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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 2026
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.
Special events
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
Bring your drawings to life with the rich layered color of professional colored pencils. Learn essential techniques for shading, blending, and building depth while exploring color theory and composition. Each class offers step-by-step instruction, creative projects, and personalized feedback from professional artist Eddie Bruckner. Whether you’re new to drawing or looking to refine your skills, this course will help you create vibrant, realistic artwork, one layer at a time. A materials list can be found here. Limited to 15.
Eddie Bruckner is a professional visual artist who creates original acrylic pop-art paintings and teaches personalized, in-home and online art lessons for children & adults in painting, drawing, colored pencils, & a variety of other fine art mediums. He has a BA from Brandeis University, two master’s degrees, and is a Grumbacher certified art instructor. His paintings are held in private collections throughout the world, and have been exhibited in galleries throughout Greater Boston, the United States, and the world. Eddie is an active member of the Wellesley Society of Artists and serves on their Board of Directors. Eddie’s artwork has been selected for many prestigious juried art shows, including Cambridge Art Association’s National Prize Show and Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts Annual Juried Exhibition. His public art projects include commissions by the City of Boston near Fenway Park and along the Rose Kennedy Greenway, and along the Boston Marathon Route in Natick, MA. For more info, go to www.EddieBruckner.com.
Eddie Bruckner
