Community Resources

Welcome to the Sunshine Academy community! Below are resources that you may find useful, enjoyable or interesting to get to know as a family in the Brookline area. All were recommended by parents, teachers or staff at our school. We are passing the information along to you for your convenience in making your own contacts with these organizations, should you wish to do so. Please feel free to make your own recommendations to us to add to the list at any time.

Birthday Party and Indoor Playspaces

My Gym, 1065 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, 617-789-3669, www.mygymboston.com
Viking Sports Complex, 143 Cypress St, Brookline, 508-358-5066, www.vikingcamps.com
Jump On In, 100 Holton St, Boston, 617-789-5867, jumponinfun.com
Clay Room, 1408 Beacon St, Brookline, 617-566-7575, clayroom.com

Children’s Books

Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Brookline, 617-566-6660, www.brooklinebooksmith.com
Children’s Book Shop, 237 Washington Street, Brookline, 617-734-7323, www.thechildrensbookshop.net

Chinese Language Resources

Learn Pinyin Tones www.youtube.com/user/learnchinesewithemma
Joy Mandarin Club www.youtube.com/user/Joymandarinclub
China Sprout www.chinasprout.com/education

Dance/Martial Arts Schools

Jean Paige School of Dance, 1485 Beacon Street, Brookline, 617-277-4161, jeanpaige.com
Boston Ballet School, 19 Clarendon Street, Boston, 617-695-6950, bostonballet.org/
Brookline Ballet School, 1431 Beacon Street, Brookline, 617-879-9988, brooklineballet.com/
Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre, 400 Harvard Street, Cambridge, 617-354-7467, ballettheatre.org/
Jae Kim Tae Kwon Do Institute, 102 Brookline Ave, Boston, 617-266-5050, www.tkd-boston.com

Dentists

Boylston Street Dental, 300 Boylston Street, 617-232-7100, www.boylstonstreetdental.com

Family Friendly Restaurants

Barcelona, 1700 Beacon St, Brookline, 617-264-8900, www.barcelonawinebar.com
Bottega Fiorentina, 313B Harvard Street, Brookline, 617-232-2661, eatbottega.com
Brother's, 404 Harvard St, Brookline, 617-383-6268, brothers-restaurant.com
Hops N Scotch, 1306 Beacon St, Brookline, 617-232-8808, hopsnscotchbar.com
La Morra, 48 Boylston St, Brookline, 617-739-0007, lamorra.com
Otto's, 289 Harvard St, Brookline, 617-232-0014, www.ottoportland.com
Pho Lemongrass, 239 Harvard St, Brookline, 617-731-8600, www.pholemongrass.net
Publick House, 1648 Beacon St, Brookline, 617-277-2880, www.publickhousebrookline.com
Zaftig's, 335 Harvard St, Brookline, 617-975-0075, www.zaftigs.com

Family Support Programs

Brookline Early Education Program, 617-743-5471, www.brookline.k12.ma.us
Freedman Center for Child and Family Development, One Wells Ave, Newton, 617-327-6777, www.williamjames.edu/community/freedman-center
Brookline Community Mental Health Center, 41 Garrison Road, 617-277-8107, brooklinecenter.org
Home for Little Wanderers, 271 Huntington Avenue, Boston, 617-267-3700, www.thehome.org
Center for Parent Information and Resources for Children with Disabilities www.parentcenterhub.org
Children’s Speech & Feeding Therapy, 781-400-5305, speechandfeeding.org
Counseling for Reproductive Health and Healing, Dr. Deborah Issokson, 617-314-9571, www.reproheart.com
One Tough Job, www.onetoughjob.org
Parental Stress Line, 24 hours a day, 1-800-632-8188
Just In Time Parenting, www.jitp.info

Housing Services

Brookline Housing Authority, 90 Longwood Ave, 617-277-2022, www.brooklinehousing.org

Medical Care

Cambridge Pediatrics, 1611 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, 617-661-5575, www.harvardvanguard.org
Children’s Hospital, 30 Longwood Avenue, Boston, 617-355-6000, www.childrenshospital.org
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, 133 Brookline Ave, Boston, 617-421-1000, www.harvardvanguard.org
Brookline Pediatrics, 1180 Beacon St., Suite 7A, Brookline, 617-232-2915, www.1180Pediatrics.com

Museums/Entertainment

Children’s Museum, 300 Congress Street, Boston, 617-426-6500, www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org
Museum of Science, Science Park, Boston, 617-723-2500, www.mos.org
Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, 617-267-9300, www.mfa.org
New England Aquarium, Central Wharf, Boston, 617-973-5200, www.neaq.org
Zoo New England, One Franklin Park, Boston, 617-541-5466, www.zoonewengland.com
Peabody Essex Museum, East India Square, Salem, 978-745-9500, www.pem.org
Transportation Museum, 15 Newton Street, Brookline, 617-522-6547, www.mot.org
John F Kennedy Birthplace, 83 Beals Street, Brookline, 617-566-7937, www.nps.gov/jofi
Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard Street, Brookline, 617-734-2500, www.coolidge.org/kids
Puppet Showplace Theatre, 32 Station Street, Brookline, 617-731-6400, www.puppetshowplace.org
Wheelock Family Theatre, 200 The Riverway, Boston, 617-879-2000, www.wheelockfamilytheatre.org

Music Resources

Mama Lisa's World, www.mamalisa.com
Brookline Music School, 25 Kennard Road, Brookline, 617-277-4593, www.bmsmusic.org
New England Conservatory Prep School, 290 Huntington Ave, Boston, 617-585-1100, www.necmusic.edu/prep

Public Libraries of Brookline

Main Library, 361 Washington Street, Brookline, 617-730-2370, www.brooklinelibrary.org
Coolidge Corner Branch, 31 Pleasant Street, Brookline, 617-730-2380, www.brooklinelibrary.org
Putterham Branch, 959 W. Roxbury Parkway, Chestnut Hill, 617-730-2385, www.brooklinelibrary.org

Public Schools of Brookline

Elementary Schools, www.brookline.k12.ma.us
Edith C Baker School, 205 Beverly Road, 617-879-4500
Coolidge Corner School, 345 Harvard Street, 617-879-4400
Michael Driscoll School, 64 Westbourne Terrace, 617-879-4250
Heath School, 100 Eliot Street, 617-879-4570
Amos A Lawrence School, 27 Francis Street, 617-879-4300
William Lincoln School, 19 Kennard Road, 617-879-4600
Pierce School, 50 School Street, 617-730-2580
John D Runkle School, 50 Druce Street, 617-879-4650

Swimming Classes

Brookline Swimming Pool, 60 Tappan Street, 617-713-5435, brooklinerec.com/150/Kirrane-Aquatics-Center
Boston University, 915 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, 617-353-2748, fitrec.bu.edu/programs/family
Charles River Aquatics, 285 Babcock Street, Boston, 617-777-3556, www.charlesriveraquatics.com
YMCA, 615 Washington Street, Brighton, 617-782-3535, www.ymcaboston.org/oaksquare

Toys, Gifts, Party Supplies

Magic Beans www.mbeans.com
Eureka! 1349 Beacon Street, Brookline, 617-738-7352, www.eurekapuzzles.com
Party Favors, 1356 Beacon Street, Brookline, 617-566-3330, www.partyfavorsbrookline.com
Henry Bear's Park, 19 Harvard Street, Brookline, 617-264-2422, www.henrybear.com

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