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Wellesley Hills Congregational Church

Seeking Church Sunday School Teachers To Join Our Staff!

The Wellesley Hills Congregational Church Sunday School is seeking to hire teachers to join our team and help lead our thriving children’s ministry program on Sunday mornings. We are seeking teachers with a heart for the creative development of faith formation programs for young children and youth. Now filling multiple openings for the 2019-20 school year (September – May) in grades kindergarten through sixth grade. Apply Now!

Wellesley Hills Congregational Church
ATTN: Rev. Anne Marie Holloway
by email to:  [email protected]

WHCC is located near the Wellesley Hills commuter rail stop.

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Interim Director of Senior Services, Council on Aging

Seeking qualified applicants for the position of Interim Director of Senior Services.  Anticipated duration two to four months.  Reporting to the Council on Aging (COA) Board, the Director manages, directs and administers the COA’s senior center, programs, services/resources and supervises Departmental staff.  Previous experience working in a senior center preferred, but not required.

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Wellesley Cultural Council seeks grant applications

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The Wellesley Cultural Council will be accepting applications beginning Sept. from artists, educators, performers and organizations for community-oriented programs that will enrich the cultural life of the residents of Wellesley. Applicants may request funding for programs in the arts, humanities, and sciences, including (but not limited to) performances, lectures, workshops, exhibits, and festivals to be presented in 2020,. All applicants must have a confirmed venue for their project for their application to be considered. Applications must be completed online and must be submitted by October 15, 2019.

To apply for a grant, applicants should go to www.mass-culture.org, click on “Applicants,”  and type “Wellesley” into the left side bar.  All the information and online forms required can be found there.  Before filling out the application, applicants are strongly urged to read what is written under the “Council Priorities” tab in order to ensure that your application will comply with the Wellesley Cultural Council programs guidelines.

The Wellesley Cultural Council is part of a network of 329 local cultural councils which provide cultural programming to all 351 cities and towns in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  Funding for these local cultural councils comes from an annual appropriation from the state legislature to the Massachusetts Cultural Council, which then distributes those funds to its local cultural councils.

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Wellesley Digital Bridges offering computer programming courses

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From John Breedis:

Wellesley Digital Bridges is a group of students with the goal of both teaching kids basic programming and raising money to purchase Chromebooks and other supplies for schools in the Boston area that need help with computer purchases.

Over the years, Wellesley Digital Bridges has raised over $3,000 and donated every cent to purchasing Chromebooks, headphones and other equipment to schools in the Boston area.

This summer and fall, we at Wellesley Digital Bridges will provide programming courses in Java and Python for middle and high school students. Each course will be structured to teach basic programming. No previous experience is required.

Each course session provides six hours of class time over four days. Sessions are limited in size so that we can help each student learn at their own pace. We ask that students who participate make a donation of $50 for each four day session.

We at Wellesley Digital Bridges believe that technology has made a big difference in our lives. It keeps us better connected with one another and entertains us to no end. It is also a powerful tool in the field of education. Whether it be Khan Academy, online classes, or educational videos, access to technology can be a big help to students. This is the reason why we plan to continue our mission at Wellesley Digital Bridges.

If you have a student who wants to begin their journey on learning programming, request a spot in class by emailing Wellesley Digital Bridges at [email protected]. Some of the upcoming sessions are as follows: August 26-29 (4:00 to 5:30PM), or Fridays, September 6, 13, 20, 27 (5:00 to 6:30PM).

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Wellesley Public Schools intros diversity director candidates this week

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Wellesley Middle SchoolThe Wellesley Public Schools system this week is giving the public an opportunity to meet 4 finalists for the new Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion position. The job listing was re-opened over the summer after the first round of finalists this past spring did not produce a hire.

The director’s responsibilities will include formulating a strategic plan to support district diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives; deepen community awareness, understanding, and respect for diversity, equity and inclusion; oversee the METCO program; and work collaboratively with the A Better Chance program.

Each of the 4 new candidates will spend one-half day in the district to meet the staff, students, parents, guardians and community members.  The public is invited to attend the following meetings to be held at the Wellesley Middle School auditorium.

We encourage you to check out the cover letters and resumes linked via the candidates’ names below. Be forewarned that not all of it is pretty. Typos, grammatical errors, and one mysterious bit of experience about a job that runs from “Oct 2019 – Present.” While I wouldn’t be psyched about having my cover letters go public, I might suggest that those who do apply for jobs that require this hit up a writing expert.

Aug. 21,  8-9am – Rachel Deleveaux

Aug. 21, 1-2pm  – Jabian Gutierrez

Aug. 22, 9-10am – Melissa Patrick

Aug. 22, 1-2pm – Charmie Curry

A light breakfast will be served from 8-9am.

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Wellesley Symphony and Wellesley Choral Society to hold open rehearsals

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The Wellesley Symphony Orchestra will begin its 2019-2020 season under Maestro Max Hobart with an open rehearsal on Wednesday, Aug. 28, at 7:15 PM at MassBay Community College, 50 Oakland Street, Wellesley.

The orchestra has openings for a tuba, bassoon, French horn, and in all string sections. Rehearsals are on Wednesday nights at 7:15 PM. The first concert on Sunday, October 6th includes Fetes from Nocturnes by Debussy, the Elgar Cello Concerto with retired Boston Symphony cellist Jonathan Miller, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5.

For more information, visit www.wellesleysymphony.org. To schedule an audition, reach Maestro

Hobart at 781-263-1933 or [email protected]

Wellesley Choral Society will present its first concert of the season on Sunday, November 4.

Wellesley Choral Society needs new singers

The Wellesley Choral Society invites new singers to our open rehearsals on Monday, September 9, 16, and 23, 2019, 7:30pm – 9:30pm at the Small Chapel of the Unitarian Universalist Society of Wellesley Hills, 309 Washington St.  This gives new singers a chance to “try us out” to see if they would like to join for the whole season or one of our concerts. Our first concert, War and Peace, will be on Sunday, November 10 at 4pm and features Haydn’s Mass in Time of War and Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem.  Our second concert, Songs of Levity, is a cabaret style concert held on January 25, 2020 at 7pm.  Our final concert, A Women’s Voice: A Celebration of Women Composers, will be on May 10, 2020 at 4 pm. All voice parts are welcome, but we particularly welcome new tenors and basses.

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