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What’s Included?
For the enrollment fee of $535, here’s what you get:
8 hours of small group instruction (6 students or fewer)
Guidance on brainstorming, editing, and writing technique
Lessons aligned with the Needham Public Schools writing curriculum
All materials, including the Lemon House Publishing student workbook
Formatted book after your child’s illustrations are submitted
PDF proof for approval from you and your author
An Amazon link to your author’s published book
A confident young author excited about writing
Winter 2025 Enrollment
Class Location: UpNext
142 Adams St, Newton, MA 02458
Duration: 1 hour class, 8 week program
Class Location: Storytime Crafts
1132 Highland Avenue
Needham, MA 02494
(Lower Level of the Episcopal Church, Entrance on Rosemary Street)
Duration: 1 hour class, 8 week program
Class Location: Storytime Crafts
1132 Highland Avenue
Needham, MA 02494
(Lower Level of the Episcopal Church, Entrance on Rosemary Street)
Duration: 2 hour class, 4 sessions on 1/8, 1/22, 2/5, 3/5
Spring 2025 Enrollment
Additional spring classes coming soon!
Class Location: UpNext
142 Adams St, Newton, MA 02458
Duration: 1 hour class, 8 week program
Are you interested in VIRTUAL classes? Let us know, we’ll do our best to accomodate!
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Self-Paced Option
Take this class online at your own pace!
Meet Our Teachers
Jacky Lamenzo Sinha - Founder, Teacher
Hi there! I was born and raised in Needham, MA (NHS ‘08) and got my Early Childhood Education degree from the University of Hartford. After college I taught in Beijing, China for a year and then moved to Austin, TX where I took on an administrative role in an elementary school as Operations Manager.
After publishing my children’s book, Addy Wants to Fit In in early 2019, my passion for teaching was reenergized. I moved back to the Boston area in the summer of 2019 and developed the curriculum for Lemon House Publishing. I can’t wait to meet you and your aspiring writer!
Emma Kondrotas - Teacher
My name is Emma Kondrotas and I am so excited to join Lemon House Publishing! I am currently working as a teacher for Wellesley Public Schools. I have graduated from Endicott College with my bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education with and without Disabilities, as well as my Masters in Reading and Literacy. I've been teaching Kindergarten for 6 years and have a broad range of teaching experience, working with students from Kindergarten - 8th grade. I can't wait to work with your writers and support them as they create their own amazing stories.
Rebeca Barbagallo - Virtual Teacher
My name is Beca and I am proud to be a part of the Lemon House Publishing team. I have been a teacher in a variety of settings for 10 years. I have taught Pre-K, Kindergarten, and first grade as well as taught English as a second language in Italy. Through Lemon House Publishing, I was able to write my own children’s book called You Can't Make Me Go! Coming up with an idea for the story and illustrating the pictures was not an easy task, but with Jacky’s encouragement and positive feedback from other classmates, I was able to achieve my goal. I look forward to writing with your child!
Proud author, Madelyn Modeste, with her book “Mariella Can’t Wait”
10-year-old Author, Frederick Goodman, with his book, “The Boredom Trials”
Showing off illustrations in class
Proof of “On a Roll” by Needham’s Lucy Kharas, 9