JCC Office, MetroWest
29 Upper Joclyn Avenue
Framingham, MA 01701
(508) 879-3300

Download the current JCC Program Guide and Class Catalog (PDF)

Current and Upcoming Programs: Welcome Baby; Shalom Friends in Wayland; Parentings Classes, Why is This Night Different, Shabbat in a Box, Adults: How to Create a Fun Family Seder

The JCC Office, MetroWest (MWJCC), with offices located in Framingham, offers programs throughout the area, including holiday celebrations, interfaith programs, parenting workshops, special needs and senior programs and travel, and partners with the MetroWest community for events such as Boston Jewish Film Festival MetroWest and the Israel Independence Day Celebration.

MWJCC's outdoor pool facility, JCC Clearbrook offers families, friends and community a unique place to meet, lounge, swim, socialize, enjoy lunch or dinner (or both!) at our kosher poolside café-and take a break in our Rec Room, where music, games, table tennis and foosball are readily available.

For more information about MetroWest programs or to be added to the mailing list, please call (508) 879-3300 or email metrowest@jccgb.org.

Current & Upcoming Programs:

PASSOVER FAMILY EVENT:
Why is This Night Different

NATICK, MA – A family event called Why Is This Night Different, to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Passover, will be held at Kennedy Middle School (165 Mill Street) in Natick on Sunday, March 14 from 10-11:30am. 

Activities include a musical telling of the Passover story featuring children’s entertainer Wayne Potash, creative Passover crafts, tips for making a child-friendly seder, and The PJ Library book corner.  The event is open to the entire community and geared for children up to age 6.  Cost is $10 per family. 

Register online here or contact 508-879-3300 or metrowest@jccgb.org .  The event is a program of the Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston and the Jewish Family Service of Metrowest with support from CJP.   

Jewish Family Network presents:
Create a Fun, Family-Friendly Seder:
A free, interactive workshop for parents

A free workshop for adults to learn how to prepare a fun, family Passover seder. This is a hands-on workshop where you'll learn songs and activities that can help your Seder become a fun, learning experience for all ages.

Workshop will be taught by Nancy Fried-Tanzer, Jewish Family Educator.

Call 508-879-3300 for more information.

TWO LOCATIONS

ACTON
Tuesday, March 16 (12-1pm)
JCC Early Learning Center
Located at Temple Beth Elohim, 133 Prospect Street, Acton
Babysitting provided.

Register online for Acton

FRAMINGHAM
Tuesday, March 9, 6:30-9pm
Whimsy’s (686 Worcester Road), Framingham
Includes a light dinner and local wine tasting.

Register online for Framingham

Sponsored by the Jewish Family Network, a collaboration of the Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston and Jewish Family Service of Metrowest with support from CJP and the MetroWest Jewish Planning Committee.  Interfaith families, single parents, people with disabilities and GLBT families are welcome.  

Welcome Baby!

Connecting families with young children to the MetroWest Jewish community

• Have you had or adopted a baby in the last 6 months? 
• Are you expecting soon or know someone who is? 

Let us welcome your family to the MetroWest Jewish community with a FREE new baby gift package!

What is Welcome Baby?

• The first step in connecting you to new moms groups, playgroups, family drop-in opportunities and Jewish holiday family events
• A way to meet other families with newborns up to age 6 months
• An amazing gift package filled with high quality baby gifts
• An introduction to the many family-friendly activities and resources in the MetroWest Jewish community and beyond

Welcome Baby! Is a program of Jewish Family Network, a collaboration of the Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston, Jewish Family Service of Metrowest and Combined Jewish Philanthropies.

Click here to send or receive a free personally delivered
Welcome Baby gift package >>

For information on times and locations of above mentioned activities, check this web page frequently or contact 508-879-3300 or welcomebaby@jccgb.org.  We would be happy to add you to our e-mail list!

Create your own family traditions with
Shabbat in a Box: A four week class for parents and children ages 2-4 starting March 5

Shabbat can be a special time for families to be together; a time that children can look forward to celebrating each week. Join with other families as you explore ideas to create your family’s own Shabbat traditions. During
this four week class, you and your child will make a Shabbat Box; complete with everything you need to welcome in Shabbat in your home.

Learn about Shabbat through art projects and PJ Library® stories. The session will conclude with a special Shabbat “dinner.”

Open to the entire community. Interfaith families, single parents, people with disabilities and GLBT families are welcome.

$50/per parent-child pair
Fridays, March 5, 12, 19 and 26
10:00 – 11:00 am
Sketch-a-roo, 300 Eliot Street
Ledgemere Plaza, Ashland MA

Space is limited, please click here to register as soon as possible
Contract: Metrowest@jccgb.org or 508-879-3300
Directions at www.sketch-a-roo.com

A program of the Boston JCC, Jewish Family Service of MetroWest, and CJP

Shalom Friends Class for Parents and
Young Children in Wayland

An eight-week, interactive music, movement and storytime program with a Jewish twist for young children and their parents will be offered at Congregation Or Atid beginning March 7.

Shalom Friends invites children five years of age and younger and their parents to sing and move to music, engage in arts and crafts projects, listen to stories, play with instruments, dance with scarves and learn about Shabbat, Israel and holiday celebrations.  Participants receive an original music CD and an accompanying music book that includes the same music they hear in class.

Shalom Friends meets on Sundays, from 10am-11am.  Congregation Or Atid is located at 97 Concord Road in Wayland.  Cost is $120/child and $60 for each additional sibling.  The class is open to the entire community.  No previous Jewish experience necessary.  Shalom Friends is a program presented by the Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston.  For more information and to register, contact 617-558-6414 or families@jccgb.org.

Parenting Classes from Jewish Family Network

Little Wigglers
6-week class starting March 26

For moms with children 6-12 months
Fridays 11:30am - 12:45pm
March 26 - April 30
Cost: $60
Location: Children’s Room at Jewish Family Service of Metrowest
475 Franklin Street in Framingham
Register now

It’s a mobile world! Learn new ways of playing with your baby to enhance his or her motor skills and social and cognitive abilities. Includes interactive circle time and a discussion topic.

Classes open to the entire community. Interfaith families, single parents, people with disabilities and GLBT families are welcome. Call 508-879-3300 or e-mail metrowest@jccgb.org for more information.

JCC Early Learning Center, Acton
133 Prospect Street
(at Congregation Beth Elohim)
Acton, MA 01720
(978) 266-9988

The Acton Center is strongly family-centered and values diversity. The curriculum is inspired by the educational philosophy of Reggio Emilia, an approach that views children constructing knowledge through active inquiry, discovery and reflection. Toddler (15 months), pre-school, pre-kindergarten and extended kindergarten programs are offered. Full year, school year, full week and part week schedules are available. NAEYC accredited. Summer programs are also offered.

December 2009: Acton ELC Achieves NAEYC Accreditation (pdf) >>

JCC Early Learning Center, Wayland
141 Boston Post Road
(at Temple Shir Tikva)
Wayland, MA 01778
(508) 358-5331

The Wayland Center is a state-of-the-art facility with an adventure playground and a large gross-motor activity room. Weekly sessions with music and gym specialists and opportunities for after-school classes offer students access to a wide range of activities and interactions. Wayland is a school year, morning program for toddlers (2 years by September 1) and preschool, with early drop-off and extended day available. Summer programs are also offered. NAEYC accredited.

JCC Clearbrook Outdoor Pool
120 Parker Road
Framingham, MA 01702

The JCC Clearbrook outdoor pool offers families, friends and community a unique place to meet, lounge, swim, socialize, enjoy lunch or dinner (or both!) at our kosher poolside café-and take a break in our Rec Room, where music, games, table tennis and foosball are readily available. Clearbrook activities also include weekly Friday celebrations to welcome Shabbat with songs and snacks; a new members' ice cream social; organized afternoon arts and crafts; American Red Cross private and group swimming lessons; annual summer carnival and Maccabi/Olympics; family barbecues; and more. The pool is also an ideal spot for birthday parties and other special events!

JCC Clearbrook is open Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day.