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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
This program is designed for students who are already proficient in the skills taught in all previous levels and who want to increase their conversational and reading abilities. Conducted entirely in French, this course provides students with an opportunity to markedly improve their speaking and listening skills. The books are available in paperback or on Kindle. Lessons will entail book discussion and advanced grammar topics. If you miss a class, you may view the recording or schedule a half-hour private lesson with the instructor ($39, purchase at nce.reg.eleyo.com or by phone with NCE). Limited to 8.
Session 1: Tu me contes des fleurettes- Une conte ‘Un coeur simple’ parmi trois from Trois contes n'y Gustave Flaubert
Dates: 3 Mondays, January 5-January 26 (o class 1/19) Time: 8:00-9:00 PM
Session 2: Quelle dragueur – " Aimez-vous Brahms" by Françoise Sagan
Dates: 6 Mondays, February 9-March 23 (no class 2/16) Time: 8:00-9:00 PM
Session 3: Affaire à suivre, chez Ernaux- " La Honte" by Annie Ernaux
Dates: 6 Mondays, April 13-June 1 (no class 4/20 and 5/25) Time: 8:00-9:00 PM
Barry Bridgelal was born and raised until the age of 8 on the island of Trinidad. His family then moved to Boston. His years living in a cosmopolitan city, coupled with his multicultural background, fostered Barry’s proclivity for foreign languages. He has studied more than ten different languages! After undergraduate and post-graduate studies at Tufts University and King's College, Barry started his teaching career. For the past 13 years, Barry has been teaching all levels of French, Italian and Spanish at area institutes and universities. In the classroom, he strives to show how a new language provides a new vision on life.
Barry Bridgelal
No Class Jan 19
No Class Feb 16
No Class Apr 20 & May 25
