The Green Street Teaching and Learning Center is celebrating its 10th birthday this year! Green Street has been a fantastic addition to the Middletown community, and local families and businesses are eager to help make the next decade even better than the last. Between 5:00 and 8:00 PM on Friday, April 17, FroyoWorld on Main…
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Info Session for Tutoring Programs – Spring 2015
Tutoring kids in the community is a great way to make a difference in someone’s life while also forming new friendships and brushing up on your pre-algebra skills. There are seven student-run tutoring programs in Wesleyan’s Office of Community Service — including two *new* programs recently awarded generous grants — and a few other groups on campus are also…
Student Spotlight: Alicia Gansley ’15
Civic engagement takes many forms at Wesleyan: volunteerism, activism and advocacy, community-based work, and more recently, unique academic experiences like service-learning and civic engagement courses. Alicia Gansley ’15 – a Computer Science major completing the Economics minor and Civic Engagement certificate – has been involved with nearly all of these activities during her time at…
Spring Registration (and Discounts!) for Discovery AfterSchool at Green Street
“Picasso and Math” “Exploring the River” “Beginning Breakdance” I know what you might be thinking – Where are these classes in Wesmaps?! Wesleyan students may be disappointed to find that these are not in fact college courses, but rather classes in the arts, math, and sciences for children in Middletown at the Green Street Teaching and Learning Center…
Teach a Digital Arts Class at Green Street
The Green Street Arts Center is looking for a student instructor to lead a semester-long course related to computer-aided art once a week from 4:15 to 5:15 pm for students in grades 1-3 or 3-5. This is a paid position. For more information or to discuss your course idea, contact Green Street Director Sara MacSorley at…
Sound Production Class at Green Street
Register by today to learn the ins and outs of sound production at the Green Street Arts Center! From Director Sara MacSorley: Green Street Sound Production Class “Shaping Sounds” Instructor: John Bergeron Location: Green Street Arts Center, 51 Green Street, Middletown CT Thursdays from 1:30-4:30pm for 10 weeks Start date: September 25, 2014 Class fee: $550…
Tutoring Programs Info Session (9/11)
There are so many groups at Wesleyan working with children that it can be hard to choose just one. Aspiring tutors sometimes join the first program they hear about rather than selecting an organization based on the target age group, time commitment, academic subject, and program structure. To help you pick the group that’s right for you, the Office…
Colony Collapse: 3d Printed Bees and More at the Green Street Arts Center
Photo courtesy of Joseph Smolinski and Mixed Greens, New York Middletown’s monthly Gallery Walk invites community members to the North End to celebrate local artists and support local businesses in the city’s Downtown Arts District. This Thursday’s walk will include the opening reception for Colony Collapse, an exhibition by Joseph Smolinski, visiting scholar in the…
Middletown Potluck! This Sunday at 200 Church
This Sunday, May 5th, join Middletown Potluck at 200 Church for food & new friends. Middletown Potluck is a community collaboration that creates a positive, inclusive space for students and community members to break bread and get to know each other. While prior Potlucks were held at Green Street, this Sunday’s Potluck will be on…
Green the Outside of Green Street
Now that it is bright and beautiful outside (or at least for the time being), it’s time to do some outdoor greening. This just in from Green Street: “Hi all, In case you are looking for some service hours while schools are on break next week, the Green Street Arts Center is sprucing up their…