John Foster, Naturalist
From the New England Naturalist Training Center
John Foster presents hands-on ecology-focused environmental science programs.
John has trained naturalists across new England and conducts wildlife research
for groups like U.S. Fish and Wildlife and Mass Wildlife. He has extensive
knowledge of the area's animals and plants. Many, many students, from first
grade to grad school, have benefited from his infectious enthusiasm and creative
teaching skills. John can also conduct outdoor programs at his center or at
an off-site location in the area. For more information, visit his
website or email foster@nentc.com.
Musical Presentations by David Coffin
http://www.davidcoffin.com/
David presents Music for the King's Court: Exploring the Early Winds. Music
for the King's Court is a one-hour interactive musical presentation. Participants
will have the opportunity to see and listen to a wide variety of Early Wind
Instruments from the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods. David has
an excellent rapport with the kids and an outstanding musical talent. For
more information about David and his performances, visit his website or email
dcoffin@cove.com.
Casey Carle's Bubblemania
http://bubblemania.com/science/
Casey Carle's Bubblemania science programs combine entertainment and science
in effective ways to engage students of all ages. From the website: "Bubblemania
easily engages both hemispheres of the brain - the creative and the analytical
- showing students that beautiful art can be made with the help of science
and that scientific discovery is enhanced by imagination." Wonderful
presentation!
Claflin Hill Music Outreach
The Claflin Hill Music Performance Foundation,
Inc.
Claflin Hill provides not only the symphony concerts but workshops and clinics
to promote music education. For more information on available programs, visit
the website at http://www.claflinhill.org/Music%20Outreach.htm
or contact Claflin Hill at online@claflinhill.org.
Destination ImagiNation
Massachusetts Open Minds
Visit their website for more details.
From their website:
"Destination ImagiNation, Inc. is a non-profit organization offering
a global, youth-centered, creative problem-solving program. Destination ImagiNation
emphasizes creativity, problem solving and teamwork. DI Challenges have open-ended
answers, empowering participants to create solutions that are imaginative,
original, divergent and ingenious! Students work together in teams to tackle
these challenges under the direction of a team manager.
Once team members develop a solution, they present it in a performance. The
team designs and creates, without adult assistance, all props, costumes and
other artistic and technical elements necessary to bring the solution to life.
The team’s solution can take from several weeks to several months to
develop. But the team's solution is not complete until they receive their
final improv from the appraisers just before the presentation! Teams showcase
their solutions at a MADI tournament.
Competitions are held statewide. Regional Tournaments begin in February followed
by our State Finals in late March or April. The DI year culminates with Global
Finals in May, where the best of the best match wits, imaginations and personalities
to become world champions. MADI (Massachusetts Destination Imagination) also
conducts training for team mangers and appraisers. Team mangers are merely
facilitators since this program is 'hands on' for kids and 'hands off' for
adults. All members receive problem-solving competition materials and rulebooks."
MadScience
Local branch:
Mad Science of Central MA
383 Lincoln Street
Franklin, MA
http://www.madscience.org/CentralMA/
Hands-on science classes and workshops presented in engaging and entertaining
ways. Class series can be tailored to specific topic needs. For more information,
visit their website listed above, or request a brochure by email,
mad.science@verizon.net, or phone, 508-541-9213.
Cartooning Classes
Just in Jest, Inc.
52 Eliot Street
South Natick, MA
(508) 652-9090
Email Rich Parsons at RichParJIJ@earthlink.net
Classes in cartooning and preliminary animation at "Sir Jestalot's Drawbridge
Academy"; homeschool classes available. Call for details.
Art Classes
Specialty Camps and Weekend Classes
Bancroft School
110 Shore Drive
Worcester, MA
(508) 853-2640 ext. 263
Special weekend and summer programs such as Chemistry for Kids, Lego Robotics
(Mind Storms), Study Skills, Phonics I or II, Math Mania, Learn to Draw (Art),
Watercolor, Computer Graphics, Fun w Literature, Multi-Media, Keyboarding,
Intro to French and more
Foreign Language Tutor
Pamela Ringrose
Available to teach French, Italian, German or English as a second language
in the Franklin area. Pamela used to be a BBC news reporter. She is willing
to work with students on any level. For more information, contact Pamela at
508-520-1763, or email pamela_ringrose@comcast.net.
Just getting started in homeschooling? Get essential information from The Massachusetts Home Learning Association or visit the Local Support Groups page and contact an area homeschool organization. |