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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
Note: The instructor, the length of the class and materials fee has been changed since the printing of the catalogs.
Celebrate the season with this beginner-level Christmas cookie decorating class. You will learn the technique of flooding sugar cookies with royal icing to achieve a perfectly smooth finish as well as the wet-on-wet technique. Make sparkly stockings, terrific trees, smiling snowmen, and more. The instructor will provide all supplies needed, including baked sugar cookies, royal icing, and boxes. Note: This class can be a little messy so please bring your own apron. A $35 materials fee is payable to the instructor in class.
Sandra Frezza is an award winning cake artist. She’s the owner of Sandra’s Sweet Sensations in Boston, and enjoys bringing her creative vision to life through her specialty cakes, cupcakes & cookies. She also loves sharing her knowledge with others! Sandra has served as a Cake Show Competition Judge, she is an International Cake Exploration Societé Approved Teacher, and served as the President/State Representative of the MA/NH Chapter. Sandra is also a Certified Wilton Instructor and was inducted into the Wilton Hall of Fame in 2013. Sandra teaches private and school based classes in various mediums (buttercream, royal icing, fondant, and gumpaste). She also participates in Icing Smiles, a nonprofit that provides free custom cakes for critically ill children. For more information about Sandra, see her Facebook Page: Sandra's Sweet Sensations and Instagram: sandrassweetsensations.
Sandra Frezza