French classes for kids and teens, grouped by age and ability level. Language classes offer comprehensive French instruction, while creative learning courses teach subjects like art, science, or film in French. New students ages 10–17 can take a placement test to find the right level.
Customized one-on-one or semi-private French lessons, in person or online, at your own pace. Students choose what to cover with their instructor: study with a book, focus on conversation skills, or work with video and audio materials.
Preparation courses for DELF exams at the A1, A2, B1, and B2 levels, offered as private or group classes.
Chinese classes for children, held after school and on weekends in a mainly Chinese-language immersion environment. The "Let's Learn Chinese" textbook emphasizes traditional characters while teaching bopomofo and pinyin; culture classes study the Three Character Classic and Disciple's Rules.
Chinese classes for teenagers and adults, with lessons customized to each student's age and background to meet their learning goals, plus emotional support and mindfulness.
One-on-one Chinese tutoring, online or on-site, customized to each student's age, background, and learning goals.
A 5-week after-school hands-on cooking program about health, nutrition, food preparation, the environment, and the benefits of local food and farming. Each class has a nutritional component, an environmental component, and a cooking lesson; the program ends with a nutritious meal planned and cooked by the children with locally grown ingredients for family and friends.
Private birthday or special-occasion cooking parties for kids hosted via Zoom, with seasonally changing menus including pizza parties, pasta parties, chocolate parties, and more — encouraging talking and cooking together.
Fall 2026 child/adult nature classes for children ages 2–5 with a parent, exploring the outdoors with teacher-naturalists. Classes run in Belmont (Rock Meadow), Brookline, Needham, Sudbury, Wayland, Wellesley, Weston, and other locations; dates and availability vary by location.
Single- or multi-day nature camps during school vacations, with kids exploring the outdoors. Fall 2026 openings include one-day camps on Oct 12 (Indigenous Peoples' Day) and Nov 11 (Veterans Day), plus December camps Dec 21–24 and Dec 28–31.
After-school nature exploration programs where kids explore the natural communities around them with teacher-naturalists.
A twelve-week cooking series for kids, meeting Monday or Sunday afternoons (4–6 PM) in the Newton kitchen. Each child works at their own station: the first 6 weeks explore ingredients, techniques, and culinary traditions; the last 6 weeks refine skills and take the lead, ending with a family showcase where the kids cook for you.
A half-day cooking program on school vacation days, where kids make savory and sweet treats. Similar ages are grouped together in small classes.
Weekly summer cooking camps with a different theme each week, such as French patisserie baking, where kids spend full days hands-on baking and cooking.
Weekly 3-hour after-school enrichment classes on topics like robotics, the art of storytelling, stop-motion animation, baking, woodworking, and paper craft, building STEM skills, artistic expression, and collaborative problem-solving through interactive activities. Classes are open to the public, with bus transportation from Winchester public elementary and middle schools.
Summer enrichment programs on topics like stop-motion animation (ages 8–10), baking and cooking (ages 8–10), intro to woodworking (ages 8–10), and paper creations (ages 5–7), with students learning through hands-on projects.
Enrichment camps during February and April school vacations, covering engineering, biotechnology, math, arts, theater, design, electronics, music, chemistry, physics, and more.
One-on-one reading tutoring using multisensory phonics-based instruction such as Orton-Gillingham and the Wilson Reading System, for students with language and memory difficulties.
One-on-one math tutoring that moves from concrete to representational to abstract, solidifying concepts step by step — from pre-number concepts, addition and subtraction, and fractions and decimals to pre-algebra, Algebra I and II, and geometry.
One-on-one test preparation tutoring designed to relieve anxiety, build confidence, and build skills, covering college admission and independent school entrance exams: SAT, ACT, GED/HiSET, ISEE, and MCAS.
One-on-one executive function tutoring helping students build new skills on learned ones, including organizing time, materials, and information, goal-setting, working memory, self-regulation, and metacognition.
Hands-on after-school, early-release-day, school-break, and summer workshops for students in grade 4 and up, with project-based learning.
Clubs on many themes: Amateur Radio Club, Rocketry Club, Battlin' Bots, Youth Inventors Workshop, Space Science & Astronomy Club, and more.
Hands-on summer STEM workshops for students in grade 4 and up and their families.
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