Education & Training
Boston Symphony Orchestra Offers FREE Education Opportunities for Concert-Goers at Symphony Hall for 2011-12 Season
“UNDERSCORE FRIDAYS” SUBSRIPTION SERIES FEATURES PRE-CONCERT TALKS BY CONDUCTORS AND POST-CONCERT MEET-AND-GREET RECEPTIONS FOR ALL FRIDAY-EVENING CONCERTS FREE AND OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC—“BSO 101: “ARE YOU LISTENING?” AND “BSO 101: AN INSIDER’S VIEW” OFFER INSIGHTS INTO THE MUSIC BEING PERFORMED AND A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT THE BSO As part of the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s [...]
HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANY PROVIDES URBAN TEENS WITH SUMMER THEATRE EXPERIENCE
Huntington Theatre Company and the Codman Academy Charter Public School unite this July for a sixth summer to create the Huntington-Codman Summer Theatre Institute, a four-week program for Codman students and alumni. A Tribute to August Wilson, the culminating performance of this summer’s educational program, celebrates the students’ multi-year relationship with Wilson’s material. The [...]
Men’s Health Summit 2011
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Young Women
At the Well Young Women’s Summer Leadership Academy Princeton University Don’t Miss the Summer Experience of a Lifetime for Minority Teen Girls! At the Well Young Women’s Leadership Academy PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Stanhope Hall Princeton, NJ 08544 August 15- 19 August 22-26, 2011 One Week Left to Apply SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE! The At the Well Leadership Academy is geared towards minority girls in [...]
Fenway Family Coalition update
Hello Everyone, Happy spring from the Fenway CDC! We have good news – Children’s Hospital Boston has awarded us a multi-year grant, part of which will cover expanded services for families, including the Fenway Family Coalition. As part of this funding, the Fenway CDC staff point person for the Coalition will switch from Sarah Horsley [...]
Fenway Youth Programs Update for May and June 2011
Fenway Youth Programs: Tues., and Thurs., 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm Meet up at the FCDC Math 1:1 tutoring will be held Tues and Thurs from 5:30pm to 6:30pm starting May 10, 2011 Math Book Challenge for special prizes will be held Tues and Thurs from 5:30pm to 6:30pm Starting May 10, [...]
“Educating Rita” at Huntington Theatre Company
by Tracey Cusick Playwrite Willy Russell’s Educating Rita is more than just an award winning comedy, it’s also thought provoking. University professor Frank has agreed to tutor a non-traditional student through as part of a new “Open University” program. Frank’s randomly assigned student is Rita: a married twenty-six year old hairdresser whose husband insists on [...]
News Notes – March 10
Obama connects in Hub – Cheers on school, raises $1m in two-stop visit By Michael Levenson and Peter Schworm – Globe Staff / March 9, 2011 President Obama got a whirlwind taste of Boston yesterday — minus the rush-hour traffic — as he raced from a Dorchester high school, where he praised students’ science experiments, [...]
News Notes – March 7
Kin of missing N.Y. man seek help – Last seen in Hub on Wednesday By Stewart Bishop – Globe Correspondent / March 7, 2011 Yesterday, as authorities continued to search for a missing New York man who was last seen in Boston, his parents voiced desperation and concern over his likely deteriorating health and pleaded [...]
Interested in learning ASL?
In and around Boston: DEAF, Inc. in Allston, MA is accepting registrations for the upcoming Spring American Sign Language (ASL) classes (for levels 1-5). Classes are open to all adults (Hearing, Deaf, DeafBlind, & Hard of Hearing) who are interested in learning ASL or want to continue their studies in ASL. All classes are taught by [...]