—from toddlers to seniors—
from Newton and beyond. We aim to inspire or nurture your passion
with quality programs provided at a reasonable cost.
staff@newtoncommunityed.org
Kids Summer
Arts Dramatic Arts
• Kids Summer classes are running in
person unless otherwise noted. See
Debate Camp
page 17 for our online class offerings. Digital Arts See page 15 for details.
• Please note our new Summer pro-
gram start and end times. In order Digital Art & Animation
to reduce the level of contact between Fractured Fairy Tales
Jack Neylan, Instructor
students during COVID, we are stag- Deanna Mustachio, Instructor
gering dropoff and pickup times. Most
Make magical, moving digital art. Start with
a simple drawing in Photoshop, then add Rumpelstiltskin and the seven dwarves are
morning kids programs will run locked in a tall tower and eat poison apples.
8:30-11:30am and most morning coloring, layering, and other effects to create
dazzling art. Invent a cast of characters, draw/ Not! If you have a better idea, join us to tell
sports programs will run 9am-
paint a background for them to inhabit, and your version of the story. We’ll take charac-
12pm. Afternoon programs will
then transition them into a simple four-panel ters you know from fairy tales or other sto-
run 12:30-3:30pm. See our website
for specific times for our full-day pro- digital comic. You’ll create a concept for your ries, and place them in new scenarios where
grams. own short animation and learn frame ani- they interact to make an original plot. We’ll
mation in Photoshop to complete your film, write our own short play; design and create
• In-person Summer programs will have costumes, props, and scenery; and perform
strict COVID safety precautions in adding sound too if you’d like. No experience
necessary. Grades 3-5. our unique show for family and friends on
place. Our precautions will reflect the
Bring a USB flash drive to class to save your work.
our last day. Look out Brothers Grimm—here
latest CDC guidance. Check our web-
come NCE kids! Grades 3-6.
site for up-to-date information. July 12–16 Newton North 8:30–11:30am
This is a two-week class.
• Make a full day by combining KS146-S21-1 $325
morning and afternoon half-day
July 12–23 Newton North 8:30–11:30am
August 2–6 Newton North 12:30–3:30pm
programs. KS261-S21 $575
KS146-S21-2 $325
• There is a supervised lunch period for August 9–13 Newton South 12:30–3:30pm
kids who are in person for the full day. KS146-S21-3 $325 Improv
• When you sign up for morning and Darcy Howell & Deanna Mustachio, Instructors
afternoon programs in a single week Make something up. Improv is for every-
you save $25. For in-person pro- Creative Photo Editing one—whether you’re someone who always
grams you’ll automatically get the dis- See page 10 for details. has a funny line ready or you’re on the quiet
count when you add the corresponding side, join us to create some seriously funny or
lunch period. For full days where at just plain serious characters. Our time will be
least one class is online, please call us at Photoshop
filled with games, laughter, and storytelling as
617-559-6999 to receive your discount. Jack Neylan, Instructor
you learn the tools and gain the confidence
• We offer afternoon extended day Enhance your photos or fool your friends:
you need to develop characters and stories
until 5pm. See our website for details. learn Photoshop, the world’s most popular
on the spot. Take some risks and expect the
There is no morning extended day. image manipulation program. You can use
unexpected in this fun and funny class. All
Photoshop for practical or creative projects.
• You are eligible for a refund minus a levels welcome, including new and returning
You’ll design a personal logo, a surrealist col-
$25 processing fee if you withdraw your students. Grades 3-5 & 6-9.
lage, an expressive self-portrait, a reinvented
child by May 31. Transfers are possible, July 6–9 Newton North 8:30–11:30am
space permitting. There will be a $25
masterpiece, and more. Learn how Photoshop
can be used to modify people’s appearances KS398-S21-2-Gr6-9 $245 (Mustachio; Grades 6-9)
fee for each transfer. Refund and trans-
fer requests can be made by emailing and alter real photographs, and see if you August 9–13 Newton South 8:30–11:30am
staff@newtoncommunityed.org. can tell reality from altered reality out in the KS398-S21-2-Gr3-5 $295 (Howell; Grades 3-5)
world. All levels welcome. Grades 6-9. August 23–27 Newton South 8:30–11:30am
Bring a USB flash drive to save your work. KS398-S21-3-Gr6-9 $295 (Mustachio; Grades 6-9)
July 6–9 Newton North 12:30–3:30pm August 23–27 Newton South 12:30–3:30pm
KS354-S21-1 $275 KS398-S21-4-Gr3-5 $295 (Howell; Grades 3-5)
July 26–30 Newton South 12:30–3:30pm
KS354-S21-2 $325
There are August 23–27 Newton South 8:30–11:30am
no classes on KS354-S21-3 $325
Monday July 5.
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Kids Summer
NEW Textile Arts REGISTRATION REMINDER
Improv Junior
Darcy Howell, Instructor Crazy Cross Stitch Registration closes the Thursday
Make something up. Improv is for everyone, Deanna Mustachio, Instructor before the following week’s
of every age. Join us to learn the basics of this Embellish your life. Join us to learn the basics classes. Sign up early so you
theatrical genre. If you’re shy or loud, silly of cross-stitch, the three-dimensional pixel don’t miss out!
or serious, come act it out! We’ll play games, art! Use your nimble fingers to stitch pre-
perform skits, and find new and surprising made patterns or design your own decorative
ways to express ourselves. Get ready to be or wearable art. You’ll start by stitching a
inventive—there’s no such thing as right or simple pattern from a selection of choices,
wrong when you improvise, and we can’t wait Knitting
and progress to choosing a more difficult
to hear your ideas. Grades K-2. pattern or designing one of your own to Deanna Mustachio, Instructor
July 6–9 Newton North 8:30–11:30am stitch onto fabric or a clothing item of your Knitting used to be for grannies, but now
KS399-S21-1 $245 choice. You’ll leave the class with at least one it’s universally cool. You can say “I made it
beautiful wall hanging or piece of wearable myself!” when friends admire your stylish
July 19–23 Newton North 12:30–3:30pm
art, and a new skill to help you while away scarf, and you’ll never be bored again—you
KS399-S21-2 $295 can take your yarn and needles anywhere.
the hours. Grades 3-9.
July 26–30 Newton South 8:30–11:30am We’ll work on basics such as knit and
See our website for the materials you’ll need for
KS399-S21-3 $295 this class. purl stitches, casting, binding, increasing,
decreasing, making stripes, and reading a
July 12–16 Newton North 12:30–3:30pm
simple knitting pattern. Once you’ve mastered
Public Speaking Boot Camp KS345-S21-1 $325 the basics, you can really have fun. We’ll have
See page 16 for details. August 2–6 Newton North 12:30–3:30pm a variety of patterns to choose from, including
KS345-S21-2 $325 some more challenging ones like monsters
NEW and flowers, which use double-pointed
needles for really cool results. All levels
Sea Dance Fabric Painting welcome. Grades 3-9.
Taylor Arcuri, Instructor Nicole Donson, Instructor See our website for the materials you’ll need for
Move like sea creatures in our summer dance Get paint on your clothes! Learn popular silk this class.
immersion class. Learn about a different and fabric painting and decorating techniques July 6–9 Newton North 12:30–3:30pm
underwater animal every day and mimic its using non-toxic colorfast dyes, fabric paints,
KS212-S21-1 $275
moves. We’ll practice different dance styles markers, and more. You’ll mix colors, thicken
including ballet, modern, and jazz, and see dyes, spatter paint, print with rubber stamps, August 23–27 Newton South 12:30–3:30pm
which one best represents each animal. Each and use salt to make beautiful starbursts and KS212-S21-2 $325
day will include a drawing project, a mini dynamic patterns. Paint a silk scarf and sun-
dance lesson, some improvisation, and cho- catcher, a pillowcase, tote bag, or T-shirt-your
reographed dance sequences. We’ll also play choice of projects and styles is endless. For a
games where we get to know more about the finishing touch you can embellish your work
sea creatures we’re imitating—like clownfish, with colorful sequins, buttons, or embroidery.
sharks, or stinging jellyfish! Ages 4-7. Grades 3-8.
July 19–23 Newton North 8:30–11:30am Materials will be provided; you can bring fabric
KS367-S21-1 $295 or clothing from home too. Wear old clothes or
a smock.
August 16–20 Newton North 8:30–11:30am
July 12–16 Newton North 8:30–11:30am
KS367-S21-2 $295
KS073-S21-1 $325
August 23–27 Newton South 8:30–11:30am
KS367-S21-3 $295
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Kids Summer
Visual Arts Art Around the World
Susan Paquette, Instructor
Explore a country a day as we make art from
Stay in the Know 3D Sculpture different countries and immerse in their
We may add new classes. Sign up Susan Paquette, Instructor cultures. On our trip to Mexico, we’ll create
to receive our email updates or Think beyond paper and pencil—it’s time piñatas and paint them, listen to Mexican
check our website. to go 3D! Use a wide variety of materials to music, and learn some Spanish phrases. In
make three-dimensional fine art projects. China, we’ll learn Chinese brush painting
Create giant ice cream cones out of papi- and draw pandas and dragons. In England
er-mâché, construct modern sculptures of we’ll make a castle with paper and cardboard,
NEW wire and wood, and design wearable cowboy and in Italy we’ll sculpt our own leaning tow-
or cowgirl hats and decoupage cereal box er of Pisa and sing ‘O Sole Mio! Join us on
Swag Design: Outfit Makeover beach totes. You’ll work with the following our art journey. Grades K-3.
Joyce Deliza, Instructor media: boxes, cardboard, papier-mâché, July 12–16 Newton North 12:30–3:30pm
Strut your stuff. If you love to create your own nylon, wire, wood, paint, Styrofoam, contact
KS327-S21-1 $325
style and modify your clothing to make it paper, and other miscellaneous craft supplies.
more you, join us to learn new techniques for Join us in the third dimension! Grades K-3. August 9–13 Newton South 8:30–11:30am
transforming your wardrobe. First, you’ll cre- July 19–23 Newton North 12:30–3:30pm KS327-S21-2 $325
ate a collage to represent your aesthetic vision, KS089-S21 $325
and then you’ll brainstorm and plan out the NEW
placement of your designs. You’ll tie-dye your
garment to create a unique base pattern, then Animal Art Art Studio: Animals
add layers with custom iron-ons or pictures Susan Paquette, Instructor Danielle Schechner, Instructor
from your collage. As a finishing touch, you’ll Calling all animal lovers! Spend a week at Study animals through the lens of an artist.
use fabric-friendly paint to add extra detail the NCE Zoo, where all the animals are of We’ll learn about different animal species and
and flare to your custom design. You’ll leave your own creation. You’ll make 2D and 3D their behaviors through diverse art methods,
class with at least one original standout piece animal-themed art projects. You’ll create materials, and projects. We’ll use the color
to add to your wardrobe and the confidence hand-painted papier-mâché animal puppets; wheel and mixing and painting techniques
to create others at home on your own. Dress learn to draw animals of the Arctic, rain- while investigating camouflage for reptiles.
to get messy. Grades 5-9. forest, and New England; use cut paper and You’ll observe and listen to identify local
See our website for the materials you’ll need for this yarn to make a forest of animal species; and birds, learn how to draw birds accurately, and
class. sculpt and paint your favorite animals with make bird sculptures. As we explore marine
July 19–23 Newton North 8:30–11:30am homemade clay. We’ll also design animal life, you’ll make jellyfish wire sculptures and
belts, necklaces, and rings from paper, fabric, do printmaking of sea creatures. Grades 3-6.
KS377-S21-1 $325
August 9–13 Newton South 12:30–3:30pm and clay. Grades K-3. July 19–23 Newton North 12:30–3:30pm
KS377-S21-2 $325 July 6–9 Newton North 8:30–11:30am KS403-S21-1 $325
KS193-S21-1 $275 August 16–20 Newton North 8:30–11:30am
August 2–6 Newton North 12:30–3:30pm KS403-S21-2 $325
KS193-S21-2 $325
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Kids Summer
NEW Clay Workshop
Art Studio: Daniela Ostreicher, Instructor
Nature Explorations From the functional to the whimsical, make
just about anything you want from clay. Join
Danielle Schechner, Instructor us and learn handbuilding fundamentals
Become a careful observer of the natural and techniques for creating pinch pots, slabs,
environment and develop the tools to be a coils, and sculptures. You’ll get lots of one-
phenomenal naturalist and artist. You’ll learn on-one expert guidance as you perfect your
basic drawing techniques and strategies for pieces, and you’ll select your favorites to glaze
capturing nature and our environment as we with the colors and patterns of your choice.
explore line, texture, color, proportion, prin- Our instructor will fire your pieces after class,
ciples of light and shade, patterns, and more. and we will notify you when they are avail-
You’ll create your own handmade nature able for pickup. Grades 2-5 & 6-9.
journals and fill them with your observations,
You will need your own tools for this class. See our
practice drawings, and exploratory exercis- website for our recommendations.
es. We’ll work in a variety of artistic media
including pencil, charcoal, colored pencil, July 6–9 Newton North 8:30–11:30am
Art Studio: Comics pastel, and inks. We’ll work both indoors and KS182-S21-1-Gr2-5 $275 (Grades 2-5)
Jack Neylan, Instructor outdoors—going on walks, sitting, exploring, July 6–9 Newton North 12:30–3:30pm
Join us and learn every step to making and observing still lifes, plants, animals, and KS182-S21-2-Gr6-9 $275 (Grades 6-9)
comics! They are one of the world’s oldest landscapes. Grades 3-6. July 19–23 Newton North 8:30–11:30am
storytelling media and they can be beautifully July 12–16 Newton North 12:30–3:30pm KS182-S21-3-Gr2-5 $325 (Grades 2-5)
simple or incredibly complex. You’ll design KS402-S21-1 $325 July 19–23 Newton North 12:30–3:30pm
your characters, create a simple three-panel August 23–27 Newton South 8:30–11:30am KS182-S21-4-Gr6-9 $325 (Grades 6-9)
strip, ink and color a page, and finally, make
KS402-S21-2 $325 August 16–20 Newton North 8:30–11:30am
a dynamic multi-page comic in the genre
of your choice. We’ll look at a wide range of KS182-S21-5-Gr6-9 $325 (Grades 6-9)
comics—from early 19th century newspaper Classic Camp Crafts August 16–20 Newton North 12:30–3:30pm
strips to Japanese Manga to modern-day Susan Paquette, Instructor KS182-S21-6-Gr2-5 $325 (Grades 2-5)
digital web comics. You’ll learn a variety of If your favorite thing about summer camp is
drawing styles, gain an understanding of story art, here are all the best camp crafts in one
structure, and leave class with several copies Creative Lettering
week-long class. Make apple sculptures, bead-
of your original comics and a new apprecia- Joanne Baker, Instructor
ed bracelets, tea bag hand-warmers, paper
tion for this art form. Grades 4-9. CREATE spectacular lettering, original illu-
balloons, egg cup tarantulas, braid art, votive
See our website for the materials you’ll need for this minated alphabets, and gorgeous calligraphy,
candle holders, tissue paper flowers, water-
class. using plain old pens, pencils, and markers.
color murals, and even slime. The list goes on
June 28–July 2 Newton South 12:30–3:30pm In just a week, you’ll become a masterful
and on and is sure to include crafts you’ve not
hand-writer, able to produce letters, enve-
KS356-S21-1 $325 yet encountered. Grades K-3.
lopes, signs, banners, posters, and even per-
August 16–20 Newton North 8:30–11:30am June 28–July 2 Newton South 8:30–11:30am sonalized monograms that will wow people.
KS356-S21-2 $325 KS163-S21 $325 Take this class and your doodling, drawing,
lettering, and way of looking at a blank piece
of paper will be changed forever. Grades 5-9.
See our website for the materials you’ll need for
this class.
July 6–9 Newton North 8:30–11:30am
KS299-S21-1 $275
July 19–23 Newton North 12:30–3:30pm
KS299-S21-2 $325
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Kids Summer
Decor by Me Glass Class NEW
Nicole Donson, Instructor Michel L’Huillier, Instructor Really Big Art
Create cool keepsake crafts. Explore the art Dazzle family and friends with your out-
Susan Paquette, Instructor
of mosaics and decorate a wooden plank or standing glass artwork. Make a trivet, name
Think big. Collaborate with fellow artists to
picture frame with ceramic tiles and grout. plate, or big decorated mirror with a glass
make large group projects, and work solo
Make a funky mirror by attaching clothes mosaic, and create a fused glass night light
on big individual ones. Using paint, pastels,
pins around a circular mirror. Decoupage and a tack-fused decorative tile. With jew-
fabric, and 3D objects, we’ll create colorful
a keepsake box using decorative papers, elry-mosaic, you’ll place glass beads and
animal posters, cool magazine collages, and
colored tissue, fabric, glue-on jewels, and dichroic pieces in a deep pendant to create
larger-than-life murals. Refine your animal
colorful beads. Make a hardbound journal two necklaces. Master these techniques and
drawing skills as you create your poster,
using classic bookbinding techniques, and learn to work safely with glass as you explore
and give it a theme like wild-world safari
decorate its cover with fabric or fancy papers, the creativity this medium allows. Grades
or Franklin Park Zoo. Develop an idea for
stickers, ribbons, or glue-on jewels. Decorate 2-5 & 6-9.
your collage and cut magazines and other
and build desk accessories from wood and June 28–July 2 Newton South 8:30–11:30am paper sources to construct it, add textured
recycled materials, or create decorations to KS361-S21-1-Gr6-9 $325 (Grades 6-9) elements like fabric, sand, and buttons,
hang on your wall. Use our items to decorate
June 28–July 2 Newton South 12:30–3:30pm and work as a team on a group watercolor
with or bring your own. Grades 3-9.
KS361-S21-2-Gr2-5 $325 (Grades 2-5) mural. We’ll work inside and outside on our
June 28–July 2 Newton South 12:30–3:30pm projects, and at the end of the week you’ll
August 2–6 Newton North 8:30–11:30am
KS140-S21-1 $325 have artwork so big you’ll need help carry-
KS361-S21-3-Gr2-5 $325(Grades 2-5)
August 2–6 Newton North 8:30–11:30am ing it home! Grades K-3.
August 2–6 Newton North 12:30–3:30pm
KS140-S21-2 $325 August 2–6 Newton North 8:30–11:30am
KS361-S21-4-Gr6-9 $325 (Grades 6-9)
KS336-S21 $325
Fashion Art Projects
Modern Art Adventure
Susan Paquette, Instructor Picture Book Artists
Nicole Donson, Instructor
Walk the runway in your own original cloth- Nicole Donson, Instructor
ing and accessories. Design duct-tape wallets Paint like Picasso, spatter like Pollack, and
imagine like Monet. Draw inspiration from Calling all Eric Carle fans! Join us to
with patterned tape, assemble beaded jewel- create artwork inspired by your favorite
ry, and form metal pendants and/or necklac- famous artists of the last two centuries. We’ll
make whimsical and abstract paintings à children’s books. We’ll investigate the artistic
es. Recycle matchboxes to make lockets with approaches in
a picture inside, and construct a craft foam la Kandinsky and Miró, create kinetic wire
sculptures and mobiles like Calder, and con- books like Where
purse, rhinestone hair clips, and colorful the Wild Things Are,
fabric headbands and fleece beanies. Sew a struct paper collages like Matisse. Using col-
ored tissue paper and watercolor paints, we’ll Rainbow Fish, Leaf
heart-shaped pillow, design fingerless gloves, Man, Harold and
and strut your stuff in an original trash bag create impressionist paintings in the style of
Monet, still lifes as done by Cézanne, and dot the Purple Crayon,
dress. All projects are wearable. No sewing The Very Hungry
skills needed: we’ll use double-sided fabric paintings like Seurat. We’ll learn a bit of art
history too as we immerse ourselves in the Caterpillar, and more. We’ll paint textures on
tape, glue, and other clever ways to construct paper and make collages as Eric Carle did,
our projects. Grades K-3. world of individual artists, see images of their
work, and try our hand at different styles. paint on paper leaves and apply a watercolor
July 12–16 Newton North 8:30–11:30am Grades 2-5. resist technique to make a leaf man, and use
KS328-S21-1 $325 colored tissue paper to decorate rainbow
July 26–30 Newton South 12:30–3:30pm
August 9–13 Newton South 12:30–3:30pm fish and Elmer the elephant. We’ll create
KS245-S21-1 $325 monsters like the wild things and collages
KS328-S21-2 $325
August 9–13 Newton South 12:30–3:30pm with dots and drawings using a purple
KS245-S21-2 $325 crayon. Each day we’ll explore a new book
Graphic Novels and enjoy art projects inspired by that book.
See page 16 for details. Grades K-2.
August 9–13 Newton South 8:30–11:30am
Lights, Camera, Action! KS388-S21-1 $325
See page 14 for details. August 16–20 Newton North 12:30–3:30pm
KS388-S21-2 $325
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Star Wars Spectacular NEW
Susan Paquette, Instructor Tiny Homes NEED HELP PLANNING
Travel to “a long time ago in a galaxy far far
Lucia Wolfe, Instructor
YOUR SUMMER?
away…” where you’ll use a variety of materials For easy planning, see our Summer
You are shrinking, and you now inhabit a tee-
to make art projects inspired by the Star At a Glance chart on pages 24–25 for
ny-tiny world filled with teeny-tiny versions
Wars universe. You’ll work with the following a user-friendly listing of all our Kids
of your favorite things. Create a miniature
media: cardboard, papier-mâché, wire, self- Summer classes.
paradise using found items and unconven-
drying clay, paint, and other miscellaneous
tional materials. Design a reading room with
craft supplies. You’ll create pop-up battle
a soft chair, a lavish living room, a game
action scene cards, design a baby Yoda puppet
room with a “big” screen TV, or a bedroom
with a costume, sculpt a clay BB-8, construct
with all the best furnishings. The possibilities Zentangle
a 3D Millennium Falcon, and test a blue
are endless so long as your fingers are nim- Lauren Comando, Instructor
milk recipe. “Do. Or do not. There is no try!”
ble and your imagination is expansive. Our Start simple and create amazing, seemingly
Grades K-3.
regular-sized instructor with outsized talent complex drawings. If you can draw the letters
June 28–July 2 Newton South 12:30–3:30pm will help you transform your chosen items to i, c, s, and o, you can design cool Zentangles.
KS384-S21-1 $325 complete your personalized tiny home diora- Zentangle is a structured drawing method
July 19–23 Newton North 8:30–11:30am ma. You can’t live in it, but it will surely live in with infinite possibilities. We’ll start with a
KS384-S21-2 $325 your house as a showpiece for years to come. series of steps such as setting up, tangling/
Grades 3-5 & 6-8. drawing, shading, and making your drawing
NEW See our website for the materials you’ll need pop. Then your unique black and white art-
for this class. work will develop quickly, to be celebrated
Sustainable Sculpture July 19–23 Newton North 8:30–11:30am by your fellow artists. By the end of class
Joyce Deliza, Instructor KS371-S21-Gr6-8 $325 (Grades 6-8) you’ll have a collection of Zentangle drawings
Bend, twist, and paint. Make unique sculp- July 26–30 Newton South 8:30–11:30am that look like they were years in the making.
tures from recycled materials. You can use Grades 3-8.
KS371-S21-Gr3-5 $325 (Grades 3-5)
recycled materials to create anything from a June 28–July 2 Newton South 8:30–11:30am
decorative accessory to a sea creature to an KS392-S21-1 $325
alien from outer space. You’ll choose your Trash Art July 26–30 Newton South 12:30–3:30pm
sculpture’s size and shape, build its frame Ginelle McKenzie, Instructor KS392-S21-2 $325
from our reused items, and then cover the Don’t throw it away! You can recycle your
frame with papier-mâché, to make it strong trash and use it to make really cool crafts.
and smooth. Then comes the super creative We’ll create great projects such as paper- NEW
part: using a variety of paints and painting towel-roll rainsticks, egg carton caterpillars, Advanced Zentangle
styles, you’ll apply original designs for a fab- and recycled treasure boxes. We’ll also melt
ulous finishing touch to make your sculpture Lauren Comando, Instructor
old crayons and put them in molds to create
truly your own. Grades 4-9. If you’ve mastered simple Zentangle designs,
new fun-colored ones. For inspiration we’ll
See our website for the materials you’ll need
join us for the next step on your tangling
read books like Harold and The Purple
for this class.
journey. Zentangle offers infinite possibilities.
Crayon, Michael Recycle Meets Litterbug Doug,
In this class you’ll make more complex de-
July 12–16 Newton North 8:30–11:30am and Willow. It’s not just about art—it’s about
signs, work with different materials, and leave
KS378-S21-1 $325 saving the planet too. Ages 4-7.
with some sophisticated projects to be proud
August 23–27 Newton South 12:30–3:30pm July 26–30 Newton South 12:30–3:30pm of. Grades 3-8.
KS378-S21-2 $325 KS106-S21-1 $325 This class is open to previous Zentangle or Creative
August 16–20 Newton North 8:30–11:30am Lettering students and new students who seriously
KS106-S21-2 $325 love to draw.
August 23–27 @ Newton South 12:30–3:30pm
KS405-S21 $325
8 staff@newtoncommunityed.org
Kids Summer
NEW
Science & Technology
Adventures in Nature Camp Invention
Sharon Sears, Instructor Kimberly McDonagh, Director
A Movie of You
Explore the great outdoors, and enjoy na- Enjoy high-energy activities that
See page 14 for details.
ture-themed art and science projects. We’ll encourage inventive thinking and cre-
embark on a scavenger hunt and create a ative problem solving, while applying
3D Printing, Coding, & Design unique collage from the objects you collect; science, technology, engineering, math,
BlocksCAD Inc staff, Instructors learn about the different bird populations in and the arts.
See how the seemingly impossible is achieved. our area and build a DIY bird feeder to keep In Week 1 (Recharge) you’ll design,
Learn the foundations of coding, along with them happy and healthy; and hone our ob- build and test a device to launch rubber
basic computer-aided design (CAD) princi- servational skills as we learn to identify cloud ducks and apply the physics concepts of
ples so you can take digital files and trans- formations and what they foretell. We’ll also trajectory and velocity to set the ducks
form them into real, everyday objects. You’ll hunt for bugs and discuss their role in the on their path; reverse engineer a wire-
learn introductory concepts including loops, food chain, and develop our green thumbs less microphone and then develop and
variables, and modules, and make unique, with an indoor gardening project. You’ll fin- pitch your own inventions; and apply
personalized, three-dimensional designs for ish class with a range of projects to display nature-based discoveries to create vehi-
projects such as a tablet or iPhone accessory, and a newfound appreciation for the natural cles that can travel across land as well as
a science fiction character, or a vehicle. Your world around you. Grades K-2. through the air and under water. You’ll
instructor will print two of your designs over August 9–13 Newton South 8:30–11:30am explore energy, fuel, and movement,
the course of the class; you’ll take one home, KS369-S21-1 $325 as you modify your designs to take on
and the other will be available for pickup later. super challenges in a road rally. You’ll
August 23–27 Newton South 12:30–3:30pm
Grades 3-5 & 6-9. also explore circuitry, engineering, and
KS369-S21-2 $325 cricket anatomy as you make your own
June 28–July 2 Newton South 12:30–3:30pm
solar-powered robotic cricket.
KS292-S21-1-Gr6-9 $325 (Grades 6-9)
App Inventors In Week 2 (Fast Forward), you’ll design
July 6–9 Newton North 8:30–11:30am
Circuit Lab staff, Instructors your own futuristic smart home filled
KS292-S21-2-Gr3-5 $275 (Grades 3-5) with gadgets, LEDs, technology, and
Explore the inner workings of mobile elec-
July 19–23 Newton North 12:30–3:30pm innovation; become a pet vet for robotic
tronic devices in this hands-on class, and
KS292-S21-3-Gr6-9 $325 (Grades 6-9) make fun, creative apps for Android phones puppies, developing a cure for sick ones
July 26–30 Newton South 12:30–3:30pm and tablets. Using MIT App Inventor soft- and designing an awesome dog park
KS292-S21-4-Gr3-5 $325 (Grades 3-5) ware along with Arduino microcontrollers for their pleasure; and launch into the
and Bluetooth, we’ll program Android apps future with your own Optibot, a small
August 16–20 Newton North 8:30–11:30am
to read sensors, control lights by remote, self-driving robot that senses change in
KS292-S21-5-Gr6-9 $325 (Grades 6-9) light. You’ll design your own futuristic
and design interactive games. You’ll learn
August 23–27 Newton South 12:30–3:30pm vehicle too.
fundamentals of circuitry, programming, and
KS292-S21-6-Gr3-5 $325 (Grades 3-5) In both weeks, you’ll enjoy inventive
app design while building your projects, and
you’ll have guidance from our expert instruc- outdoor games. Kids will be grouped
tors along the way. There’s plenty of room for by age; we’ll try to place you with
your own ingenuity here, and the concepts your friends if we get your requests
you’ll learn apply to Apple products as well. by June 1.
Grades 6-9. Attention veteran inventors: Recharge is
August 9–13 Newton South 8:30–11:30am a new program, and Fast Forward was
KS254-S21-1 $325 last offered in 2018. Grades 1-6.
August 23–27 Newton South 12:30–3:30pm See our website for the materials you’ll need
KS254-S21-2 $325 to bring to camp.
July 12–16 Newton South 9am–3:30pm
KS383-S21-Recharge $375
July 19–23 Newton South 9am–3:30pm
KS383-S21-Fast Forward $375
newtoncommunityed.org 9
Kids Summer
NEW Designing Mobile Apps
Crack that Code: Coding with Kids staff, Instructors
Cryptography & Security Make your phone ring—with your own apps,
that is. Learn the basics of designing and
Arthur Berman, Instructor creating mobile apps. Using Thunkable, a free
What makes a password super secure or a drag-and-drop platform for building mobile
code so secret that nobody can crack it? Join apps, you’ll make projects such as sound-
us to learn how software engineers keep boards, games, or music players. You’ll learn
information safe from people who want to to upload images; use UI components such
steal secrets. We’ll map the internet’s internal as control, motion, and logic commands; and
structure, learn how data is organized and apply programming concepts such as vari-
stored, and consider how hacks and data ables, functions, and event handlers. At the
breaches happen. We’ll also play group games end of class you’ll be able to install your apps
Circuitry 101 like Messenger, where you are a piece of data on mobile devices or even publish them to an
Circuit Lab staff, Instructors hoping to travel safely from origin to destina- online store to share with friends and family
Light up the world! Learn all about circuitry tion, and do some simple coding too. You’ll around the world. The apps you create can be
and create your own electronics. You’ll ex- leave class with a deeper understanding of used on IOS or Android devices. Grades 6-9.
plore the inner workings of electrical compo- internet fundamentals and how to defend
July 12–16 Newton North 8:30–11:30am
nents like lights, buzzers, switches, motors, your data from predators. Grades 6-9.
KS389-S21-1 $325
and sensors, and use those components to August 2–6 Newton North 12:30–3:30pm
design custom light-up greeting cards, electric KS368-S21 $325
games, “brush bots,” mazes, and even musical NEW
instruments. We’ll use Snap Circuits to make Engineering Face-Off
a variety of projects and get into advanced en- Creative Photo Editing
Coding with Kids staff, Instructors Sumit Majumder, Instructor
gineering concepts too, like how using differ-
Put some personality into your photos. Learn Solve exciting engineering challenges. Find
ent voltages can change the speed of a motor.
the ins and outs of GIMP photo-editing out who among you can create the lon-
Each class will include a circuitry lesson and a
software to fool your family and friends and gest-flying hot-air balloon, the fastest maglev
hands-on project to take home. Grades 1-3.
express yourself through your altered photos. (magnetic) vehicle, and the most powerful
August 16–20 Newton North 8:30–11:30am wind turbine. You’ll join one of our class
Create a fake vacation photo, put yourself
KS251-S21 $325 teams to compete together against other
into a famous painting, or crown your cat as
king. You’ll learn the basics of pixels and col- teams to design and build a variety of proj-
or manipulation, work with layers and masks, ects. Along the way you’ll learn some basic
and adjust textures so your photos really say principles of thermodynamics, electricity,
you. Grades 6-9. and magnetism, and apply them to your de-
signs. You’ll use both hand and power tools
August 2–6 Newton North 8:30–11:30am to construct your projects. Then, it’s off to the
KS386-S21 $325 races! Grades 3-6.
July 12–16 Newton North 12:30–3:30pm
KS379-S21-1 $325
August 2–6 Newton North 8:30–11:30am
Bring a snack for half-day KS379-S21-2 $325
programs, or lunch and two
snacks if you’re staying for a
full day.
10 staff@newtoncommunityed.orgKids Summer
NEW Hands-on Electronics Intro to Programming: Scratch
Engineering Workshop: Circuit Lab staff, Instructors Circuit Lab staff, Instructors
Build Electronics Tinker with electronics while learning the Get with the program and learn Scratch, a
basics of computer programming. Beginning popular free programming tool created at
Sumit Majumder, Instructor with experiments that explore the fundamen- MIT. Learn the fundamentals of writing code
Build gizmos that function and are fun. Make tals of electronics and circuit building, you’ll through fun yet challenging tasks, and apply
a paper-bowl loudspeaker that plugs into the move on to design your own interactive your creativity through inventive game de-
headphone jack of your smartphone, an LED and programmable devices. Working both signs. Create thematic animations, interactive
strobe, or a buzzer that sounds when a pesky independently and in teams, you’ll use the stories, and short video games while master-
younger sibling opens your secret drawer. latest tools including Arduino (for building ing different skills and coding concepts daily.
You’ll learn all about electronic components interactive devices) and Raspberry Pi (for You’ll finish class with the tools you need to
like resistors, capacitors, and oscillators; as- learning about computers and coding) to continue with Scratch and other program-
semble and test your circuits on a breadboard experiment with LEDs, resistors, motors, and ming projects on your own. Grades 3-5.
(a construction base for your prototypes); programming. You’ll create interactive flash- This is a beginner class; no experience necessary.
and then permanently solder them onto cir- lights, digital musical instruments, home-
cuit boards. Join us and find out how things June 28–July 2 Newton South 8:30–11:30am
made computer games, and more. Each day
work. Grades 6-9. KS340-S21-1 $325
you’ll design a hands-on project under the
July 26–30 Newton South 8:30–11:30am guidance of skilled Circuit Lab instructors. August 9–13 Newton South 12:30–3:30pm
KS373-S21-1 $325 Grades 3-5. KS340-S21-2 $325
August 16–20 Newton North 12:30–3:30pm June 28–July 2 Newton South 12:30–3:30pm
KS373-S21-2 $325 KS153-S21-1 $325 Intro to Python
August 16–20 Newton North 12:30–3:30pm Coding with Kids staff, Instructors
NEW KS153-S21-2 $325 Learn to program with Python, one of the
most widely-used programming languages
Engineering Workshop: in the world. Python is a versatile and easy-
Build Robots Interactive Electronics to-learn starter language that’s popular with
Sumit Majumder, Instructor Circuit Lab staff, Instructors software developers, scientists, and data an-
Design and build some cool and useful Get connected as we explore the realm alysts working in all fields from medical re-
robots. Make a soap bubble blower, a self- where electronic circuitry meets computer search to space science at NASA. In this class
leveling tray, or a solar panel that tracks the programming. You’ll use the latest tools: you’ll learn and practice core coding con-
movement of the sun. You’ll learn the basics Arduino (for building interactive devices) cepts such as data structures and algorithms,
of programming on the Arduino platform, and Raspberry Pi (for learning about com- and learn Python-specific concepts and
and construct your robots with essential ma- puters and coding) to take an idea and make syntax. Your projects will range from trivia
chine components including actuators (such it reality. Starting with the basics and build- quizzes to competitive two-player games, and
as DC and servo motors) that are used to ing up to complex, interactive devices, we’ll everything in between. Grades 3-5 & 6-9.
move mechanisms, and sensors (such as ul- create everything from LED light shows and June 28–July 2 Newton South 8:30–11:30am
trasonic and infrared) that react to and con- touchless musical instruments to wearable
KS385-S21-1-Gr6-9 $325 (Grades 6-9)
trol the surrounding environment. You’ll use computers, using a comprehensive library of
hand and power tools to put it all together. So parts and equipment. Through our series of July 19–23 Newton North 8:30–11:30am
roll up your sleeves and join us. Grades 6-9. fun, hands-on projects, you’ll learn not just KS385-S21-2-Gr3-5 $325 (Grades 3-5)
Tuition includes the cost of an Arduino for you how to use computers, but also how to make July 26–30 Newton South 12:30–3:30pm
to take home and use to continue your program- them work for you. Grades 6-9. KS385-S21-3-Gr6-9 $325 (Grades 6-9)
ming endeavors. July 6–9 Newton North 8:30–11:30am August 2–6 Newton North 12:30–3:30pm
July 19–23 Newton North 8:30–11:30am KS339-S21-1 $275 KS385-S21-4-Gr3-5 $325 (Grades 3-5)
KS372-S21-1 $385
August 9–13 Newton South 12:30–3:30pm
KS372-S21-2 $385
newtoncommunityed.org 11Kids Summer
Lego Engineering Minecraft Mania 1
Wicked Cool for Kids staff, Instructors Wicked Cool for Kids staff, Instructors
Attention Lego lovers: we’ve updated our We’re wicked excited to bring you Minecraft
Lego engineering program to include STEM- Mania—a blend of virtual learning with
based challenges and free building—two hands-on activities that explore science and
things we know you’ll love. You’ll build engineering using Minecraft. Use an interac-
mechanisms that incorporate gears, fly- tive avatar to investigate a game-based educa-
wheels, levers, and cams to make barking tional environment. Engage in both computer
dogs, crawling bugs, launch-powered drag and real-world activities covering geology,
racers, and other amazing contraptions. engineering, physics, and biology. Learn
Crank up the fun as you use your creativity about the properties of rocks and minerals,
to build with Legos and solve challenges: try and take home your own rock collection.
designing a spinning eggbeater or creating Build skyscrapers and simple machines, plant
a car to carry Lego bricks uphill. Rise to the your own crops, and learn about electricity in
NEW
Lego challenge! Grades 1-4. enjoyable experiential challenges. Minecraft
June 28–July 2 Newton South 8:30–11:30am Math Discovery Maniacs, join us for a week of fascination in
KS316-S21-1 $325 Sharon Sears, Instructor the Minecraft world. Some Minecraft experi-
Deepen your appreciation of the universal ence required. Grades 2-5.
July 19–23 Newton North 8:30–11:30am
language of math. Step back in time to dis- Parents, don’t worry—computer time is mixed with
KS316-S21-2 $325 creative craft activities and outdoor time.
cover the Mayan number system; we’ll dis-
August 9–13 Newton South 12:30–3:30pm cuss how it came to be and how it compares June 28–July 2 Newton South 8:30am–3:30pm
KS316-S21-3 $325 to other number systems around the world, KS109-S21-1 $445
including ours, and see if you can solve some July 26–30 Newton South 8:30am–3:30pm
Lego Robotics problems using Mayan numbers. Then we’ll
KS109-S21-2 $445
test your mind with engineering challenges
Wicked Cool for Kids staff, Instructors August 16–20 Newton North 8:30am–3:30pm
using resources like clothespins, binder clips,
Tell it what to do! Program free-roaming ro- and popsicle sticks. You’ll make your own KS109-S21-3 $445
bots with Lego WeDo software and building Möbius strips and flexagons, and write secret
kits, using iPads and Bluetooth technology codes that can only be decrypted by apply-
to send programming instructions to a wire- ing mathematics. Join us to enjoy a range of
less module. Your untethered robots will be hands-on activities that reveal how math is
capable of completing structured as well as part of everything around us. All levels wel-
open-ended tasks. Build bots that use sensors come. Grades 1-4.
to know when to stop, create a shake table to
test houses designed to withstand an earth-
July 19–23 Newton North 12:30–3:30pm
quake, or make a robot to sort and recycle KS370-S21-1 $295
items. Start your career as a robotics engineer August 16–20 Newton North 8:30–11:30am
here. Grades 1-4. KS370-S21-2 $295
July 12–16 Newton North 8:30–11:30am
KS333-S21-1 $325
July 26–30 Newton South 12:30–3:30pm
KS333-S21-2 $325
August 23–27 Newton South 12:30–3:30pm
KS333-S21-3 $325
12 staff@newtoncommunityed.orgKids Summer
Minecraft Mania 2 doing the modding; instructions will be emailed to
NEW
registered students.
Wicked Cool for Kids staff, Instructors Robotics with micro:bit
The Mania continues! Explore and build in
July 6–9 Newton North 12:30–3:30pm
KS387-S21-1-Gr6-9 $275 (Grades 6-9) Coding with Kids staff, Instructors
Minecraft worlds that have been customized
Basic coding experience required. Can your computer take your temperature?
for our learning activities. Construct complex
August 9–13 Newton South 8:30–11:30am Join us to learn the essentials of robotics
villages and map out a hands-on model com-
programming with micro:bit and see how the
munity built with real-world materials. Learn KS387-S21-2-Gr3-5 $325 (Grades 3-5)
software you write can tell a hardware device
the secrets of Minecraft to forge unique tools, No coding experience necessary.
what to do. You’ll write code on your com-
discover the awesome power of redstone, and
puter, then plug in your micro:bit and turn it
create automated factories to supply your
Python Multiplayer Games into different types of electronic devices, such
empire. Design light-up circuits and simple
Coding with Kids staff, Instructors as a compass, decibel reader, or thermometer
machines to take home. You should have
to measure your temp. Then you’ll learn how
some Minecraft experience to take this class. Python pros, take your coding to the next
to enable wireless communication among
Minecraft Mania 1 is not a prerequisite for level. Learn the basics of multi-player game
your devices, as is done in the Internet of
this class but you should have some Minecraft design and code your own two-player games.
Things. Hey Alexa: Sign me up for this class!
experience. Grades 2-5. You’ll learn concepts such as nested condi-
Grades 6-9.
Attention Minecraft Mania students: these are dif- tionals, vectors and projectiles, event han-
ferent activities, so join us again for twice the fun. dlers, and how to code multiple controllers You’ll need a micro:bit to participate in this
And parents, don’t worry—computer time is mixed class; see the link in the online class description
for different characters. Projects may include
with creative craft activities and outdoor time. to purchase it. Please check delivery times before
Wizard Battle, Snowball Chucker, Air Hockey
completing your registration.
July 12–16 Newton North 8:30am–3:30pm and more. At the end of class you can enjoy
playing your game on your computer against July 26–30 Newton South 8:30–11:30am
KS265-S21-1 $445
your favorite opponent. Grades 6-9. KS390-S21-1 $325
August 2–6 Newton North 8:30am–3:30pm
KS265-S21-2 $445 Some Python coding experience required.
August 23–27 Newton South 8:30am–3:30pm August 23–27 Newton South 8:30–11:30am Rocket Science 2021
KS265-S21-3 $445 KS391-S21 $325 Wicked Cool for Kids staff, Instructors
Yes, it is rocket science! In this class you’ll
construct our all-time favorite rocket, the
NEW Robotics 101
customizable E2X, perfect for the aspiring
Minecraft Modding Circuit Lab staff, Instructors aerospace engineer. You’ll investigate the
Can a robot make a peanut butter and jelly solar system, design a satellite, and build a
Coding with Kids staff, Instructors
sandwich? Well, that may depend on the space base for an astronaut, keeping a com-
Attention Minecrafters: build your own mods person who designed it! Join us for an intro to
and make your favorite game even better. mander’s log to record your work as you go.
robotics and find out what your tech creations Embark on an out-of-this-world adventure to
In this class you’ll apply your creativity and can and can’t do. Enjoy fun, hands-on
problem-solving skills as you build your create galactic slime and glittering galaxies,
activities focusing on what it means to write, and craft a space shuttle to travel to infinity
computer programming prowess. You’ll cus- debug, and execute computer programs. We’ll
tomize the game with original world maps and beyond as you learn the laws of aerody-
start low-tech, creating and running “human namics and flight. At the end of the week,
and features on your own Minecraft server. programs,” and we’ll advance to programming
Using a simple drag-and-drop coding envi- you’ll don your lab coat and NASA sticker at
the popular Sphero robot, SPRK+. We’ll mission control, make a solid-fuel high-fly-
ronment, you’ll code mods to create all-new program Sphero to speak when it is shaken,
items, environments, characters, game modes, ing rocket, and launch it into the stratosphere
change colors on demand, spin like dice to (weather permitting). Grades 1-4.
and more. Enjoy the game like never before output random numbers, perform magic like
with your new and unique Minecraft features. July 6–9 Newton North 8:30–11:30am
Harry Potter’s wand, and more (but not make
Grades 3-5 & 6-9. a PB & J sandwich). Grades 2-5. KS332-S21-1 $275
Minecraft Java Edition is required for this class. See
July 6–9 Newton North 12:30–3:30pm July 19–23 Newton North 12:30–3:30pm
the link in the online class description to purchase KS332-S21-2 $325
it. Other versions of Minecraft (iPad, Xbox, KS293-S21-1 $275
Windows 10, etc.) will not support the modding August 23–27 Newton South 8:30–11:30am August 9–13 Newton South 8:30–11:30am
for this class. The tuition includes a $20 fee for a KS293-S21-2 $325 KS332-S21-3 $325
Code Kingdoms license that we will purchase for
you. Code Kingdoms is the platform we’ll use for
newtoncommunityed.org 13Kids Summer
NEW Web Development Best of Both Worlds
Science Exploration Coding with Kids staff, Instructors
Julia Nicholson, Instructor Go viral. Apply your creative and technical
NEW
Explore serious science through a variety talents to build your own website and online
of hands-on experiments and labs. If you’d game. You’ll learn to create engaging web A Movie of You
like to write in invisible ink or find out how pages that include pictures, sound, and video. Julia Nicholson, Instructor
slime can be both runny and sticky, join us. We’ll explore HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, Tell your story. If you love technology and
Each day we’ll investigate a different scientific the technologies that are “under the hood” of also have something to say, join us to learn
theme each day with exciting experiments, all websites, and we’ll work on ways you can the art of digital storytelling—the new medi-
related stories, and hands-on projects. We’ll organize layouts, colors, and content to make um where everyday people use digital tools
make oobleck, discover the properties of your pages pop. At the end of this class you’ll to tell stories. You’ll learn to make videos
water, create pet rocks, learn about our five be able to share your projects with family and using formats such as WeVideo, iMovie, and
senses, investigate the wonders of light and friends and continue programming at home other social media platforms that join togeth-
color, and more. Come with a curious mind with your new Coding with Kids account. er video, images, audio, and music to create a
and have a blast with science. Ages 4-7. Grades 6-9. compelling story. Each day you’ll learn new
Bring the following materials to class: an 8-pack of Some prior coding experience required, such as movie-making skills to bring your ideas to
washable markers pencils, a pair of scissors, and a with Scratch. life on the screen. By the end of the week
smock/t-shirt for messy experiments. July 12–16 Newton North 12:30–3:30pm you’ll have a professional-looking video to
June 28–July 2 Newton South 8:30–11:30am KS363-S21 $325 share with the world. Grades 3-5 & 6-9.
KS382-S21-1 $325 Bring a flashdrive, a notebook, and writing
utensils.
August 23–27 Newton South 8:30–11:30am Wicked Cool Vet School July 6–9 Newton North 8:30–11:30am
KS382-S21-2 $325 Wicked Cool for Kids staff, Instructors KS393-S21-1-Gr3-5 $275 (Grades 3-5)
Animal lovers: grab a lab coat and learn
July 26–30 Newton South 8:30–11:30am
Science Scramble about our favorite furry, flying, and fishy
friends. Make your dream of becoming a KS393-S21-2-Gr6-9 $325 (Grades 6-9)
Wicked Cool for Kids staff, Instructors August 2–6 Newton North 8:30–11:30am
veterinarian a reality this summer. We’ll
Join us for an eclectic mix of science KS393-S21-3-Gr3-5 $325 (Grades 3-5)
construct amazing animal models, build big
experiments guaranteed to have the wow
bones, and investigate animal intestines from August 16–20 Newton North 12:30–3:30pm
factor. We’ll start with cartoon character
our favorite vertebrates—birds, mammals, KS393-S21-4-Gr6-9 $325 (Grades 6-9)
science, as we explore real physics through
reptiles, amphibians, and fish. You’ll follow
Pokemon and learn about geology through
your own furry “patient” for a week, exam-
the Steven Universe cartoon series. Next, NEW
ining its digestion, muscles, joints, and vital
we’ll use chromatography to sample some
signs as you learn about domestic and wild Lights, Camera, Action!
candy chemistry, and we’ll make a jar that
animal care. It’s an animal extravaganza! (formerly Art & Science Mashup)
glows like fireflies. For something completely
Grades 1-4.
different, we’ll grow seeds on a sponge Danielle Schechner, Instructor
tower and build a working monocular to July 6–9 Newton North 12:30–3:30pm Put some drama into your life with a variety
explore the tiny worlds around us. Join us KS264-S21-1 $275 of artistic and scientific endeavors. Get out
for this surprising mix of super cool science July 26–30 Newton South 8:30–11:30am your drawing pencils to create a story and
discoveries. Grades K-2. KS264-S21-2 $325 share it. We’ll study story arcs and illustra-
June 28–July 2 Newton South 12:30–3:30pm August 16–20 Newton North 12:30–3:30pm tion techniques, then develop a comic book
film strip and turn it into a short skit. You’ll
KS331-S21-1 $325 KS264-S21-3 $325
make costumes and props, then act out your
July 12–16 Newton North 12:30–3:30pm August 23–27 Newton South 8:30–11:30am skit with classmates. You’ll check out how
KS331-S21-2 $325 KS264-S21-4 $325 things work as we make real film cameras
August 2–6 Newton North 8:30–11:30am with movable gears and parts from upcycled
KS331-S21-3 $325 materials. Bring your curiosity and creativity.
Grades 1-4.
August 2–6 Newton North 12:30–3:30pm
KS401-S21-1 $325
August 23–27 Newton South 12:30–3:30pm
KS401-S21-2 $325
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