Homeschool Day at The Wild Center coming up Feb 14, 2025. Pre-register: https://wildcenter.ticketapp.org/portal/product/25

From Historic Saranac Lake:

Our 2025 calendar is bursting with events and exciting opportunities to learn more about our community and meet the people in it. We can’t wait to share it all with you! For more info: https://historicsaranaclake.org/events/

The Adirondack Center for Writing’s Annual Poem Village is open for submissions until March 17, 2025. Poems will be displayed in Saranac Lake, Plattsburgh, Malone, and St. Lawrence County this spring! https://adirondackcenterforwriting.org/poemvillage/

Shared by Martha Swan of John Brown lives. You can register on your own, but Martha would be happy to join your group as well, and she would be an amazing resource person to get to discuss this free opera with! Contact Martha for more info: mswan12993@gmail.com, and sign up for the Opera at Troy Music Hall at this link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfUhemuSJ5tL86oIoL8RIPpua-PsIt4zTtz5UrAYdgaJ3Xk9A/viewform?pli=1

Opera Saratoga & Troy Savings Bank Music Hall Present:

Frida Kahlo and the Bravest Niña in el Mundo Composer: Joe Illick, Librettist: Mark Campbell

Program Date: Thursday, March 27, 2025

Program Time: Doors Open: 10:30a, Performance: 11:00a-12:00p

45 minute program with 5-10 minute Q&A at the end

Educators – Thank you for your interest in this exciting Educational Matinee Performance on Thursday, March 27, 2025 from 11:00AM – 12:00PM.

To reserve your free tickets, please fill out this form and submit. Upon receiving your request, our box office will send you a confirmation email with your ticket reservation. Jessica Bowen, Director of Education & Outreach will reach out with additional information including arrival, bussing coordination, and more day of logistics.

Short Summary: Frida Kahlo and the Bravest Niña in el Mundo is an interactive children’s opera composed by Joe Illick with libretto written by Mark Campbell. The story is about Mariana, a young girl living in Mexico City in the late 1940s. Mariana’s family encourages her to have her portrait painted by the renowned artist, Frida Kahlo. Mariana is initially frightened, but is emboldened and charmed by Kahlo, the animals in her household including a monkey, a parrot and a dog, and a visit by the exuberant artist Diego Rivera. As Mariana sits for her portrait, she learns all about Frida’s life, and begins to understand the meaning of bravery.

The first Paul Smith’s College VIC XC Ski and Snowshoe Day is this coming Tuesday, Jan 7, 2025!
There will be a windchill of -1F, so dress warm!

Homeschool XC Ski and Snowshoe Program at the Paul Smiths VIC Jan-March 2025

The Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) announces a new session of their Homeschool in the Woods Program (ages 5-12). Registration required! Visit the link below for more info and to register.
Dates: Mon, Jan 13, 2025, 9:30 AM EST – Mon, Mar 24, 2025

https://adk.corsizio.com/event/672a32b5b0692317b4637c19

On Tuesdays from January 7 – March 25, 2025, the Paul Smith’s College Visitor Interpretive Center invites homeschool families of all ages and abilities for group ski games and skiing and snowshoeing on our trails at a discounted rate.

Homeschool Tuesdays Trail Pass Rate
Kids: free
Adults, ages 18 and up: half price, $10

Homeschool Tuesdays Rental Rate
Kids: free
Adults, ages 18 and up: $20 for skis, $10 for snowshoes

Season Pass info if you decide that the excellent VIC skiing is something you want to do more frequently than just Tuesdays! https://www.paulsmithsvic.org/ny-state-ski-waiver/

About the Program
The homeschool program will take place on Tuesdays from January 7 – March 25, 2025, from 10am-2pm. Most Tuesdays, we will have informal group games for all abilities on skis in the field behind the building from about 11:00 or 11:30am until we break for lunch. In previous years, we had special days where we did music jams and horsedrawn sleigh rides. Stay tuned to this blog (and the NCH facebook group) for updates in case of inclement weather.

Families are welcome to come earlier and stay later. The VIC building is open from 9:00am-5:00pm, and indoor bathrooms are available to the public. Families are free to ski or snowshoe the trails at their own pace and use the building throughout the day. VIC trails are open dawn to dusk.

Homeschoolers are welcome to visit the displays inside the building, use the classroom, library reading room, and any educational tools and games.

For more information contact:
Sunita Halasz, sunitahalasz@gmail.com
vic@paulsmiths.edu
https://www.paulsmithsvic.org/

Note from Tamsin Wentzel, ORDA:

I am sending this again, if you have already responded, I will be reaching out prior to each event you showed an interest in!

Welcome to Winter 24/25!

Dear educators,

We have some exciting events coming up at our Olympic Venues this Winter!

Follow this link and sign up for any and all events you may be interested in!
https://lakeplacidlegacysites.com/school-adventures/

All events listed are free for school students and their chaperones!

Discounted tickets to weekend events can be sourced through us if families want to attend.

Please reach out with any questions!

Kind regards,

​Tamsin
Tamsin Wentzel
Corporate and Group Services
Olympic Regional Development Authority
37 Church Street Lake Placid, NY 12946
O: (518) 302-5343 twentzel@orda.org http://www.lakeplacidlegacysites.com

From the Lake Placid Public Library –

Dear Homeschool Families,

Our next Homeschool Thursday is scheduled for Thursday, December 12, from 10 – 2. This is a drop-in day designed for children to create homemade gifts and cards for the holidays. Of course, we’ll also have countless holiday and winter-themed titles available for check-out. So, please join us at some point between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to create and enjoy the holiday season at the Lake Placid Public Library.

Programs are geared for children in grades K-6, but other ages are welcome, and all children must be accompanied by an adult. There is free parking on Main Street through 11:00 a.m. for Town of North Elba residents with a valid parking sticker. There is also free parking in the St. Eustace Church lot for these programs (please leave a note on your dashboard indicating you are at a children’s library program). For questions or to RSVP, reach out to librarian@lakeplacdilibrary.org or 518-523-3200. As always, happy reading!

-Karen and Bambi

Bambi Pedu, Library Director Lake Placid Public Library librarian@lakeplacidlibrary.org 2471 Main Street, Lake Placid, 12946 lakeplacidlibrary.org 518-523-3200