During the month of January, the Zurlo family will be collecting used greeting cards that would otherwise be destined for the recycle bin or trash.
We will have a collection box available at co-op and all you need to do is drop your cards into the box. No need to separate your cards. We will do it for you if you want!
You can also give your cards to the Zurlo's anytime in January (it doesnt have to be co-op).
Cards don't have to be Christmas cards!
The Zurlo family will then box them up and send them off to https://stjudesranch.org/about-us/recycled-card-program/
Any questions please email Kari at pyrz51@frontier.com
Thanks!
The North Country Homeschooling group seeks to provide homeschooling support and activities to those living in the Northern NY counties of Clinton, Essex, and Franklin. Activity information is available via email, blog, and Facebook. Homeschooling support is provided though Facebook and a variety of monthly support groups. The North Country Homeschooling Group is open to anyone who homeschools or who is thinking of homeschooling. There are no membership fees.
Daytime Homeschool Support Group
Daytime Homeschool Support Group
The daytime homeschool support group will meet this week at co-op (Cadyville Wesleyan Church) , downstairs from roughly 1-3pm (Wedensday December 4). Even if you do not attend co-op, please feel free to come to the support group!
We will dedicate the first 30 min to answering "logistical" questions about paperwork, testing requirements, etc & the remaining time discussing a more specific homeschooling topic (ie: scheduling, outside activities, online resources, exploring various curriculums, etc). Our theme for this class will be homeschooling through the holidays. :-)
PLEASE BRING YOUR PAPERWORK! If you have questions about your paperwork, or paperwork you've received from your local school districts, please bring it to the meeting so we can help you better! Support group will dedicate the first 30 min to answering "logistical" questions. Those questions are much easier to answer if you have your paperwork & correspondence!
Coodinator: Kari Zurlo
Fee: Free
RSVP: Kari, pyrz51@frontier.com
The daytime homeschool support group will meet this week at co-op (Cadyville Wesleyan Church) , downstairs from roughly 1-3pm (Wedensday December 4). Even if you do not attend co-op, please feel free to come to the support group!
We will dedicate the first 30 min to answering "logistical" questions about paperwork, testing requirements, etc & the remaining time discussing a more specific homeschooling topic (ie: scheduling, outside activities, online resources, exploring various curriculums, etc). Our theme for this class will be homeschooling through the holidays. :-)
PLEASE BRING YOUR PAPERWORK! If you have questions about your paperwork, or paperwork you've received from your local school districts, please bring it to the meeting so we can help you better! Support group will dedicate the first 30 min to answering "logistical" questions. Those questions are much easier to answer if you have your paperwork & correspondence!
Coodinator: Kari Zurlo
Fee: Free
RSVP: Kari, pyrz51@frontier.com
Dec Homeschool Co-op
December 4, 2013 -- Final class at the Wesleyan Church before Holiday Break
**** Classes will resume Wed, January 15, 2014. Have a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! ****
Free Play Room: Legos
Community Service Project: Making Christmas cards for James Gregory, who is currently serving in Afghanistan. James is in the reserves and was the only member of his unit called up for duty. Additionally, he lost his mother in an accident this past year, and is in need of some cheering up! We will be making Christmas cards for him thanking him for his service.
11:00 - 12:00:
Christmas crafts & Cookie Decorating
Come join us for a day of mixed-age activities, making Christmas crafts, decorating cookies, and making cards for a local soldier who is serving overseas this Christmas season. We are still in need of 2-3 families to provide a simple craft project for approximately 30 kids.
If you would like to bring a craft to share please RSVP Holly at hollyjwarren@gmail.com .
12:00 - 1:00:
Potluck Lunch -- Come join us for a community lunch to finish out the fall semester! If you would like to bring a dish please contact Holly and let her know what your family would like to bring. *** Please note: Dishes should be nut free, due to several members who have peanut allergies/sensitivities ***
12:45 - 1:00:
Children's Chorus -- Final practice before going to the nursing home! This club is open to all students, and all ages. As long as they can sing along & stand in place without being disruptive your student is welcome to join chorus. This fall we will focus on learning a variety of seasonal songs to be sung at a local nursing home at a time to be determined in mid December (will hopefully have a finalized date/time at class on Wednesday!)
Teacher: Holly Warren Fee: Free RSVP: Holly, hollyjwarren@gmail.com
1:00 - 3:00:
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.
Daytime Homeschool Support Group -- The daytime homeschool support group will meet downstairs from roughly 1-3pm.
Coodinator: Kari Zurlo
Fee: Free
RSVP: Kari, pyrz51@frontier.com
1:30 - 3:00:
French Classes\
This will be the final French class until co-op resumes on Wed, January 15.
French classes will continue for the winter/spring semester, taught by Carole Dubois. It is not to late to sign-up, so please email Carole or come to co-op this week if you are interested. There will be two classes offered. One from 1:30- 2:15 for younger kids (ages 5-8), and one from 2:15-3:00 for older kids (ages 9+). All classes will be offered at the beginner level, but as each class has about 10 students currently enrolled, two classes will allow Carole to offer more advanced projects for the older kids and keep a good student/teacher ratio.
The rate is $10 per lessons. 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.)
You can also contact her directly with other questions at her email: Duboiscarole8@aol.com
1:30 - 2:15 - French Class -- ages 5-8
2:15 - 3:00 - French Class -- ages 9+
**** Classes will resume Wed, January 15, 2014. Have a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! ****
Free Play Room: Legos
Community Service Project: Making Christmas cards for James Gregory, who is currently serving in Afghanistan. James is in the reserves and was the only member of his unit called up for duty. Additionally, he lost his mother in an accident this past year, and is in need of some cheering up! We will be making Christmas cards for him thanking him for his service.
11:00 - 12:00:
Christmas crafts & Cookie Decorating
Come join us for a day of mixed-age activities, making Christmas crafts, decorating cookies, and making cards for a local soldier who is serving overseas this Christmas season. We are still in need of 2-3 families to provide a simple craft project for approximately 30 kids.
If you would like to bring a craft to share please RSVP Holly at hollyjwarren@gmail.com .
12:00 - 1:00:
Potluck Lunch -- Come join us for a community lunch to finish out the fall semester! If you would like to bring a dish please contact Holly and let her know what your family would like to bring. *** Please note: Dishes should be nut free, due to several members who have peanut allergies/sensitivities ***
12:45 - 1:00:
Children's Chorus -- Final practice before going to the nursing home! This club is open to all students, and all ages. As long as they can sing along & stand in place without being disruptive your student is welcome to join chorus. This fall we will focus on learning a variety of seasonal songs to be sung at a local nursing home at a time to be determined in mid December (will hopefully have a finalized date/time at class on Wednesday!)
Teacher: Holly Warren Fee: Free RSVP: Holly, hollyjwarren@gmail.com
1:00 - 3:00:
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.
Daytime Homeschool Support Group -- The daytime homeschool support group will meet downstairs from roughly 1-3pm.
Coodinator: Kari Zurlo
Fee: Free
RSVP: Kari, pyrz51@frontier.com
1:30 - 3:00:
French Classes\
This will be the final French class until co-op resumes on Wed, January 15.
French classes will continue for the winter/spring semester, taught by Carole Dubois. It is not to late to sign-up, so please email Carole or come to co-op this week if you are interested. There will be two classes offered. One from 1:30- 2:15 for younger kids (ages 5-8), and one from 2:15-3:00 for older kids (ages 9+). All classes will be offered at the beginner level, but as each class has about 10 students currently enrolled, two classes will allow Carole to offer more advanced projects for the older kids and keep a good student/teacher ratio.
The rate is $10 per lessons. 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.)
You can also contact her directly with other questions at her email: Duboiscarole8@aol.com
1:30 - 2:15 - French Class -- ages 5-8
2:15 - 3:00 - French Class -- ages 9+
Workshop for Families with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Plattsburgh State will be hosting a free instructional 2 -part workshop for families of a child with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Parents, grandparents, caretakers, professionals are all invited. The capacity is 25 registrants ( they will be accepted in the order they reply.) The workshop will be repeated 2-3 times per year for the next few years. ( They have received a grant through OPWDD family Support Services.)
A component of the training is the follow-up home visit with recommendations. The visit is not required, but available to registrants who 1) express interest; 2) have a child with OPWDD eligibility.
When: December 4 & 11
Time: 6-8 P.M.
Where: SUNY Plattsburgh Hawkins 135 Cornelia Street.
* Must register by December 2, 2013. To register send email to amart001@plattsburgh.edu with attendee names and a phone number. Questions? Call @ 518-564-3374.
A component of the training is the follow-up home visit with recommendations. The visit is not required, but available to registrants who 1) express interest; 2) have a child with OPWDD eligibility.
When: December 4 & 11
Time: 6-8 P.M.
Where: SUNY Plattsburgh Hawkins 135 Cornelia Street.
* Must register by December 2, 2013. To register send email to amart001@plattsburgh.edu with attendee names and a phone number. Questions? Call @ 518-564-3374.
Living History Opportunity- UNDERGROUND RAILROAD EXPERIENCE
UPCOMING LIVING HISTORY EVENT
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD EXPERIENCE
Saturday, November 23rd
starts promptly at 6:00 pm, ends at approximately 9:00pm
Cost: $5 per person. Ages 10+ welcome.
Share in one of our most popular living history courses! This is a hands-on activity where YOU become part of the story. Experience what it was like to be a slave on the run in New York, trying to make it to freedom in Canada before being captured by bounty hunters. A brief introduction at the Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center will present the issue of slavery and the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Next, you'll be shuttled to the 1812 Homestead and the adventure begins! Make your way through the Homestead from one safe-house to another as you try to escape bounty hunters and meet famous abolitionists along your way to freedom.
Afterward, a guided informal discussion and presentation on local Underground Railroad history will take place at the Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center, followed by a campfire, hot cocoa, and s'mores under the stars!
This year's Underground Railroad Experience is presented in part by the North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association and is being hosted at the 1812 Homestead in Willsboro, New York.
Please meet at 6pm for the beginning of the program at the Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center (1391 Reber Road, Willsboro, NY, 12996)(shuttles will be provided to the 1812 Homestead). RAIN OR SHINE (or snow)!
For more information please contact:
Brian DeGroat, Director
Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center
1391 Reber Road, Willsboro, NY 12996
www.pmoec.org
(ph) 518.963.7967
(fx) 518.963.4165
director@pmoec.org
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD EXPERIENCE
Saturday, November 23rd
starts promptly at 6:00 pm, ends at approximately 9:00pm
Cost: $5 per person. Ages 10+ welcome.
Share in one of our most popular living history courses! This is a hands-on activity where YOU become part of the story. Experience what it was like to be a slave on the run in New York, trying to make it to freedom in Canada before being captured by bounty hunters. A brief introduction at the Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center will present the issue of slavery and the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Next, you'll be shuttled to the 1812 Homestead and the adventure begins! Make your way through the Homestead from one safe-house to another as you try to escape bounty hunters and meet famous abolitionists along your way to freedom.
Afterward, a guided informal discussion and presentation on local Underground Railroad history will take place at the Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center, followed by a campfire, hot cocoa, and s'mores under the stars!
This year's Underground Railroad Experience is presented in part by the North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association and is being hosted at the 1812 Homestead in Willsboro, New York.
Please meet at 6pm for the beginning of the program at the Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center (1391 Reber Road, Willsboro, NY, 12996)(shuttles will be provided to the 1812 Homestead). RAIN OR SHINE (or snow)!
For more information please contact:
Brian DeGroat, Director
Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center
1391 Reber Road, Willsboro, NY 12996
www.pmoec.org
(ph) 518.963.7967
(fx) 518.963.4165
director@pmoec.org
Dewy Mountain Ski and Snowshoe Swap
Attached is a notice for a ski /snowshoe swap and sale going on this weekend at Dewey Mtn. http://www.deweymountain.com/
Cross Country Ski-Club
Lake Placid Ski Club –
Contact Pat Gallagher email: pmggallag@verizon.net web site: lakeplacidskiclub.com
Yearly cost: $45 Family club membership & a $10/per child Program fee
This is an enriching low keyed group learning experience for all kids that want to learn how to XC ski. Saturday at 10am at Mt. VanHoevenberg and Thursday afternoons at 3:30pm at Whiteface Club, kids and parents can ski and learn. There is no cost to parents if they ski with their children. Families with little ones starting at 5 y/o that need closer instruction also qualify to have their children in the Pathfinders XC ski classes taking place at the same time at Mt. VanHoevenberg. High Peaks Cyclery & Ski has a special equipment free rental offer to club members and discount on purchases. Offer good until 12/22/13.
This is a great group of folks that are great at inspiring your kids to get outside and have fun in the winter.
Contact Pat Gallagher email: pmggallag@verizon.net web site: lakeplacidskiclub.com
Yearly cost: $45 Family club membership & a $10/per child Program fee
This is an enriching low keyed group learning experience for all kids that want to learn how to XC ski. Saturday at 10am at Mt. VanHoevenberg and Thursday afternoons at 3:30pm at Whiteface Club, kids and parents can ski and learn. There is no cost to parents if they ski with their children. Families with little ones starting at 5 y/o that need closer instruction also qualify to have their children in the Pathfinders XC ski classes taking place at the same time at Mt. VanHoevenberg. High Peaks Cyclery & Ski has a special equipment free rental offer to club members and discount on purchases. Offer good until 12/22/13.
This is a great group of folks that are great at inspiring your kids to get outside and have fun in the winter.
CO-OP
Regular classes at the Cadyville Wesleyan Church on Rt 3.
Free Play Room: Lincoln Logs, car mat, cars
Community Service Projects:
#1 -- Final collection for the local food banks. Drop box will be near the sign-in table. Please bring a generous donation as we'll be dropping our food right before Thanksgiving time when need is very high!
#2 -- Making Thanksgiving cards for nursing home residents & shut ins. A table will be set up for making nursing home cards as students have time throughout the day. Please place completed cards in the box on the table.
#3 -- Operation Christmas Child Shoe Box collection & assembly. Tables will be set up in the common room downstairs for families to drop completed Operation Shoe Boxes and also to work on assembling their box. Shipping labels will be available for families who choose to pack their box here. Cost is $7 per box. Families who do not want to pack a box can also donate $7 to cover the cost of shipping a box.
11:00 - 12:00:
Preschool:
Thanksgiving
Teacher: Lynn Bushey
Fee: $1 per child
RSVP: Lynn, busheylm@aol.com
Elementary kids #1 --
Winter Birds In The North Country & Make a Bird Feeder Project
** Please note that this will be a peanut free class for the bird feeder project! **
Teacher: Kerri Lamarche
Fee: $2, and please bring a toilet paper roll
RSVP: Kerri, turtle4u234@yahoo.com
Older kids (Grades 4-8) --
Mental Math & Math Tricks
Teacher: Tammy Neureuther
Fee: $1 per child
RSVP: Tammy, tamneureuther@yahoo.com
12:00: Break for bag lunch/recess
12:30 - 12:45:
Children's Chorus -- This club is open to all students, and all ages. As long as they can sing along & stand in place without being disruptive your student is welcome to join chorus. This fall we will focus on learning a variety of seasonal songs to be sung at a local nursing home at a time to be determined in mid December. This class will run from 12:30 - 12:45.
Teacher: Holly Warren
Fee: Free
RSVP: Holly, hollyjwarren@gmail.com
12:45 - 1:30:
American Girl Club -- This club is for kids in 2nd - 6th grade. The students should have read "Meet Felicity" (1774) before coming to class. They will do a variety of crafts & activities from Felicity's time period, including making a tin punch ornament, a bookmark, and a lapbook component for their AG class folder. Bring a small hammer & some round metal juice lids (from frozen juice concentrate) if possible.
Teachers: Holly Warren & Amanda
Fee: $2 per student
RSVP: Holly or Amanda (see emails above)
12:45 - 3:00:
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.
1:30 - 3:00:
French Classes
French classes will continue, taught by Carole Dubois. It is not to late to sign-up, so please email Carole or come to co-op this week if you are interested. There will be two classes offered. One from 1:30- 2:15 for younger kids (ages 5-8), and one from 2:15-3:00 for older kids (ages 9+). All classes will be offered at the beginner level, but as each class has about 10 students currently enrolled, two classes will allow Carole to offer more advanced projects for the older kids and keep a good student/teacher ratio.
There are currently 3 classes being offered in the reminder of the fall semester. 11/20 & 12/4. Classes will resume when co-op restarts on Wed 1/15/14.
The rate is $10 per lessons. 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 at co-op and pay for the remaining three French classes for this year.
You can also contact her directly with other questions at her email: Duboiscarole8@aol.com
1:30 - 2:15 - French Class -- ages 5-8
2:15 - 3:00 - French Class -- ages 9+
Free Play Room: Lincoln Logs, car mat, cars
Community Service Projects:
#1 -- Final collection for the local food banks. Drop box will be near the sign-in table. Please bring a generous donation as we'll be dropping our food right before Thanksgiving time when need is very high!
#2 -- Making Thanksgiving cards for nursing home residents & shut ins. A table will be set up for making nursing home cards as students have time throughout the day. Please place completed cards in the box on the table.
#3 -- Operation Christmas Child Shoe Box collection & assembly. Tables will be set up in the common room downstairs for families to drop completed Operation Shoe Boxes and also to work on assembling their box. Shipping labels will be available for families who choose to pack their box here. Cost is $7 per box. Families who do not want to pack a box can also donate $7 to cover the cost of shipping a box.
11:00 - 12:00:
Preschool:
Thanksgiving
Teacher: Lynn Bushey
Fee: $1 per child
RSVP: Lynn, busheylm@aol.com
Elementary kids #1 --
Winter Birds In The North Country & Make a Bird Feeder Project
** Please note that this will be a peanut free class for the bird feeder project! **
Teacher: Kerri Lamarche
Fee: $2, and please bring a toilet paper roll
RSVP: Kerri, turtle4u234@yahoo.com
Older kids (Grades 4-8) --
Mental Math & Math Tricks
Teacher: Tammy Neureuther
Fee: $1 per child
RSVP: Tammy, tamneureuther@yahoo.com
12:00: Break for bag lunch/recess
12:30 - 12:45:
Children's Chorus -- This club is open to all students, and all ages. As long as they can sing along & stand in place without being disruptive your student is welcome to join chorus. This fall we will focus on learning a variety of seasonal songs to be sung at a local nursing home at a time to be determined in mid December. This class will run from 12:30 - 12:45.
Teacher: Holly Warren
Fee: Free
RSVP: Holly, hollyjwarren@gmail.com
12:45 - 1:30:
American Girl Club -- This club is for kids in 2nd - 6th grade. The students should have read "Meet Felicity" (1774) before coming to class. They will do a variety of crafts & activities from Felicity's time period, including making a tin punch ornament, a bookmark, and a lapbook component for their AG class folder. Bring a small hammer & some round metal juice lids (from frozen juice concentrate) if possible.
Teachers: Holly Warren & Amanda
Fee: $2 per student
RSVP: Holly or Amanda (see emails above)
12:45 - 3:00:
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.
1:30 - 3:00:
French Classes
French classes will continue, taught by Carole Dubois. It is not to late to sign-up, so please email Carole or come to co-op this week if you are interested. There will be two classes offered. One from 1:30- 2:15 for younger kids (ages 5-8), and one from 2:15-3:00 for older kids (ages 9+). All classes will be offered at the beginner level, but as each class has about 10 students currently enrolled, two classes will allow Carole to offer more advanced projects for the older kids and keep a good student/teacher ratio.
There are currently 3 classes being offered in the reminder of the fall semester. 11/20 & 12/4. Classes will resume when co-op restarts on Wed 1/15/14.
The rate is $10 per lessons. 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 at co-op and pay for the remaining three French classes for this year.
You can also contact her directly with other questions at her email: Duboiscarole8@aol.com
1:30 - 2:15 - French Class -- ages 5-8
2:15 - 3:00 - French Class -- ages 9+
Balsam Traditions at the Adirondack Museum
You are invited to . . .
Balsam Traditions at the Adirondack Museum
Homeschool Day – Saturday, December 7, 2013
The balsam fir tree was an important natural resource for the Adirondack region and continues to play a role in our lives. Our annual Balsam Traditions program teaches students how balsam was used and its economic importance to the region.
• The program runs two hours, plus lunch time.
• The program is offered FREE to Adirondack Park homeschools.
• Support materials are provided.
Balsam Traditions is a fun-filled learning activity for children in grades K – 3, with opportunities to:
. . . experience a traditional Adirondack balsam bee
. . . identify coniferous trees
. . . make balsam pillows to take home, using a treadle sewing machine
. . . construct a balsam be in an Adirondack lean-to
. . . and more!
To make your reservations, contact School Programs Manager
Christine Campeau at (518) 352-7311, ext. 116, or ccampeau@adkmuseum.org.
Balsam Traditions at the Adirondack Museum
Homeschool Day – Saturday, December 7, 2013
The balsam fir tree was an important natural resource for the Adirondack region and continues to play a role in our lives. Our annual Balsam Traditions program teaches students how balsam was used and its economic importance to the region.
• The program runs two hours, plus lunch time.
• The program is offered FREE to Adirondack Park homeschools.
• Support materials are provided.
Balsam Traditions is a fun-filled learning activity for children in grades K – 3, with opportunities to:
. . . experience a traditional Adirondack balsam bee
. . . identify coniferous trees
. . . make balsam pillows to take home, using a treadle sewing machine
. . . construct a balsam be in an Adirondack lean-to
. . . and more!
To make your reservations, contact School Programs Manager
Christine Campeau at (518) 352-7311, ext. 116, or ccampeau@adkmuseum.org.
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.
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.
New York State Summer School of the Arts
New York State Summer School of the Arts
A program of the New York State Education Department
Dear Parent,
NYSSSA is excited to announce NYSSSA 2014. A program of the NYS Education Department, NYSSSA offers intensive, pre-professional summer training programs that are exciting, challenging and fun. This program is open to all NYS students currently in grade 8-12. Advanced applicants currently in grades 6 and 7 may audition for the School of Ballet only.
Celebrating its 45th Anniversary this summer, NYSSSA is comprised of 7 Schools (Ballet, Dance, Theatre, Orchestral Studies, Choral Studies, Media Arts and Visual Arts). Each school is a 4 week residential program where students have the chance to work with internationally acclaimed artists, professors and artistic companies including members of the New York City Ballet and the nPhiladelphia Orchestra. All of our teaching artists have a strong desire to work with youth to help them achieve their highest potential. Students engage in world-class training, education and inspiration that could change their lives forever. A strong sense of community and support is developed between faculty, staff and other students from across the State. We encourage you to visit our website at www.oce.nysed.gov/nysssa for more details about our program. Our schools are cosponsored by NYS School Music Association (NYSSMA), NYS Art Teachers Association (NYSATA), NYS Media Art Teachers Association (NYSMATA) and the\ Saratoga Performing Arts Center.
Admission to NYSSSA is through an audition or portfolio review process. All students are encouraged to apply- it is free and is a great opportunity to connect with our amazing artists! Audition and portfolio review details for each school are available on our website and begin in January 2014.
Tuition for the 4 week program is $2100 and includes room, board, classes, performances and most activities. Tuition assistance is available for students demonstrating economic need.
Students reside on one of our beautiful host campuses including Skidmore College, SUNY Fredonia, SUNY Delhi and SUNY Oswego. A full residential life program is provided in addition to the artistic program. A full time residential life counseling staff lives with the students and ensures the health, safety and well being of each student. Our counselors are educators, artists and advance degree candidates in each program’s designated art. This provides the student with a nurturing and supportive environment, as well as an immersion in their art that is unique to NYSSSA.
Please reach out to the NYSSSA Office with any questions you may have about the program.
For more information and our audition application, visit our website at:
Call us at 518-474-8773 or email atnysssa@mail.nysed.gov.
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