Stir is owned by nationally-acclaimed chef and James Beard award winner, Barbara Lynch. Lynch wanted a place where cuisine enthusiasts of Boston can go to learn, share, and experience a variety of techniques, cuisines, and tastes. Established in 2007, Stir is "a team of passionate and hardworking individuals who speak on behalf of our farmers, winemakers and distillers, as well as one another, through a medium of food, wine, spirits, service and hospitality." It also has demonstrations, classes, and cookbooks. Classes sell out fast. Please visit Stir's website at www.stirboston.com to sign up for classes.
Park Street School was founded in 2002 as an outgrowth of the successful preschool, Park Street Kids, founded two years earlier. It is affiliated with the Park Street Church.
The school was founded by a group of mothers from the Park Street Church who recognized a real need for a good school in the neighborhood, says Park Street's communication director, Kim Twitchell. Since then the school has grown by leaps and bounds and it now receives many more applicants per year than it can accept.
Seventy-five percent of Park Street's students come from downtown Boston neighborhoods and the vast majority walk or ride a scooter to school.
The school is committed to diversity and most of its students come from families outside the Park Street Church community.
The school says Christianity is its guiding principal and it puts a lot of emphasis on fostering Christian values in its students.
The school's gymnasium features a climbing wall and recess is often held on the Esplanade or Boston Common.
To enroll their child parents must submit an application and application fee, visit an open house and schedule their child for one-on-one testing.
Tuition is $15,100 per year for kindergarten; $17,500 per year for grades 1 - 3 and $19,600 for grades 4 - 6. Financial aid is available.
Boston Center for Adult Education was founded by Dorothy Hewitt as a place where both women and men can gather to discuss a variety of topics and learn from each other for "the sheer pleasure of doing so." BCAE classes range in topics from the arts to physical health. It reserves the right to cancel classes in short notice, but it would refund up to 50-percent of tuition.
Goethe Institute Boston is part of the Federal Republic of Germany. Its mission is to spread awareness and knowledge of the culture and language of Germany. It provides a variety of classes pertaining to the country that is available for the public.
Boston Architectural College is a private, not-for-profit institution that evolved from the Boston Architectural Club (a social club for Boston's architects) 0ver a century ago. It offers undergraduate and graduate degrees (up to a master's degree) in architecture, interior design, design studies, and landscape architecture. It also offers an impressive array of alternative educational plans, such as continuing education and low-residency options geared to professional training (e.g. certification in kitchen and bath design and sustainable design). The school is fully accredited and has comparatively affordable tuition fees.
This private day school for grades 9 - 12 prides itself on high level courses designed for independent, motivated students who want to learn. Literary analysis is stressed in a Commonwealth education, in order to give students a deep understanding of how to write and read effectively. Students regularly participate in community service projects at locations down the street and around the world. The school was founded in 1957, and has a historic, homely feel. With much of the original woodwork still in tact, student artwork decorating the walls and a computer lab with a fireplace, it's as much a school as it is community for the 150 students who attend from across greater Boston.
Learn to speak French, take a cooking class, research French history, or celebrate Bastille Day at the French Cultural Center.
Part of a network of nearly 1,500 Alliances Françaises in 138 countries, it was established in 1945 to celebrate French and American friendship, the elegant brownstone on Marlborough Street contains a language school, cultural center and the second largest French library in the country.
The collection includes 28,000 multimedia documents, stacks of books on everything form contemporary fiction, social sciences, art and history. There's more than 900 DVD's for adults and children, and 1,500 CD's of music, literature and language lessons. In addition,there's a wide selection of French newspapers and magazines, and a children's library.
French classes for both adults and children are available at all levels, and taught by native speakers. Through donors and membership support, the center also offers a free after-school program at several Boston Public Schools, teaching French to children who may not otherwise have the opportunity to learn otherwise.
Cultural programs include everything from art exhibits, to book and Scrabble clubs, to meet and greets and wine tastings. A membership includes invitations to cultural events, discounts and more. The library is free and open to the public.
EC Boston is a wonderful place for anyone who wants to learn English or just brush up on their language skills. The school offers new classes starting every Monday with placement tests to enroll the students in their proper course levels. For those traveling from abroad, EC will arrange transportation from the airport to the school as well as provide accommodations either in the form of a homestay, shared apartments, summer residence and superior residences. The school has 15 classrooms, a self-study room, Wi-Fi, 22 computers for testing and language resources as well as a library. The teachers are all extremely qualified and dedicated to assisting each student, helping them learn in ways that best suit their needs. EC is also very community oriented, believing that cultural immersion is the best way to learn a new language. The school encourages students to get involved in the community and provides daily activities to keep the experience educational and fun.
Located near Copley Square, Old South Church has been serving the local Christian community for more than 340 years. It hosts regular services, religious education for adults and children, missionary services and a non-religious preschool for children ages two through five.
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.
New England Conservatory is a musical education institution which provides a variety of undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate major programs to its students. Areas of study can include all orchestral instruments, orchestral and wind ensemble conducting, piano, jazz and contemporary improvisation, voice and opera, composition, historical performance and world music, music history and theory and music-in-education. The school's facilities include 1,013-seat and 260-seat concert halls, 180-seat and 100-seat recital halls and other recital spaces.
The Educational Development group offers 10-week English programs for recent immigrants 18 and older. English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) offers English classes in three levels: pre-beginner, beginner and intermediate. Teachers and staff at this location strive to be understanding, patient and accommodating, so that students may go on to college and a successful life in the U.S. Contact the director for placement.
The headquarters of this school theater project are housed at this location, inside the Paulist Center. Check in at the reception office for access inside the building and then take the stairs or elevator to the second floor.
The School of Fashion Design offers full and part time study. It is conveniently located near the Green Line at Copley, Orange Line at Back Bay Station and the commuter rail at Back Bay Station. The School of Fashion Design teaches all levels, so beginners are welcome.
Inlingua Language Center is the world's largest corporate language-training organization, shaping its programs to its business and personal clients' needs. All instructors are native speakers and can conduct group or one-on-one lessons at your office or in your home.
Inlingua is not just a language school; it offers full intercultural training for business travelers. Inlingua's services also include translation, transcription and interpretation. The Boston office is located on Saint James Avenue; see the center's website for a full overview of its scope.