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Breakfast

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Why Mindfulness Matters in Education

Research has proven that practicing mindfulness-based meditation and yoga in the classroom improves students’ focused attention and self-awareness, which contribute to academic success. Mindfulness-based practices also offer measurable health benefits and can reduce anxiety and depression. These valuable activities have become part of the daily routine in the second grade at Glen Urquhart School. Every day, after morning meeting, second graders move through yoga sequences, usually led by one of the students. They end each day with a three to seven minute guided meditation, also often student led.

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The Little Mermaid at Larcom Theatre

The Little Mermaid - The beloved tale of The Little Mermaid is brought to the stage in a brand new production following a sell-out tour of China and the U.K. The Panto Company presents their adaptation of this classic Hans Christian Anderson’s story to the stage in a fantastic, funny and exciting interactive show full of singing and dancing. The performance duration is approximately 60 minutes with one intermission.

When:

Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 10AM and 1PM

Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 11AM and 2PM

Location:

Larcom Theater

Theater

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The Simplicity Parenting Approach to Warm, Firm, and Calm Guidance.

Parent Education at Waldorf School at Moraine Farm in Beverly MA

Waldorf School at Moraine Farm presents a lecutre by Kim John Payne based on his book The Soul of Discipline. The Simplicity Parenting Approach to Warm, Firm, and Calm Guidance - from Toddlers to Teens.

On Tuesday, March 21, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm., Kim John Payne will lead a lecture entitled Discipline: Raising Respectful Children in a Disrespectful World, hosted by Waldorf School at Moraine Farm.

The lecture, based on Kim John Payne’s book, The Soul of Discipline, will explore how to set firm but loving limits that expand as a child grows from toddler to teen. Kim will offer strategies that parents and educators can use at home and in the classroom.

Registration is open to the public for a fee of $10.

When:

Tuesday, March 21, 2017, from 7pm to 9pm

Location:

Parent Education

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Biodynamic Beekeeping Classes at Waldorf School at Moraine Farm

Waldorf at Moraine Farm School is offering an entry level course that will introduce the basic principles of beekeeping and biodynamic agricultural practices. At the end of the class, participants will know everything you need to know to establish a new honeybee colony. Participants will get a basic orientation in caring for the land in a way that supports the local pollinator population.

When:

Wednesday evenings in March.

Location:

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Outdoor Fun at GUS - March Break 2017

Glen Urquhart School invites children ages 4-7 to attend a fun 90-minute outdoor program on the Glen Urquhart campus in Beverly. Activities will include creative field games, a guided hike on the woodland trail, and songs and stories in the GUS greenhouse classroom.

Organized groups and families are welcome. Reserve your spot today.

When:

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Thursday, March 16, 2017

Friday, March 17, 2017

Monday, March 20, 2017

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Location:

Glen Urquhart School

Vacation Week

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February Vacation at the Northshore YMCA

There's plenty to do at the Northshore, Cape Ann YMCA during February break!

The North Shore YMCA has a ton of fun packed into this February Vacation week. Find lots of open time in the gym, pool and gymnasium for you to be together as a family, full day field trips for kids, intensive swim and gymnastics lessons, sports and gymnastics camps and family fitness fun.

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Waldorf School Morain Farm Winter Festival

The Waldorf School at Moraine Farm in Beverly is hosting a Winter Festival and Open House on Saturday, February 11, from 10:00AM to 1:00PM.

See and learn how a Waldorf education incorporates a multi-sensory approach to learning that educates the whole child – cognitive, social and creative. Explore our classrooms. Meet our teachers. Talk to students, parents and alumni.

The day’s activities include:

When:

Saturday, February 11, 2017 from 10:00AM to 1:00PM

Location:

School Open House

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Helping Our Children Navigate the Digital World

Technology is all around us and is changing constantly. How can parents and teachers guide children to use digital technology—apps, social media, the Internet—safely, responsibly, and wisely?

When:

Friday, January 27 at 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Location:

Parent Education

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Engaging Your Children in Philanthropy

ECCF, in partnership with Shore Country Day School, for this motivating seminar that gives parents ways to engage their children in the concept of giving back. Ron Lieber will lead this session on: How to talk to kids about money.

Join ECCF, in partnership with Shore Country Day School, for this motivating seminar that gives parents ways to engage their children in the concept of giving back.

Ron Lieber will lead this session on:

When:

Wednesday, February 1, 2017, at 7pm

Snow Date: Thursday, February 2, 2017 at 7pm

Location:

Shore Country Day School

Parent Education

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Babson Farm Quarry Self-guided Walking Tour at Halibut Point

Take a self guided tour at one of Massachusetts most beautiful locations!

Where: Halibut Point State Park

7:00 am to 6:00 pm

Kidleidoscope at Breakheart Reservation

Come join our park interpreter for a story time and nature walk! Complete a small craft and explore the woods! Walks are gently paced and approximately 1 mile, though not accessible for strollers. Appropriate for families with children 3-5 years old. Meet at the Visitor Center.

Where: Breakheart Reservation

10:30 am to 11:30 am

Music Together - Friday

Music Together® is a research-based music & movement program for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and the grown-ups who love them. Music Together® classes make it easy for parents/primary caregivers to play a crucial role in activating their child's music development. Classes are 45 minutes...

Where: Community House Of Hamilton & Wenham

10:30 am to 11:15 am

Animal Adventures Series: Inside & Out

Joppa Flats Education Center invites families for family fun about your favorite animals with hands-on science, songs, a take-home craft and outdoor time, weather permitting. This is a three-week series for young "naturalists" and their adventure-loving adult to learn about animals together. Please...

Where: Joppa Flats Education Center

1:30 pm to 3:00 pm

Drop-In Family LEGO at HWPL

Put your imagination and building skills to the test at this self-directed drop-in program. All ages are welcome with a caregiver.

Where: Hamilton-Wenham Public Library

3:15 pm to 4:15 pm

Monday, February 17

Babson Farm Quarry Self-guided Walking Tour at Halibut Point

Take a self guided tour at one of Massachusetts most beautiful locations!

Where: Halibut Point State Park

7:00 am to 6:00 pm

Quarry Quest Treasure Hunt

Enjoy an outdoor treasure hunt at one of Massachusetts most beautiful locations during February Vacation! Halibut Point State Park invites kids and families to follow clues then unscramble to find a treasure box!

Where: Halibut Point State Park

7:00 am to 6:00 pm

LEGO Train

EVERYTHING IS AWESOME! Calling all LEGO fans – we’re excited to welcome the LEGO Train back to the Wenham Museum this February! Come see a rainbow colored, L-gauge model train speeding along a brick track as it races by soaring skyscrapers, country cottages, mountainside ski slopes and much more...

Where: Wenham Museum

10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Tuesday, February 18

Babson Farm Quarry Self-guided Walking Tour at Halibut Point

Take a self guided tour at one of Massachusetts most beautiful locations!

Where: Halibut Point State Park

7:00 am to 6:00 pm

Quarry Quest Treasure Hunt

Where: Halibut Point State Park

7:00 am to 6:00 pm

Music Together - Tuesday in Marblehead

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...

Where: Unitarian Universalist Church of Marblehead

10:00 am to 10:45 am

Guided Tour | When Granite Was King!

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.

Where: Halibut Point State Park

11:00 am to 12:30 pm