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NCE Middle School Programs
Needham Community Education’s NCE Elementary program offers a wide array of after school classes at each elementary school at the end of the school day.
Summer Explorations 2025
Health and Wellness
Exercise and recreation classes
Fine arts and crafts
DYI, home, garden and skills classes
Humanities and science programs
Investment and financial planning classes
Parenting programs
Learn to play a game or improve your game skills
SSAT, SAT prep, PSAT prep, and prep school, college and grad school application related programs for students and parents.
NCE Elementary After School Classes for Broadmeadow Students
NCE Elementary After School Classes for Eliot Students
NCE Elementary After School Classes for Mitchell Students
NCE Elementary After School Classes for Newman Students
NCE Elementary After School Classes at Sunita WIlliams
NCE Kids' Late Afternoon and Evening Classes
NCE Kids Virtual Classes
Private Music Lessons
Do you have an idea for a children’s picture book, or are you intrigued about writing one? Learn about the process and receive guidance from an award-winning children’s book author, Elizabeth Suneby. Elizabeth will cover the basics in the first four classes--including genre, shaping a clear concept, narrative arc, pacing, dialog, back matter, and resources for writers. Recent popular titles will be studied. Participants will also have the chance to write a picture book manuscript, and in the last two classes, give and receive constructive manuscript critiques.
Elizabeth Suneby has always loved to wrestle with words and distill information into a compelling story. After 20 years in marketing management, she now writes content for organizations, magazine articles, and books for children. She has had nine books published--from board books for babies to non-fiction for teens. Elizabeth’s latest book, No Room for a Pup!, is a fun, modern twist on a classic Yiddish folktale (It Could Always Be Worse) and a valuable reminder that there is always room for one more. Her first book, See What You Can Be: Explore Careers That Could Be For You!, was published by American Girl; and her two books in the CitizenKid series are multiple award winners. Iqbal and His Ingenious Idea: How a Science Project Helps One Family and the Planet is a great book for children who love science or care about the environment. Razia's Ray of Hope: One Girl's Dream of an Education is based on a true story of a girl in Afghanistan and how she convinces the men in her family to allow her to go to school.
Elizabeth Suneby
No Class Apr 1, Apr 15 & Apr 22
Full - waiting list
