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College Admissions 101

Get some practical advice about applying for college at the Newburyport Library

College Counselor, Abby Van Geldern from Collegewise Greater Boston will help families separate college admissions fact from fiction and enjoy the college process a little more. We’ll discuss grades, test scores, activities, and everything else colleges evaluate. Attendees will get straight answers about what college admissions committees really look for and how they ultimately decide who gets in.

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Wednesday, October 3, 2018 6:30-8pm

Addiction Specialist to Visit Beverly Middle School

Addiction specialist to visit Beverly Middle School to discuss children's brain development

Dr. Ruth Potee is presenting at Beverly Middle School on Tuesday, September 25: Teen Brain Under Construction: What Every Parent Must Know About Your Tween/Teen’s Brain Development. Come learn more about what parents and other interested members of the community can do to keep our tweens and teens safer, healthier, and substance-free through the middle and high school years.

When: 
Tuesday, September 25, 2018 5pm
Dr. Potee will begin speaking at 6:00 PM.

Guided Tour of Empresses of China's Forbidden City Exhibition

Tour PEM's Empresses of China's Forbidden City Exhibition as part of Trails and Sails 2018

This exhibition is the first to explore the role of empresses in shaping China’s last dynasty- the Qing dynasty - from 1644 to 1912. Nearly 200 spectacular objects from the Palace Museum tell the little-known stories of how imperial women influenced court politics, art and religion. Timed to mark the 40th anniversary of the establishment of U.S.-China diplomatic relations, Empresses of China's Forbidden City is organized by the Peabody Essex Museum; the Smithsonian's Freer|Sackler, Washington, D.C.; and the Palace Museum, Beijing.

When: 
Friday, September 21, 2018 3-4pm

Children's Anxiety Expert and Author Lynn Lyons to Speak at Pingree School

Pingree School in Hamilton MA

Pingree School and the Pingree Parent Network invite you to a special community presentation by psychotherapist, anxiety expert and author Lynn Lyons addressing mental health and young adults. Lynn will focus on how to disrupt the most common anxiety and depression-enhancing patterns and adopt instead a process-based approach that challenges ingrained patterns of thought and behavior.

When: 
Wednesday, September 26, 2018 from 6:30 - 8:30 PM
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Newburyport Early Education Night

Early Education Night at Newburyport City Hall

Join the Greater Newburyport Families Club for our 18th Annual Early Education Information Night! This event is open to the public and there is no charge to attend! Bring a friend! Spread the word! Are you wondering where your little one should begin that journey of learning (including preschool, kindergarten and some elementary schools)? Would you like to learn about the Education Foundations that are enhancing the quality of schools in the Greater Newburyport area? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you should attend this event!

When: 
Wednesday, November 8, 2017 6:30-8pm

Goddard School Open House and Tour Our School

Goddard School Middleton MA, Danvers MA, North Andover MA. infant, preschool, Pr

On Saturday, June 23, 2018 from 10 to Noon, Goddard School in Middleton is hosting a Open House and School Tour. Tour Goddard School and learn about its curriculum programs and learn about promotions for September enrollment.

Take this great opportunity to learn and see why Goddard School offers the best childhood preparation for social and academic success. Goddard School Middleton has super easy access and parking.

When: 
Saturday, June 23, 2018 from 10 AM to Noon
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Seaside Cycle Family Trail Ride

Join Seaside Cycle on a family bike ride in the woods of Grodon College in Beverly Massachusetts

Do you have a kid or two that wants to get their mountain bike on the trails but aren't sure how to get them started? Or does your child ride at school and want to go out with you? We've got the perfect ride for you! How technical the ride is will depend on participant ability and we are happy to give tips and instruction as we go. We meet up behind Gordon College and loop through their trails for about an hour.

When: 
Sunday, May 27, 2018 Noon-1:30 pm
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Friends of the Hillel Library Event #EdJourney Transforming Our Schools from Epstein Hillel to Ethiopia

Hillel Library in Marblehead MA

Epstein Hillel School and Friends of the Hillel Library invite us to join them as they honor Mark Gelfand, 2018 recipient of the Edith Block Award. Grant Lichtman, author and lecturer is the evening's featured speaker.

When: 
Thursday, May 24, 2018, at 6:45 PM

Tower School Pre-K Through Grade 8 Open Classrooms Event

Tower School Marblehead MA hosts an open house for families on the North Shore.

Join us at our May 10 Curriculum Showcase and Open Classrooms Event for grades Pre-K through Grade 8.

8:30-9:00 am: We'll meet in the library for a conversation with Tower’s academic leaders, Liz Buchan and Ryan Buckley. They'll discuss Tower's engaging and balanced curriculum and the academic strengths that our students develop as a result.

9:00-10:30 am: Visitors are invited to tour the school with Tower parents, sit in on classes and meet our school administrators.

RSVPs are not required, although they do help us prepare for your visit. To let us know of your plans to attend, please email reagan.kenwell@towerschool.org.

When: 
Thursday, May 10, 2018 | 8:30-10:30 a.m.
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Music Together - Tuesday in Marblehead

Marblehead, Beverly Farms, Hamilton, Salem, Peabody Music Together
Music Together® is a research-based music & movement program for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and the grown-ups who love them. Music Together® of Salem classes make it easy for parents/primary caregivers to play a crucial role in activating their child's music development. Classes are 45...
10:00 am to 10:45 am

Guided Tour | When Granite Was King!

Find out the story behind the history of granite quarrying at Halibut Point State Park in Rockport, Massachusetts!
Halibut Point State Park is also a granite quarry with a history that goes back billions of years! Over one hundred years ago, the Rockport Granite Company quarried granite stone here.
11:00 am to 12:30 pm
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