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Newburyport Youth Hockey Learn to Play Hockey Program, March 15th through March 28th

March 11, 2010

Newburyport Learn To Play Hockey ClinicWhen: March 15th through March 28th
Where: Graf Rink, Low Street, Newburyport, MA.

Newburyport Youth Hockey is offering a five session, Learn to Play Hockey Program, at the Graf Rink, Newburport. The program starts on Monday, March 15th and ends on Sunday, March 28th.

The goal of this program is teach girls and boys basic hockey skills while creating a fun environment.

Cost:
The fee is $75 for NYHL players and $100 for non members.

How To Register:
Registrations are held every Sunday from 10:00 to 11:00 am at the Graf Rink or contact Shawn Richmond at 978-325-7057.

Newburyport Baseball School, Two Sessions In March, Nock Middle School Gym, Newburyport MA

February 26, 2010

baseballThe Newburyport Baseball School, conducted by Newburyport High coach Bill Pettingell, will be offering two sessions at the Nock Middle School, Newburyport in the month of March.

The baseball school will be conducted in the school’s gymnasium.
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Watercolor Illustration, A Color Focus Study On Nature, Joppa Flats Education Center, Newburyport, Saturday, February 20th

February 19, 2010

Mass Audubon Joppa Flats Education CenterWhen: Saturday, February 20th, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Where: Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, MA.

On Saturday, February 20th, Artist Gina Lee Kim is conducting a workshop at the Joppa Flats Education Center, Newburyport which will focus on interpreting nature’s colors through the brilliance of watercolor painting.

Fee: $30. Pre-registration is required.

How To Register: To register for this workshop, please call 978-462-9998.

Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center, located at One Plum Island Turnpike in Newburyport, is a natural history education center that is open to the public Tuesday through Sunday and Monday holidays, 8:30 to 4:00 pm.

Newburyport Youth Lacrosse Association Clinics, Governor’s Academy Field House, Byfield, February 17th and 18

February 16, 2010

Newburyport Youth LacrosseWhen: Wednesday and Thursday, February 17th & 18th
Where: Governor’s Academy Field House, Byfield, MA

The Newburyport Youth Lacrosse Association will host clinics run by Newburyport High girls coach Catherine Batchelder and boys team assistant coach Todd Francis on February 17th and 18th  at the Governor’s Academy Field House, Byfield.

The clinics are for boys & girls in Grades 2-8.
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Introduction to Photoshop Elements, Mass Audubon’s Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield, Saturday, February 20th

February 15, 2010

Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield, MAWhen: Saturday, February 20th, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Where
: Mass Audubon’s Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, 87 Perkins Row, Topsfield, MA

If you ever wanted to learn how to get the most of using Adobe© Photoshop Elements software for improving your digital photographs, you may want to sign up for the Introduction to Photoshop Elements program being offered at Mass Audubon’s Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield, on Saturday, February 20th.

Take your photos to the next level by learning how to use photo-editing software to enhance your images.

Learn how cropping images and adjusting lighting and colors can significantly improve your photos.

The program will also cover some tips and tricks for black and white photography and special effects for realistic images.

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Homeschool Study Session, Endangered Species, Joppa Flats Education Center, Newburyport, Friday, February 12th

February 10, 2010

When: Friday, February 12th, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Where:Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, MA.

Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center, Newburyport, is offering a homeschool study session on Friday, February 12th, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm, that will explore endangered species. This month’s session will focus on the bald eagle.  

The homeschool program is for children ages 7 to 12. Parents are welcome, but not required to stay.

A field trip to search for bald eagles as part of this month’s focus on bald eagles will take place on Friday, February 26th
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Bald Eagles & The Lower Merrimack River, North Shore Community College, Saturday, February 13th

February 5, 2010

When: Saturday, February 13th, from 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm
Where: 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm

North Shore Community College
Bald Eagles & The Lower Merrimack River
Date: Saturday, February 13, 2010
Time: 1:30pm – 4:00pm

North Shore Community College, Danvers, is offering a program, Bald Eagles & The Lower Merrimack River, on Saturday, February 13th, from 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm.

Each winter, Bald Eagles from northern New England move south to the lower Merrimack River which provides perfect, winter habitat for these majestic birds. These spectacular birds soar high over the water and then stoop to secure prey with their sharp talons.

Program participants willl visit Bald Eagle habitat along the lower Merrimack River.
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Training For Education Volunteers At Joppa Flats Education Center, Newburyport, January 19th and 26th

January 25, 2010

When: Tuesdays, January 19th (Winter Birds and Penguins), and January 26th (All About Raptors), from 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Where: Meet at the Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, MA.

EDUCATION VOLUNTEER TRAINING AT JOPPA FLATS EDUCATION CENTER

Do you love the outdoors and sharing nature with children? If you do, become an education volunteer at Joppa Flats!

Throughout the school year, Joppa Flats staff and volunteers offer a wide range of coastal ecology and birding programs for children on-site at Joppa Flats, at schools, and in various wild habitats.

Learn to assist children’s educator Lisa Hutchings in coastal ecology and birding programs in the field and at schools. No experience necessary. Post-training commitment: two half-days per month.

To prepare its volunteers to assist with these quality programs, Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center provides complete in-the-field training. You’ll learn a wide variety of hands-on activities and experiments pertaining to levels of questioning, learning modalities, and using objects in nature to practice science.

Join the Center’s crew of trained naturalists and help Mass Audubon with its mission to increase awareness and inspire stewardship of the natural world.

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Endicott College, Beverly, MBA Online Program Starts January 27th, 2010

January 25, 2010

Endicott College

Endicott College MBA Online Program Starts January 27th, 2010

With its continued dedication to online learning, the Endicott College Van Loan School of Graduate and Professional Studies announces the launch of the Endicott MBA Online Program.

This program is an 18-21 month, part-time degree program using a web-based learning platform that can be accessed from anywhere and anytime.

This is a NEASC accredited online MBA program designed for student’s looking for career advancement and professional growth in profit and not-for-profit organizations.

With collaborative peer learning through online forum discussions and group projects, students have an opportunity to interact the same as in a classroom environment.

Faculty who teach in this program understand the work/life balance needs of students.

Each course is designed to gain real-time skills with a strong ethics component through projects that are relevant to a student’s profession.

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North Shore Community Mediation, 34-Hour Basic Mediation Training Program Starts Saturday, January 16th

January 15, 2010

Mediation TrainingWhen: Starts on Saturday, January 16th, from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Where: Salem State College, Salem, MA

If you want to learn how to become a mediator and/or help provide dispute resolution services on the North Shore, then you should look into the 34-hour mediation training course that is being offered to North Shore residents by North Shore Community Mediation, Inc.

North Shore Community Mediation, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that provides mediation services and training to North Shore communities, courts, families, schools and businesses. The organization is holding a 34-hour Basic Mediation Training at Salem State College.

North Shore Community Mediation, Inc. and its volunteer members are committed to promoting the understanding and use of alternative means of dispute resolution, and to providing mediation, training, and related services to organizations, courts, schools, businesses, governments, families, and individuals
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