Join us on Tuesday May 14 at 7PM as Succeed2gether’s Montclair Literary Festival welcomes Harlan Coben on the publication day of his new novel, ‘Think Twice’. How can a man who’s already dead be wanted for murder? Three years ago, sports agent Myron Bolitar gave a eulogy at the funeral of his client, renowned basketball coach Greg Downing. Myron and Greg had history: …
Read Along Project with Konnekt Global
Wednesdays | 5:00-6:00 p.m. | Grades 1st-3rd & 4th-6th | January 10, 17, 24, 31 | In person Taught by students from Konnekt Global, an organization run by children of first-generation immigrants who wish to give back to their community and bridge the gap caused by a lack of education and opportunities. Students will gain a better understanding of what they …
Chess with Steve Moctezuma
Mondays | 5:15-6:15 p.m. | Grades 3rd-12th | January 22, 29 & February 5 | In person Chess coach Steve Moctezuma has taught enrichment chess classes and summer chess camps at S2G and other schools for many years. Win, lose, or draw, chess promotes good sportsmanship, resilience, and creative problem solving skills. Students will be given mini-chess lessons and opportunities to …
STEM for Boys
Mondays | 4:00-5:00 p.m. | Grades 4th-5th | January 8, 22, 29 & February 5 | In person Taught by Jake, a Junior at Montclair Kimberley Academy who loves all things STEM related! Want to fall in love with STEM? Learning STEM can be fun. Students will learn math and science in fun ways with interactive equations and experiments! Application …
Hip-Hop Dance
Thursdays | 4:00-5:00 p.m. | Grades 1st-5th | January 11, 18, 25 & February 1, 8 | In person Dance teacher Mia Freeman This hip-hop style dance class is a fun way to improve your dance skills. Anyone can participate in this class whether you are a beginner, intermediate, or more advanced. Class will start with a short warm-up before …
Pathways Forward meeting January 2024
Join us for the Pathways Forward monthly meeting on Monday, January 8, 2024. You will meet Yasmine Perry, the Director of Pathways Forward/Co-Director of Tutoring. We will follow up with current Pathways Forward pairs and check in with new pairs. We will separate into two groups, students in grades 8-10 and then in grades 11-12 (college/vocational oriented). All current and …
Rebecca Makkai: I Have Some Questions for You
Join us on Thursday, February 22, at 7 p.m as we kick off Succeed2gether’s Montclair Literary Festival’s first event of 2024 with Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-finalist Rebecca Makkai talking about her New York Times bestseller and “twisty, immersive whodunit” I Have Some Questions for You. Rebecca will be in conversation with award-winning and bestselling author of The Buddha …
Tracy K. Smith: To Free the Captives
Succeed2gether’s Montclair Literary Festival is thrilled to invite you to an evening with former Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winning author and poet Tracy K. Smith To Free the Captives: A Plea for the American Soul, a self-examination study on memory, family, and history, exploring how we might come together to a new view of our shared past. In 2020, heartsick …
Computer Programming
Thursdays | 4:30-5:30 p.m. | Grades 6th-8th | January 11, 18, 25 & February 1, 8 | In person Taught by 11th-grade student Tim S., who has been working on a variety of programming projects and courses (mainly in Python) consistently for around four years. His goal is to teach curious new students how to get started in the computer …
Hip-Hop Dance
Thursdays | 4:00-5:00 p.m. | Grades 1st-5th | October 5, 12, 19, 26 | In person Dance teacher Mia Freeman This hip-hop style dance class is a fun way to improve your dance skills. Anyone can participate in this class whether you are a beginner, intermediate, or more advanced. Class will start with a short warm-up before we begin to …
Junior Gardeners
Wednesdays | 4:00-5:00 p.m. | Grades K-5th | October 4, 11, 18, 25 & November 1, 8 | In person Run by Montclair Community Farms, a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to educating and engaging the community around farm, food, and health. In this class, Junior Gardeners will learn about the essentials of growing their own food including seeding, cultivating healthy soil, …
GirlsLab – STEM
Tuesdays | 5:00-6:00 p.m. | Grades 4th-6th | October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 & November 14 | In person Taught by Grace Rendino, a senior at the Montclair Kimberley Academy, who recently attended a semester abroad with the School for Ethics and Global Leadership at the African Leadership Academy in South Africa. Grace is passionate about STEM, and also enjoys reading …
Chess with Steve Moctezuma
Mondays | 5:15-6:15 p.m. | Grades 3rd-12th | October 2, 16, 23, 30 & November 6, 13 | In person Chess coach Steve Moctezuma has taught enrichment chess classes and summer chess camps at S2G and other schools for many years. Win, lose, or draw, chess promotes good sportsmanship, resilience, and creative problem solving skills. Students will be given mini-chess lessons …
Read Along Project with Konnekt Global
Mondays | 5:00-6:00 p.m. | Grades 1st-3rd and Grades 4th-6th | October 2, 16, 23, 30 | In person Taught by students from Konnekt Global, an organization run by children of first-generation immigrants who wish to give back to their community and bridge the gap caused by a lack of education and opportunities. Students will gain a better understanding of what …
Colson Whitehead: Crook Manifesto
Succeed2gether’s Montclair Literary Festival and Montclair Public Library’s Open Book/Open Mind series are delighted to welcome two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead to discuss the latest installment of his Harlem saga, Crook Manifesto, a hugely entertaining novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy glory. Colson will be live and in person on Saturday, September 23, at 4 p.m, in conversation …
Elizabeth Alexander: The Trayvon Generation
Join us on Festival Day, Saturday, May 7, at 12 p.m. (EST) as we welcome Pulitzer Prize Finalist and New York Times bestselling author and poet Elizabeth Alexander. Elizabeth will be live and in-person talking about her new book, The Trayvon Generation, with feminist activist, author, and scholar Salamishah Tillet. Originally published as an essay in the New Yorker, The Trayvon Generation expands …
S2G Holiday Party
Celebrate the end of year achievements with your tutors and Succeed2gether staff at Succeed2gether’s annual Holiday Party – Wednesday December 11 from 6:15 pm! Learn about our upcoming winter workshops for students and parents and hear from Special Writer of the Wall Street Journal, Gregory Zuckerman, and its insights about athletes overcoming challenges to succeed. RSVP REQUIRED info@succeed2gether.org or 973-746-0553 …
Robotics Workshop with MHS Robotics Team
Do you have a child interested in learning about robotics? Come to a FREE hands-on robotics workshop run by the Montclair HS Robotics Team! Build * Code * Wire Please RSVP your space via info@succeed2gether.org or 973-746-0553. Sunday, December 1st at 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm at 11 Pine Street, Montclair, 07042.