DEADLINE REMINDER:
Titus Homeschool Skiing Registration forms are due tomorrow Dec 18, 2020.
Please get them in the mail if you haven’t already!  Any questions, please email me at angelalaforest@msn.com.
**Just to clarify, Titus Homeschool Ski is not a drop-off program.  No supervision is provided after the one-hour lesson.**

This program is open to North Country Homeschool families and will consist of five consecutive Friday ski or snowboard days with lessons Jan. 15, 22, 29 and Feb. 5 and 12,2021. 

There are package options with/without lift tickets (if you already have Titus season passes) and with/without equipment rental.

Eligible participants include:
Youth in grades three and above and Adults

Youth age 6 through grade two are also eligible with an extra fee of $10 per week to cover the cost of an additional instructor for their own age group.

Prices for adults and students grade three and above are shown in the attached registration forms.  For each student age 6 through grade 2 please add $50.

To register: Please print and complete a separate form for each person in your family that will ski/snowboard. For “Name of School/Group” please write North Country Homeschool.  Fill in your individual email, address, and phone number, and all other particulars for your participant(s).
Please write one check for your family total (including the $50 extra fee(s) if applicable), payable to Titus Mountain Family Ski Center LLC and mail it and your completed and signed registration forms BY DECEMBER 18 to:
Angie LaForest 123 Goddeau Rd. Cadyville, NY 12918

Please email me if you have questions: angelalaforest@msn.com

Ever wonder how all the wildlife adapt to seasons changing from Fall to Winter? What do they do? Where do they go? How do they stay alive? Join our Educators for some fun learning activities to find out. Our afternoon block will include a visit to our indoor rock climbing facility, The Crux! Our Max capacity for the morning block is 20 as we’ll be outside, and our afternoon block is 10. Due to limited indoor space, please understand our priority is to get students in the Crux and we may need to ask parents to relax by the Pok-O-Queen wood stove for the afternoon block. As always, please call ahead to reserve a spot at 518.963.7967, leaving your name, how many people are in your party, which activities you plan on doing and a number to call you back to confirm your spot. $10 for either morning or afternoon programming or $15 for all day. All gear for rock climbing will be provided.

Please refer to previous blog posts for information on time, directions, Covid considerations and other information.

In the morning, Pok-O-MacCready will be having a fall celebration with a scavenger hunt followed by outdoor baking. For the afternoon session, pumpkins will be available for students to carve.

Please refer to this earlier blog post which contains details on times, cost, directions, RSVP info, and COVID concerns. https://nch.home.blog/2020/09/22/pok-o-maccready-fall-2020-homeschool-days/

Titus Mountain plans to offer their homeschool ski program again this year!   

It consists of five Friday ski days in January and February, with a lesson and all-day lift ticket each day.  Rentals are available.  With the special discount the price is very reasonable! 

As I recall the program is for skiers age 9 and up.  Further details and an enrollment form will be available in a couple of weeks and I’ll post them on fb. 

My family has participated for several years and it’s always a good time of learning and fun with other homeschoolers. 

We need 20 participants to make it happen, so please consider joining us. 

Contact angelalaforest@msn.com if interested or for more information

Pok-O-MacCready’s next homeschool day is Friday the 16th

Nature Exploration and Craft: In the morning session, Pok-O instructors will take families into the wooded areas of the campus to explore the local flora and fauna! Afterward, children will get to make candles with the instructors to commemorate their explorations. Children will also have the opportunity to help the instructors make the fire they will use to make the candles.

Short Adirondack Hike: In the afternoon session, Pok-O instructors will be leading families on a hike up Rattlesnake Mountain, which is five minutes down the road from Pok-O.

Please refer to previous blog post for information on cost, location, schedules, RSVP contact info, and COVID considerations. https://nch.home.blog/2020/09/22/pok-o-maccready-fall-2020-homeschool-days/

Thursday, October 8, 2020

Nature Exploration and Craft: In the morning, our Pok-O Instructors will take families into the wooded areas of our campus to explore our local flora and fauna! Afterward, children will get to make candles with our instructors to commemorate their explorations.

Short Adirondack Hike: In the afternoon, our Pok-O Instructors will take families on a hike up one of the local mountains surrounding our campus. 

Please refer to previous blog post for information on cost, location, schedules, RSVP contact info, and COVID considerations. https://nch.home.blog/2020/09/22/pok-o-maccready-fall-2020-homeschool-days/

• September 25– Canoeing on Long Pond(AM) and Hiking a Local Mountain(PM)(Our Instructors will teach families about canoes and their paddles, then take them on the water and explore our natural surroundings. After lunch, Instructors will guide families up one of our nearby mountains.)

• Schedule:

Sign-In/Registration: 9:30 am-10 am

Morning Block (Outdoor Instruction): 10 am-12:05 pm

Lunch: 12:25 pm-1 pm

Afternoon Block (Additional Outdoor Instruction): 1:15 pm-3:20 pm

• Pricing: $10.00 per block or $15.00 for both blocks that day.

• Covid-19: We will not be able to prepare lunch, we ask that families pack their own lunches. They will still be able to utilize our facility to enjoy their meal while practicing proper social distancing protocols. For indoor interactions, everyone attending must wear a mask as well. At this time, we will not be offering The Crux as an option while we are still working on a social distance friendly way of operating those facilities.

• Remaining dates for the year: (Activities TBD and will be announced soon)

October: 8,16,30

November: 5,13,19

December: 11,18  

• RSVP: We do ask that families RSVP for each event, specifying which block they are interested in and how many are in their party, prior to arriving.

• Directions:

Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center

1391 Reber Road Willsboro, NY 12996

From the Northway, take Exit 33 for Willsboro/Lewis/Keesville: NY 22, US 9

Continue on NY 22 for about 5 miles. 

Turn Right onto Reber Road, here there will be signs for Pok-O-MacCready

Continue on Reber for one mile passing the sign for Camp PokoMoonshine

Turn Right at the Sign for Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center

Park here in the gravel parking area

Head towards the gray building on the right with a green “Office” sign

• Contact, questions, RSVP:

Gage Slachciak

Assistant Director

Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center

pmoec.assistant@gmail.com

(518) 963-7967
pokomac.com/outdoor-education-center

Tuesdays, October 6, 13, 20 & 27, 2020, 5:00-6:30pm

4-Class Series on Zoom: $62

This 4-week class will explore art forms such as literature, television, art and song in order to appreciate and analyze Black narratives. The class will contemplate the historical and political context surrounding these pieces, the message and why it’s needed and the impact of the art on our communities. The goal is for audiences to develop a broader artistic palette that may provide insight into parallel experiences that would otherwise go unseen. By doing so, the hope is that we all come to respect and hear these forms of expression and ultimately see Black art as simply art.

Learn more & register!
https://www.lakeplacidarts.org/virtual-experiences/black-narratives