Newton Montessori is an educational school serving children 15 months through grade 6. Its goal is to help each child reach their potential through a delicate balance of freedom and structure. Tuition and financial aid are available.
Tobin School Westwood, formerly Tobin Afterschool, is located in a renovated home, with bright and spacious classrooms on two floors. The school offers Pre-Kindergarten and Junior Kindergarten classrooms, starting at 3.5 years of age as of September. Both classrooms offer a wide range within their curriculum including art, music, Spanish, American Sign Language, Yoga, Fitness, Mandarin, Handwriting Without Tears, Lively Letters and more.
During the summer months Tobin School Westwood offers a "choose your days, choose your weeks" flexibility, which provides children with the option to attend all week or only specific days. Information about all of the programs available here can be found on the website.
For nine years, The Norwood Christian Preschool has been providing young children with a "nurturing and loving environment" to learn and grow. Many of staff at Norwood live locally, and are active parents in the community. The Norwood Christian Preschool offers half-, full- and extended-day programs. The mission of the school is to help each child develop a strong sense of self, while knowing importance of respect and kindness towards others.
The Norwood Christian Preschool is located in the United Church of Norwood.
Offering classes for children and adults, individuals or corporations, Berlitz allows you to prepare for a trip, or explore a new culture through the gift of language. Featuring a distinctive method of teaching that has been refined over the last 140 years, the classes at this convenient location will ensure that you don't leave home unprepared.
Crossroads School specializes in helping children with autism acquire the academic, social, vocational, and skills of daily living necessary to achieve their highest level of independence possible as adults, as well as to make available support and education to their families. Crossroads School is an option for students with severely challenging behaviors that may preclude them from inclusion in public school environments.
Located in the historic center of Natick, the First Congregational Church is considered one of the oldest in town. The Victorian Gothic style red brick building was built in 1651 and moved from South Natick to its current location in 1799. It was named to the National Registry of Historic Places in 1977. Rev. Victoria Alford Guest and Rev. Summer F. Shaud preside over the church, which runs its own non-sectarian pre-school.
Puddle Duck Day School prides itself in bringing exceptional childcare to the north shore in an accessible, affordable fashion. They enroll children of a wide range of ages: infant, toddler, transitional pre-school, pre-school and transitional kindergarten. The Puddle Duck facilities include carefully planned classrooms, as well as creative play and rest areas. Children learn both in large and small group structures how to cooperate with one another, build personal confidence and develop a wide range of skills.
Tiny Tunes is a music school for children located in the Olde Andover Shopping complex. This location accepts children from infants through 12 years of age. It teaches live music classes each day and have an after school music program. Tiny Tunes also offers a Saturday class.
Set up in a large office building off Pearl, Impact offers a very unique set of classes. Its extremely realistic self-defense courses simulate the threats, intimidation and violence encountered during an assault. Classes are taught by a two-man team, one taking the role of instructor, the other donning a full-body suit of armor and taking the role of perpetrator. Students defend themselves with full contact. Classes are offered for men and women and a special course is offered for assault survivors. Impact also provides community courses and workplace classes, and works with local homeless shelters. Visit Impact's website for the most up-to-date class scheduling.
The Roxbury-Weston Programs is comprised of the Roxbury Weston Preschool and C.A.T.C.H. (Children Achieving Through Community Hope) After school programs. The program was started by families from Weston and Roxbury in 1965, as a way to bring together suburban and urban families. Both programs serve children from Dorchester, West Roxbury, Hyde Park, Lincoln, Mattapan, Roxbury, Roslindale, Weston, Sudbury, Waltham, Wayland and Wellesley. The preschool is located in Weston in the First Parish Church; the after school program is located in Roxbury in the Church of Christ.
