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    College Apps 101: The Possible Pathways

    Location: 

    Online via Zoom

    What's the 411, the down and dirty, the need-to-know about college applications? What kinds of schools are even out there? How do we pick where to apply? Can I just copy-and-paste the same essay over and over? Get the deets from our college application pros!

    This college preparation workshop is for Allston, Brighton, Cambridge, and Boston high school students.

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    Rebuild Cash Flow Post-Pandemic for Small Businesses

    Location: 

    Harvard Ed Portal—Online

    This virtual workshop is designed for business owners who need a better understanding of the cash demands required to successfully manage a business before, during, and after critical interruptions. Having a good system in place to manage cash flow will contribute to your organization's success now and in the future. We'll discuss simple solutions that can be implemented immediately.

    Please note: Anyone is welcome to register, however priority will be given to Allston-Brighton and Cambridge business owners and residents. Women and Minority Owned Businesses are...

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    College Apps 101: The Essay

    Location: 

    Harvard Ed Portal—Online

    What's the 411, the down and dirty, the need-to-know about college applications? What kinds of schools are even out there? How do we pick where to apply? Can I just copy-and-paste the same essay over and over? Get the deets from our college application pros!

    This college preparation workshop is for Allston, Brighton, Cambridge, and Boston high school students.

    Learn more about and...

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    Application Deadline: Harvard-Allston Partnership Fund

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    Harvard Ed Portal—Online

    A total of $100,000 is available in one-year grants to community-based organizations that provide programs and services to residents of Allston-Brighton. The Harvard Allston Partnership Fund is committed to offering more flexible funding this year as a way of helping local grantee partners support emergency needs prompted by the COVID-19 crisis. This change will also allow grantees to apply for funds to be used to support COVID-19 relief efforts. The HAPF is looking forward to seeing the myriad ways partners generate thoughtful and immediate responses that will best serve our affected...

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    College Apps 101: The Application

    Location: 

    Online via Zoom

    What's the 411, the down and dirty, the need-to-know about college applications? What kinds of schools are even out there? How do we pick where to apply? Can I just copy-and-paste the same essay over and over? Get the deets from our college application pros!

    This college preparation workshop is for Allston, Brighton, Cambridge, and Boston high school students.

    Learn...

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    College Apps 101: The Types of Schools

    Location: 

    Harvard Ed Portal—Online

    What's the 411, the down and dirty, the need-to-know about college applications? What kinds of schools are even out there? How do we pick where to apply? Can I just copy-and-paste the same essay over and over? Get the deets from our college application pros!

    This college preparation workshop is for Allston, Brighton, Cambridge, and Boston high school students.

    Learn...

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    Shea Burke Artist In Residence Lecture

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    Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard—Online

    The Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard presents a series of lectures by 2021-22 Artists In Residence.

    Shea Burke is a ceramic artist from Rochester New York. Their work employs the ceramic vessel as a container for thoughts and histories around their Black biracial ancestry. Shea dreams of their role as a future ancestor themself. Shea received their BFA from Alfred University in 2017 and an MFA from School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2021. They were the recipient of a Zenobia Award for a residency at Watershed Ceramics in 2018.

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    College Apps 101: The Basics

    Location: 

    Harvard Ed Portal—Online

    What's the 411, the down and dirty, the need-to-know about college applications? What kinds of schools are even out there? How do we pick where to apply? Can I just copy-and-paste the same essay over and over? Get the deets from our college application pros!

    This college preparation workshop is for Allston, Brighton, Cambridge, and Boston high school students.

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    Andrew Castañeda Artist In Residence Lecture

    Location: 

    Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard—Online

    The Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard presents a series of lectures by 2021-22 Artists In Residence.

    Andrew Castañeda grew up surfing and skateboarding in sunny southern California. While he fully embraces the spontaneity of life as an artist, he is also a true Virgo and works hard to move forward, always. Andrew has work in two private collections: The American Museum of Ceramic Arts at Pomona, CA and the Kansas City Art Institute Teaching Collection. Andrew earned his BFA in ceramics from the Kansas City Art Institute, and then his MFA from Penn State...

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    Deighton Abrams Artist In Residence Lecture

    Location: 

    Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard—Online

    The Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard presents a series of lectures by 2021-22 Artists In Residence.

    Deighton Abrams is a ceramic sculptor and educator. He completed his MFA in Studio Ceramics at Clemson University and his undergraduate studies at Armstrong University in Savannah, Georgia.  He was raised primarily in Alaska but has lived an equal amount of time in Georgia, Texas, and South Carolina. He has shown work both nationally and internationally. He has also completed a Residency at STARworks Center for Creative Enterprise in Star, North Carolina and...

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    Monuments Reimagined: Public Art in Our Communities

    Location: 

    Harvard Ed Portal—Online

    Join policy makers, urban designers, and artists in Boston and Cambridge for a discussion about the future of public art!

    Public art has the potential to make a community a more vibrant and welcoming place. Free and accessible to all, it also has the power to provoke debate about our shared cultural experience. As engaged citizens call for the removal of certain public monuments that evoke harmful systems, the conversation about the role of public art in our communities gains momentum.

    On October 5, join City of Boston Chief of Arts & Culture Kara Elliott-Ortega...

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    Power, for All: How It Really Works and Why It’s Everyone’s Business

    Location: 

    Harvard Business School—Online

    Please join Professors Julie Battilana (HBS and HKS) and Tiziana Casciaro (Rotman School of Management of the University of Toronto) for a conversation on their new book, Power, for All: How It Really Works and Why It’s Everyone’s Business. Moderated by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, business executive, and HBS Alumna Sheryl WuDunn, the authors will draw upon hundreds of interviews and decades of research to offer an inspiring, democratized vision of power. By unpacking what it is, is not, and how it works, the discussion will illuminate the multiple ways a clear eyed...

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    Job Search and Career Planning Coaching

    Location: 

    Harvard Ed Portal—Online

    Do you need assistance with your job search, resume, or interviewing skills? The Harvard Ed Portal now provides free individual consultations with professional career coaches in English and Spanish that may accommodate your busy schedule.

    Please note: This service is only for Allston-Brighton and Cambridge residents and/or the parents/guardians of a Gardner Pilot Academy student.

    To sign up for a consultation, please complete the Eventbrite registration form. If you are an Allston-Brighton resident, Cambridge resident, or the parent/...

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    Who’s the Newbie?: First Day on the Job

    Location: 

    Harvard Ed Portal—Online

    You've landed the job and arrived for your first day. Now what? Join the Harvard Ed Portal for a helpful workshop that will guide you through understanding the written policies and unwritten norms of an organization. We will cover everything from reviewing electronics to meeting co-workers to feeling comfortable asking for help. You will leave this workshop with the tools you need to tackle your first day of work!

    This program is for high school students and is the last of a three-part Job Preparation Series this June.

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    Tick Tock: Time Management While Working From Home

    Location: 

    Harvard Ed Portal—Online

    Do you feel like you never have enough time in the day to get things done? The Harvard Ed Portal can help! Join us for this workshop that will help you learn what time management is, how you value spending your time, and effective strategies for gaining greater control of time and increasing your results.

    This program is for high school students and is the second of a three-part Job Preparation Series this June.

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    Too Many Tabs, Not Enough Time: Working Online

    Location: 

    Harvard Ed Portal—Online

    You’re not dreaming; we’re still in a pandemic, so now is your chance to learn how to make working online work for YOU! This workshop will prepare you to work virtually in jobs this summer. You will gain tips and tricks for staying organized, setting up your online workspace, and participating in professional meetings.

    This program is for high school students and is the first of a three-part Job Preparation Series this June.

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    Concerts in the Common at Brighton Farmer's Market

    Location: 

    Brighton Common, 30 Chestnut Hill Ave., Brighton

    Sing and dance outdoors at a wide range of family-friendly performances held during the Brighton Farmer's Market! Performers include local and regional entertainers performing children's music, klezmer, hip hop, acapella, funk, Afro-Brazilian drumming, taiko, and more. All events are free, weather permitting, and open to the public.

    Concerts take place two Wednesdays a month:
    2nd Wednesdays are part of the Harvard Ed Portal Family Concert Series; last Wednesdays are part of the Brighton Main Streets' Brighton Sounds Concert Series.

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    Taking A Leadership Frame of Mind in Online Meetings

    Location: 

    Harvard Ed Portal—Online

    Mastering the finer points of leading a meeting means having a "leadership frame of mind." What does this mean? Being a role model in appropriate attendee management.

    In this workshop, you will learn:

    How to lead a successful online meeting with a "leadership frame of mind"

    1. Approach interactions with empathy or appropriate tone
    2. Encourage interaction by creating a safe space

    Audience management and conflict resolution

    1. ...
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    Mapping Your Heart: A Zine Making Workshop

    Location: 

    Harvard Ed Portal—Online

    *For high school students living or attending school in Allston, Brighton, or Cambridge!*

    Reflect on where you are right now to where you want to be. What comes easily to you? What do you love the most about yourself? Where do you want to put your energy?

    Explore these questions and learn more about your inner world in this hands-on workshop led by Brighton artist Deborah Johnson. Start with a short meditation, look at examples of self-published...

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