Beverly

What does inspired learning look like? Attend the Bright Horizons at Beverly Cummings Center Open House and explore enhanced infant, toddler, preschool and Kindergarten Prep programs.
Bright Horizons’ Prep programs focus on developing school readiness in all areas of academic learning and social preparedness.

Usher in spring with Women in Action on Saturday, April 6th from 9:30-11:30a.m. by helping The Food Project start seedlings in the greenhouse at Glen Urquhart School in Beverly. Women in Action is dedicated to increasing access to nutritious food and physical activity for underserved children.  Last year, volunteers helped start 4,864 seedlings for The Food Project's North Shore farms in just one morning. Open to individuals, families, and friends (kids age 5 and up).  Free event, RSVP required to clippie@nsuw.org

Grammy winner Charles Neville joins Henri Smith and his 8 piece band will perform a Mardi Gras concert at the historic Larcom Theatre in Beverly, MA! 50% profits benefit the 4th annual Y TEENS REBUILD NEW ORLEANS trip in April. This will be the fourth year of an extraordinarily successful North Shore YMCA service-learning trip to help rebuild the Katrina-ravaged City. Come see a great show and help this program enrich North Shore Teens by supporting their community service!

Explore arts education at Cape Ann Waldorf School on Tuesday, April 2, from 8:15 to 10:15 a.m.

Visit the lower grades (1-5) and middle school grades (6-8) in action, followed by a conversation with faculty and parents. For adults only.

We believe in the journey. We believe in letting a child have a childhood. We believe that academic excellence is the by-product, and not the goal, of a rich, fulfilling educational path that honors the child's development. We believe when you educate a child, you have a chance to change the world.

Instructor Bruce Doig of the Beverly Recreation Department will teach the basics necessary to umpire Little League and Girls Softball games. Earn money doing something you enjoy. Open to any boy or girl who will be 13 years old by April 1, 2013. Training includes rules of the game, on-field situations and umpiring mechanics for youth games. All participants receive rulebooks.

Craving Spring? Join the folks at The Trustees' Long Hill and Sedgwick Gardens to learn about seed starting for our Pick Your Own Flower Field. Help us sow the first big round of seeds. With your help, these seeds will grow into the cutting flowers that we grow in our Flower Fields! Bring the family: ages 10 and up. Please pre-register.

This is the 3rd Annual Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by Netcast Church. Again this year, there will be a ton of free prizes given away, 10000 eggs, fun games, and more. Rain or Shine... Bring your own basket and expect to have a great time! Ages 2-12. Share this on your Facebook page and spread the word. You can learn more about Netcast by going to www.whatisnetcast.com.

Beverly Public Library invites families and children to the Sohier Room for a fun morning filled with music and song! An interactive mix sing-along music and children's literature will keep kids 0-5 years old engaged and smiling!  Drop in, no registration required!

The Garden City Church invites you to join for a morning of fun, games, and ten thousand candy-filled eggs! We recommend that you come early to register and be ready to go at 11:00 am. With over two hundred kids, the eggs will go fast! Registration starts at 10:15 a.m.

Glen Urquart School has a lot going on for preschoolers this season. Register today for the free Preschool Spanish Classes with Martha Cox-Stavros and the free Story Hour with Sharon Carter Grimes.