Jr Docent Program- First Mondays of the Month

The JR Docent/History Detectives Program will be held the first Monday of each month. This program is open to any age. For the current time, the program will be held at the Clinton County Historical Society.

The Clinton County Historical Society is working on a grant to record the history of the Air Force Base. The JR Docent/History Detectives program will be assisting with recording the history of some of the historic buildings on the base.

The program will meet Monday November 4 and Monday December 2 at the Clinton County Historical Society from 2:30-3:30pm.


Homeschooling Ballet Class at the North Country Cultural Arts Center

Local homeschooling mom, and former professional ballerina, Victoria Ainsworth offers classical ballet classes.  The classes are on Tuesdays, at the North Country Cultural Center for the Arts on Brinkerhoff St.  Beginner & Intermediate classes meet at 1:30 & 3:00.  Victoria also offers classes later on Tuesdays, which are open to public & homeschool students alike.  For more information you can see the class descriptions for the later day classes here on the Arts Center website  http://plattsburgharts.org/?page_id=8887   (scroll down to the bottom of the page).  You can also contact Victoria directly with any questions or to sign-up at 

Information about Victoria's training & experience:

"Victoria has the expertise and experience to not only demonstrate correctly but to analyze and alter the class exercises to best benefit the immediate needs of the students at the precise moment- something that teaching from a pre-fabricated class manual cannot achieve.

She studied with great teachers and prestigious ballet schools-  Les Grandes Ballets in her early teenage years followed by  American Ballet Theater, Joffrey and privately with such prominent artists as George Chaffee, Igor Schwetzoff. Nicholas Orloff , Nina Stroganova, Maya Piletskaya, Melissa Hayden  and more.

Victoria performed classical ballet in Stuttgart, Havana, Frankfurt, New York, Koln, Vienna, Bonn, Montreal  ect. Victoria  was the personal protegee of Kaleria Fedicheva."

French Class

The following was posted by Lisa Bergmann this morning on the Facebook group regarding the French classes that will be offered at co-op starting 10/30:

After getting several questions about the French class, Carole and I decided that the Oct 30 co-op will not be a class, but will be more of a sign-up, introduction to her, and information about her class. She needs to know how many people are interested and also their ages before she can figure out if there needs to be one or two classes. Each class possibly being 45 minutes long.

She is willing to do a multiple child rate of 50% for second child. (If there's more in your family you can discuss with her.)

If you're interested, you can sign-up next week at Oct 30 co-op and pay for the remaining three co-op French classes for this year for $30 total, per child, or $45 for two children.

You can also contact her directly with other questions at her email: Duboiscarole8@aol.com

Homeschooling Contact List

It has been a few months since we updated the contact list, and since we have had many new families join our community, that means it's time!

This is a list of local homeschool families who are choosing to share their contact info ONLY with EACH OTHER for the purposes of planning events, park days, and generally just keeping everyone in touch.  :-)   NO information on this list is shared with the public or on the internet in any way.

This list is NOT accessible online.   It is a PDF file that will be emailed directly to you, and only to the families who choose to participate.

If you wish to be on (and receive a copy of) the North Country Contact List, or your contact or family information has changed since the last list went out, please email the following to Kari Zurlo @pyrz51@frontier.com

Last name
Parent names
Address
Phone(s)
Email  Names and ages of children


Again, only those providing the info will receive a copy.

If you have already provided the info you do not need to provide again.

CO-OP INFORMATION FOR WED, OCTOBER 30, 2013

CO-OP INFORMATION FOR WED, OCTOBER 30, 2013 
Where: Cadyville Wesleyan Church, Rt 3, Cadyville, NY
When:  11:00am - 3:00pm (ending time depends on what classes your family participates in)

Please RSVP as soon as you know what classes your child wants to attend, so teachers can buy supplies & finish planning. Classes without enough students will be cancelled.  If you have already RSVP'd you do not have to do so again.  When RSVP'ing please make sure to do so to the teacher for the class(es) your child(ren) are interested in, or on the Facebook group.  Contact information for each teacher is listed below in the class descriptions.

Free Play Room: Legos

Community Service Project: Please bring a nonperishable item for a local food shelf. Drop box will be near sign-in table.

11:00 - 12:00: 
Preschool --
Fall theme preschool class to tie in with the Banker's field trip. Apples, pumpkins, leaves, and all things fall will be the theme of this class. Please note: There will NOT be Halloween activities in this class.
Teacher: Lisa Bergin
Fee: $1 per child
RSVP: Lisa Bergin, bergs76@gmail.com

Elementary kids #1 --
Elementary Engineering
We'll be learning a bit about the different types of engineering, and students will rotate through some hands-on demos, all based on Janice VanCleave's Engineering for Every Kid. The class is aimed at kids in grades K-5. Students not able to follow written instructions will need to buddy up with either a parent or another child who can.
Teacher: Emily Blauvelt
Fee: FREE
RSVP: Emily, emily.blauvelt@gmail.com

Elementary kids #2 --
The Science & Art of Butterflies
Teacher: Amanda Bokus
Fee: $2 per child
RSVP: Amanda, bokusfamily@westelcom.com

Older Kids (10+) --
Thomas Edison & Electricity Experiments, Part 1
Teachers: Holly & TJ Warren
In this class we will use activities from the Beyond Five In A Row manual to explore & discuss the life of young Thomas Edison.  Students will then be broken into groups to work on a variety of snap-circuit kits.
Fees & Assignments:  There are no fees for this class.  If possible have your child read the first 1/2 of the book Childhood of Famous Americans: Thomas Edison.
This is the book we will be using:  http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Edison-Inventor-Childhood-Americans/dp/0020418507.
If your family has a set of snap-circuits they would be willing to donate just for this class period please contact Holly.
RSVP: Holly, hollyjwarren@gmail.com


12:00 - 1:00: bag lunch/recess


12:45-1:00: Children's Chorus will be meeting in the sanctuary.  We will be learning a variety of religious & secular holiday songs to sing at a nursing home visit to be arranged for mid December.

1:00 - 2:00:

American Girls Club -- This club is for kids in 2nd - 6th grade. Books for the year will be chosen by the students at this first meeting, plus several craft activities will be provided.
Teachers: Holly Warren & Amanda Bokus
Fee: None for this class session, but your student will need to buy the assigned books or get them from the library.
RSVP: Holly or Amanda (see emails above)

Boys Book Club -- This club is for boys in 4th and up. They will be starting with a discussion of the book Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. Please have read the book prior to coming to class. More information on the book can be found here: http://www.amazon.com/Hatchet-Gary-Paulsen/dp/1416936475/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1379351372&sr=1-1&keywords=hatchet+by+gary+paulsen
Teacher: Tammy Neureuther
Fees & Assignments: No fee for this class session. Please have read the book Hatchet prior to class.
RSVP: Tammy, tamneureuther@yahoo.com

Board Game Club -- This club has two sections. One is for boys & girls from K-3, the other is for boys & girls grades 4+. Games will be set up in separate classrooms. Please bring your favorite game to share, and make sure to label your box too! Any questions can be directed to Amanda Bokus.


2:00 - 3:00:

French Classes, beginning Oct 30, 2013, from 2-3pm, with Carole Dubois at the Cadyville Wesleyan Church following regular co-op classes.

There will be four classes (10/30, 11/6, 11/20, and 12/4) for the rest of 2013 year for $40 per child (possibly a reduced fee for family rate, being worked on presently). Classes will resume when co-op begins in Jan 2014.    Here is a description of teacher and class as stated by Carole:   " I am French Canadian, as you may guess, my first language is French. I know quite a bit about children, I raised four of my own, as a single parent.  I taught French in Willsboro's Middle School and High School. I organized the French Club and a few trips to Montreal. I also taught in Peru's High School, for a one year contract only.  I plan to teach your children the basic of French like numbers, days of the week, months, weather adding some usual common sentences. I will teach French just like any French text book, I think its important to know, because some parents may think the French Canadian language  is different than the European one. I traveled through the province of Quebec and part of France, mostly Paris. I am very familiar  with  both cultures, I will  be able to answer almost any questions on that subject.  My goal is to make  learning  French enjoyable, my experience taught me children learn very well, while having fun."

Please contact Lisa Bergmann at ljddragon@juno.com with any questions or to RSVP.  


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Homeschool Swim

The Comfort Inn has agreed to host the homeschool swim time again this year!

Swim will start 11/13/13, run from 12:30-2:30pm, and the cost is $3 per child swimming.  Adults (swimming or not) and non-swimming children are free.  

This is a drop-in event, you do not have to arrive right at 12:30 or stay until 2:30.  Come when you can, leave when you want!   Small lockers, a restroom, and changing rooms are available in the swimming area for our use.

The Comfort Inn pool has a kiddie end with a play area, and an end for older kids with water slides. The kiddie toys & water slides will run the first hour of the swim time, then be turned off so that the older kids can have full use of the deep end of the pool for swimming.

Please contact Lisa Bergmann at ljddragon@juno.com with any questions.

French Classes for Homeschoolers

French Classes, beginning Oct 30, 2013, from 2-3pm, with Carole Dubois at the Cadyville Wesleyan Church following regular co-op classes.

There will be four classes (10/30, 11/6, 11/20, and 12/4) for the rest of 2013 year for $40 per child (possibly a reduced fee for family rate, being worked on presently). Classes will resume when co-op begins in Jan 2014.   

Here is a description of teacher and class as stated by Carole:   " I am French Canadian, as you may guess, my first language is French. I know quite a bit about children, I raised four of my own, as a single parent.  I taught French in Willsboro's Middle School and High School. I organized the French Club and a few trips to Montreal. I also taught in Peru's High School, for a one year contract only.  I plan to teach your children the basic of French like numbers, days of the week, months, weather adding some usual common sentences. I will teach French just like any French text book, I think its important to know, because some parents may think the French Canadian language  is different than the European one. I traveled through the province of Quebec and part of France, mostly Paris. I am very familiar  with  both cultures, I will  be able to answer almost any questions on that subject.  My goal is to make  learning  French enjoyable, my experience taught me children learn very well, while having fun."

Please contact Lisa Bergmann at ljddragon@juno.com with any questions or to RSVP.  

Hugh O'Brian Leadership Conference

The Hugh O'Brian Youth s Director of Recruitment is  extending an invitation for our homeschooling families to have their children attend HOBY's annual youth leadership conference in Troy from May 30th - June 1st, 2014. Contact the group directly, using the contact information below if you have questions or would like to participate.

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My name is Amanda Walshjamin and I am the Director of Recruitment for an organization called Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership - New York East (HOBY NY-East).  HOBY NY-East is the regional affiliate for an international leadership development program – Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) – that is targeted at high school aged students.  Specifically, it is the mission of our organization to inspire and develop our global community of youth and volunteers to a life dedicated to leadership, service and innovation.

One way in which we achieve this goal is by organizing a 3-day leadership seminar for high school sophomores.  This year’s seminar is scheduled from Friday May 30th – Sunday June 1st at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY.  This seminar is open to all high school sophomores who either live or go to school in the following counties: Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Orange, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster, Warren, and Washington.  Over the course of the weekend, the students who attend will learn about personal leadership, group leadership, leadership for society, and the importance of community service.

We are expecting to have over 200 students in attendance.   A member of your home school association could be one of them!   

There is a fee for attending our program.  The cost is $150 for the first student registered by a school or home school association and $350 for each additional student.  However, if you are interested in having a student our seminar, please do not let cost be the factor that stops you from enrolling him or her.  Please contact us so that we can work out a solution.

If you would like to learn more about our programs, please visit www.hoby.org and www.hobynye.org.  Attached to this email is a list of frequently asked questions that you should review.  Additionally, if you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to contact me either via email or at 845-304-0765.

Thank you for your time.

Amanda Walshjamin
HOBY NY-East Director of Recruitment

Gibbord's Ballet For Homeschoolers

Guibbord’ is excited to offer dance class for homeschooling families!

Mondays starting Nov. 4
Registration fee $25.00, second child’s registrations $20.00


Or if paid in October $20.00 & $15.00
$9.00 per class paid monthly
Family rate: 5% off monthly tuition


Kinder ballet & *Gym for ages 3-6 45 min
Ballet barre & **Character dance for ages 7-10 1 hour
Ballet barre & **Character dance for ages 11 & older 1.25 hours


Times available between 10am-3pm on Mondays

*Gym space is a smaller studio set up with inclines, steps, barrels, matting, whittle climbing tressle, low balance beams and an assortment of other hand/eye coordination activities.

**Character dance is a style of ballet deriving inspiration from national or folk dances.  The movements tend to be less stylized than in classical ballet, allowing great individual expression and diversity.

On Tuesday “Moving Tots’ is offered 10:30-11:15 am for ages 18 months to 3 years. No registration fee.  Join anytime $10.00 per class.  Parent participation required.  


Deborah A Guibord-Stay 40th year in business!
BFA degree in Dance
Associate Diploma thru Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing, London, England
Licentiate Cecchetti USA
Graduate work in “Movement” at University of CT
Instructor of Movement at: Seton Academy, Kaleidoscope, Little Saints

North Country Cultural Art Center Classes (Clay, Ballet, Music and More

Full information on youth classes being offered this November & December by NCCCA can be viewed here:

http://plattsburgharts.org/?page_id=8887



Mommy/Daddy and Me Clay Time (Ages 2-4)
Tuesday, November 12 or December 10

Introduce your child to the world of clay. This fun class will allow your child to explore the unique textures and properties of clay, encouraging them to…(click here for more information and class details)


Kids’ Clay Hand Building (Ages 5-9)
Sundays, November 10-December 8
Squish. Smoosh. Sculpt! Learn to turn clay into bowls, cups, and even crazy sculptures! Students learn….(click here for more information and class details)
Deliver cookies direct to Santa on this special holiday plate. Children will be able to design their own holiday treasures…(click here for more information and class details

Kids’ Ornaments (Ages 5-8)
Sunday, December 8
Start a holiday tradition with our clay ornaments class specially designed for kids! Your child will create three unique and handcrafted holiday ornaments…(click here for more information and class details)


Textures! (Ages 5-9)
Sunday, November 17
Embark on a fun-filled afternoon bursting with incredible sensory experiences! Your child will use their hands and objects to see how textures can be pressed into clay making…(click here for more information and class details)
Start a holiday tradition with our clay ornaments class specially designed for kids! Your child will create three unique and handcrafted holiday ornaments…(click here for more information and class details)


Kids’ Clay Hand Building (Ages 10-14)

Saturdays, November 16-December 14
Learn to sculpt with clay! This class introduces students to the basics of hand building. Learn about how slab, coil, and pinch methods are used…(click here for more information and class details)

Kids’ Wheel (Ages 12-14)
Saturdays, November 23-December 14
Learn to sculpt clay on a wheel. Create mugs, bowls, plates, dishes, or anything else that’s round! This class will introduce you…. (click here for more information and class details)

Second Sunday Family Arts

Spend a creative afternoon with artist-instructor Jeff Woodard as he leads your family on a fun arts adventure! November’s project is a cornucopia sculpture, perfect for this holiday season! December is an open studio day where Jeff will help your children create their own unique projects!



Music for Small Hands (Ages 2-3) and (Ages 4-5)
Thursdays, Nov. 7-Dec. 19, no class Nov. 28

This playful class will introduce you and your child to the world of music. Children are given the opportunity to make rhythm patterns, combine music with movement and…(click here for more information and class details)

This class includes the principles of Classical Ballet tailored for young children. This includes floor exercises, barre exercises, small floor jumps, leaps, turns, improvisation and…(click here for more information and class details)
This course is Classical Ballet for the more advanced! Learn more barre exercises and stretches, center movements of adagio, turns and jumps, as well as pirouettes, petite allegro, waltzes and….(click here for more information and class details)

Art Classes in Saranac Lake


http://www.adirondackcarousel.org/event/after-school-childrens-workshop/

Local artist, Stephanie DeJoseph, founder of La Mia Designs,  will provide a 6 week after school series for Children ages 6 and up.

Cost: $20.00 per person, per class, registration and payment due prior to class which includes materials unless otherwise noted.

Time: 3:30-5pm, Nov. 5, 7, 12,14,19,21

Registration for creative workshops need to be made through La Mia Designs at least one day prior to the actual workshop. Please email lamiahandbagsandaccessories@yahoo.com for registration information.

Workshop Themes per block of time.


  1.   Sweater Wreaths
  2.   Textile painting with vintage kitchen utensils, stamps and objects from nature on tote bags.
  3.   Mixed media wall hanging on barn wood
  4.   Robots-Recycling everyday items into a funky friend
  5.   An autumn harvest, creating fiber art with a harvest theme
  6.   Ornamentation! Creating keepsakes for the holidays

Defensive Driving Class

Defensive driving class offered by a local homeschooling family, the Rabideau's.

Champlain Town Hall
November 30, 2013 9am-3pm
9am-3pm

This class offers a 4 point reduction on your license and/or 10% insurance reduction for the next 3 years.  

Price for the class is $25.

You need to bring your driver's license & a bag lunch.  

Call 581-578-9626 with questions or to sign-up.

This course can also be taken online at  www.additionaltraining.com.

JR Docent Day -postponed one week

Due to the last home-school soccer game--Jr Docent history program is postponed one week to Oct 28.


The Crux Indoor Climbing Center Field Trip

The Crux Indoor Climbing Center Field Trip

http://www.climbthecrux.com/

Friday, November 8th - 1:00-4:00pm

Ages 4+

$12 per climber which includes equipment, instruction, climbing and extra staffing fee. No charge if not climbing. 

Kids 14+ can learn to belay. Parents are encouraged to belay to allow for extra climbing time for the kids. 

Please RSVP  to Kari Zurlo at pyrz51@frontier.com or message her on Facebook, prior to Oct. 25th with number of climbers.

Pendragon Theatre's Oedipus

The Weibrecht For Schools Only series presents Pendragon Theatre's Oedipus by Steve Berkoff. The performance takes placid Tuesday, December 10 at 9:30 AM.  All tickets are $2.  Learn More

About the Show
The Greek tragedy par excellence, Oedipus is a haunting story of a man's search to find the truth. Considered the first detective story, the drama is a kind of epic who-done-it complete with mystery, murder and mayhem.  Theater's original "saint and sinner," Oedipus goes on a fact-finding mission that results in consequences beyond his imagination. One of the trilogy of the Theban plays by Sophocles, this play drives forward at a furious pace as one clue leads to the next and the investigation builds to a shattering resolution. Using a new and accessible translation by celebrated actor and director Steven Berkoff, Pendragon's production takes place in a contemporary setting enhancing the murder mystery qualities of the play. Oedipus becomes a modern self-made man who unwittingly gets caught in the web of his fate as he discovers the man he seeks is none other than himself.

The Weibrecht For Schools Only Series is  funded in part by the New York State Council on the Arts, the Lake Placid Education Foundation, the Bruce L. Crary Foundation, the Redducs Foundation, Stewart's Shops, and the Joy to the Children Benefit. 


Reservations can be made by calling Anya at 518.523.2512. 

The Lake Placid Center for the Arts is dedicated to presenting and fostering quality arts, which inspire, enrich, educate and entertain people of all ages.

Jr Docent History Program

Jan McCormick will be starting the Junior Docent program again. This month the meeting will be on Monday October 21 at the North Country Alliance Church. At the meeting we will also talk about time and location for the future monthly meetings. Jan is interested in possibly doing meetings at a historic school house in Chazy that she is helping with.

Date and Time: Oct 28 @ 2:30
Location: North Country Alliance Church
Leader: Jan McCormick

*Maps and Mapping               
Students will discover the history of mapping, what is a map, everything that can be mapped and learn how to create your own maps to scale.

Please pass to anyone who you think may be interested.

Train Trip Cancelled

THERE IS NO TRAIN TRIP TOMORROW.

The Adirondack Railroad just called Kari Zurlo to cancel.  

The engine is broke down. Mechanic says there is no way it will be fixed for tomorrow.


Please contact Kari Zurlo with any questions at pyrz51@frontier.com .  

History Competitions (Art-all ages and Project-Grades 6-12)

HISTORY Art-ALL AGES
New York State  History Day encourages all students to submit a t-shirt design for the New York State History Day 2014 theme: “Rights and Responsibilities in History.” The winning design will be featured on the 2014 t-shirt.  The name of the winning student, school, and teacher will be posted on the New York State History Day 2014 web site. In addition, the winning student will receive $50.

Click here for more Information

HISTORY- Grades 6-12
http://www.nyshistoryday.org/
National History Day, a year-long educational program sponsored in New York State by the New York State Historical Association, encourages students to explore local, state, national, and world history. This year's theme is Rights and Responsibilities in History: Information on the theme: http://ny.nhd.org/Theme.htm

Once students choose a topic, they choose a project area to display their information: These category guides, created by the "National History Day in Wisconsin" staff, provide students with step-by-step directions for creating History Day projects.  Documentary Guide
Exhibit Guide
Paper Guide
Performance Guide
Web Site Guide

Our local competition occurs at Fort Ticonderoga. http://www.fortticonderoga.org/learn/students/historyday
This year the competition will be on Saturday March 8, 2014.