“Benjamin Franklin: A How-To Guide”

“Benjamin Franklin: A How-To Guide” at the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments commemorates the 300th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin. Featuring scientific instruments, rare books, letters, and natural history specimens, this exhibition examines science and sociability, exploring how science was part of a social context that prized human interaction and collaboration. (Through Dec. 22)
-Science Center 251, 1 Oxford St. Free and open to the public. Children must be escorted by an adult. (617) 495-2779.

 

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    community1 Cambridge Public Schools Superindendant Thomas Fowler-Finn and Sarah Lawrence Lightfoot at the Harvard Faculty Club, where the Emily Hargroves Fisher Professor of Education discusses her recently published book "The Essential Conversation: What Parents and Teachers Can Learn From Each Other". In it she explores parent-teacher conferences as the stage for a complex playing-out of major societal and cultural issues that shape the socialization and learning of children in our society. (Photo by Julie Russell/Harvard Community Affairs)

  • You Can Volunteer in a Cambridge Public School
     
    Cambridge School Volunteers is an independent non-profit organization that recruits, trains, places and supports adult volunteers to work with students in kindergarten through grade 12.  CSV volunteers one or two hours per week between the hours of 7:30am and 4pm for at least one semester.  For more information, contact Martha Osler at 617-349-6794 or click on the link above.
 

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