ADMISSION FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS (AND CHAPERONES) IS FREE!

If there are any of the events below you would like to bring students to watch, please contact me and I will give you more details about your preferred event! Looking forward to having students visit our venues and experience the excitement at one or more of our events!

** Do you know that our Olympic Museum admission is free for NYS Schools? **

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.orda.org

January 19-21 Super Tour Eastern Nordic – Mt Van Hoevenberg

February 1-4 Empire State Winter Games – Multiple Sports at Multiple Venues

February 9-11 FIS World Cup Ski Jumping – this is mostly in the evenings, so perhaps not suitable for a school field trip.

February 26-27 NYSPHAA Alpine and Nordic at Whiteface and Mt Van Hoevenberg.

February 27-March 2 NORAM Aerials at the Olympic Jumping Complex

March 3-9 USCSA Nationals Nordic and Alpine at Whiteface and Mt Van Hoevenberg.

March 3-10 IBSF North American Cup (Bobsled and Skeleton) at Mt Van Hoevenberg.

March 11-16 USSS Nordic Jr Nationals at Mt Van Hoevenberg.

March 17-23 IBSF World Cup (Bobsled and Skeleton) at Mt Van Hoevenberg.

April 12-14 US Figure Skating National Intercollegiate Finals at the Olympic Center

ADK has several kid and family programs coming up. Each program takes place at Cascade Welcome Center and is advertised with the recommended age group in their description. 

https://adk.org/naturalist-series/

From the Lake Placid Public Library:

The Clinton, Essex, Franklin Library System (CEFLS) received a grant to hold this storytelling program at four area libraries. Here is the flyer for the event hosted by the Saranac Lake Free Library at the Harrietstown Town Hall on Nov 28, 2023 at 12:30pm. The program is for 4th grade and up.

The Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) will host a winter homeschool series at Cascade Welcome Center. This series will take place on the second Monday of January, February, and March and is all about how animals, humans, and plants survive the winter. As long as we have good snow the last class will be a cross country ski day. Like our previous programs this series is for students ages 5-12. 

Here is a link to the registration page. Health insurance is required to attend. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Eliza Phillips
ADK, Outreach Coordinator
eliza@adk.org
518-523-3441 ext. 219
(she/her)
Explore. Educate. Protect. Learn more at ADK.org

Admission is free! Events we have coming up are as follows:

• FIL Luge World Cup from December 5 – 9, training runs start on Tuesday 12/5 competition starts on Thursday 12/7 at Mt. Van Hoevenberg
• World Cup Ski Jumping is from February 9-11 – *this is the only event that requires a paid ticket, at the Ski Jumps
• NORAM Aerials Competition at the Ski Jump Complex February 27 to March 2 – Daily schedule coming soon
• IBSF North American Cup from March 2-10 – International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation at Mt. Van Hoevenberg
• IBSF World Cup from March 16 – 2 – International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation at Mt. Van Hoevenberg

If you are interested in one, or more of our events, please reach out soon!
If you have any questions, I’d be happy to answer them!

Kind regards,
Tamsin Wentzel
Corporate and Youth Group Coordinator
O: (518) 302-5343
twentzel@orda.org 
www.orda.org

Olympic Regional Development Authority

37 Church Street  |  Lake Placid, NY 12946

Stephanie and Jazen are organizing a workshop for middle/high school level homeschoolers in ceramics at Bluseed Studios in Saranac Lake. Jazen will tailor the class to the number of kids who are interested. Once we know how many kids are likely to sign up, we can figure out a cost per student, and exactly how many weeks it would run.

The classes would be geared toward middle and high school students. We would start with a hand-building workshop (then, in the future we could do a wheel throwing series, too). The initial series of classes would run for 4-6 weeks.

If you think your middle/high school student might be interested please email or text Stephanie with the names and ages of your kids and the times of day that are best for them.

Stephanie
Email: saoirsesmom@gmail.com
Text only: (508) 581-0376 

On Tuesdays in January 9 – March 26, 2024, 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/ski/

About the Program
The homeschool program will run on Tuesdays from Jan 9 – March 26, 2024, from 10am-2pm. Most Tuesdays, Sunita Halasz will lead informal group games for all abilities on skis in the field behind the building from around 11:00am-12:00pm. Last year we also had special days where we did music jams and horsedrawn sleigh rides. Stay tuned to this blog (or 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
Scott van Laer, Director Paul Smith’s College VIC, (518) 327-6241
vic@paulsmiths.edu
https://www.paulsmithsvic.org/

Dear Homeschool Families,

Our third Homeschool Thursday session is next Thursday, November 2nd at 10:00 a.m. Please join us for a program focused on bioluminescence with materials provided by Mountain Lake PBS. We’ll begin with a brief read-aloud and PBS video, followed by interactive stations. All students will leave with a related book, courtesy of Mountain Lake PBS. Please RSVP via Mountain Lake PBS at https://mountainlake.org/join-us-for-a-wild-kratts-pbs-play-date-at-the-lake-placid-public-library/.

Please note that there is free parking on Main Street for residents of the Village of Lake Placid and the Town of North Elba weekdays until 11:00 a.m. For a permit, please go to the North Elba Town Hall Clerk’s Office. St. Eustace Church has also graciously offered their parking lot to families – just leave a note on your dashboard indicating you are at the library event.

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