This Friday at Pok-O-MacCready, we will be participating in Maple Sugaring!

Departing the Poko-Queen at 10am, students and families will hit the trail. Instructors will go through the processes of showing you how to make your own maple syrup!  Everyone will return to the PQ around 12:00. Lunch will be available around 12:30. $8 per student, includes lunch. Parent/guardian lunch $3.

The weather channel is calling for an 90% chance of rain on Friday, with a high of 51 and low of 33. The Maple Sugaring course will take place partially outdoors as well as indoors and we will continue if there is rain. Please dress accordingly.

From 1:00 to 3:00pm, we will be offering Rock Climbing at our indoor rock climbing facility, The Crux. The Crux is a fantastic  challenge for any individual at any level. Students can choose to climb a wall or a specific route which may have additional challenges. $7 per climber, includes equipment.

Preferred registration is to fill out the following form by clicking on this link and filling in all of the prompted information. You may also leave a voicemail at (518) 963-7656 including the following information: how many adult will attend in your group, how many students along with ages, which activities you plan on attending, and if you all plan on staying for lunch (please include dietary accommodations). Please do so before Friday.

All families may reach Jess Roth at Pok-O at pokomac@gmail.com or the phone number above with any questions or concerns.

Directions to Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center:
Address: 1391 Reber Road Willsboro, NY 12996
From 87, The ADK Northway take Exit 33 for Willsboro, Lewis and Keesville: NY 22, US 9
Continue on NY 22 for about 5 miles.
Turn Right onto Reber Road, there will be signs for Pok-O-MacCready Summer Camps, Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center and The Crux Champlain Valley Climbing Center. Continue on Reber Road for one mile passing the sign for Camp PokoMoonshine and Turn Right at the Sign for Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center. There is a gravel parking area here with a gray building on the right-hand side with a wooden green “Office” sign. There will be signs directing everyone towards the large deck entrance for registration.

Tuesday, May 19th 2020
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

We invite homeschool students to join Wild Center Educators for exploration of science and engineering throughout our campus. Engage in hands-on STEAM experiences; featuring engineering challenges, amazing adaptations for life in the Adirondacks, and exploration of our planet. 

Registration is required for the event:

• Please register online for the quickest check-in the day of the event.
• Onsite registration will be available the day of the event as well. 

JUNIOR NATURALIST BOOKLET AVAILABLE – Add more to your Homeschool Day experience with a hand-drawn, full color, self-guided, environmental education guide. A variety of activities will engage students across the museum and outdoor campus. Become a Junior Naturalist and earn a patch upon completing the challenge. Available at Admissions for $2.00 Thank you to our sponsors: Community Bank N.A., International Paper, Stewart’s Shops

For questions please contact: Michael Trumbower – School Programs Coordinator email: schoolprograms@wildcenter.org phone: (581)-359-7800 x112

Friday March 20th, 2020, 10am-12pm

Crafts, Games, Prizes, Books and Enough Fun to Make a T-Rex Smile!

(This is a no-school day for LPCSD, which is why it’s being held on a weekday)

Yet another show added to LPCA’s School Day Matinee series! Email tara@lakeplacidarts.org for tickets. $3/person. This show is for ages 3 & up.

May 13, 2020 at 10:00am

https://www.lakeplacidarts.org/school-day-matinee/wolfgangs-magical-musical-circus

For other School Day Matinees going on this school year visit: https://www.lakeplacidarts.org/performances/school-day-matinee

Homeschool XC Skiers – March 4th is our last day of skiing at Mt Van Hoevenberg. Please arrive at 9:30am because there will be a big school group coming in at 10am. Also (only if you’re able), bring a treat to share to celebrate the ski season and thank our coaches! We’ll have a little party at lunchtime and then do improv after that.

We are so excited to have you all participate in our events held for the North Country Homeschooling group. Unfortunately, if we have fewer than 5 students sign up for an event, we will have to cancel the activities for that week.

Currently, we only have one student signed up for this weeks activities. If we do not have at least 4 more students sign up, we will cancel the Art In Nature & Rock Climbing activities we have planned for this Friday.

Parents who have/are signing up for the activities this week should keep an eye on their emails. I will send out emails to them if we have a cancellation.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Jess Roth

pokomac@gmail.com
www.pokomac.com
(518) 963-7656

Area students are invited to attend Plattsburgh State’s Theatre Preview performance of Chasing ChaGo, Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at 7:30pm. Suitable for all ages.

Chasing ChaGo is devised theatrical piece based on the iconic Samuel Beckett play, WAITING FOR GODOT. The main characters, instead of ‘Waiting’, weave their way in the 21st century searching for ChaGo (Chasing Godot) a famed graffiti artist tagger, using available technology. The show will be rely heavily on comedy, music and movement telling this existential, absurdist tale.

Approximately 80 minutes in length. No intermission.

Full price show dates are Thurs to Sat. March 5 – March 7 at 7:30pm, and Sunday, March 8 at 2pm.

Lake Placid Center for the Arts has added another performance to their School Day Matinee Series called “We The People” by NYC’s TheaterWorks Group. https://www.lakeplacidarts.org/school-day-matinee/we-people

Date: April 28, 2020 at 10am

To reserve tickets: email <tara@lakeplacidarts.org>

Cost: $3/person

For information on other upcoming School Day Matinees this school year check out: https://www.lakeplacidarts.org/performances/school-day-matinee

This Friday at Pok-O-MacCready, we will be participating in an Art In Nature course!

Departing the Poko-Queen at 10am, students and families will explore the beauty of art in the natural world. Students will learn how to take something from the ordinary world around them and turn it into something fun, beautiful and exciting! Everyone will return to the PQ around 12:00. Lunch will be available around 12:15. $8 per student, includes lunch. Parent/guardian lunch $3.

As of today, Monday the 24th, the weather channel is calling for a possibility of flurries or snow showers on Friday, with a high of 27. The Art In Nature course will take place outdoors a majority of the time, if not the entire block. Please dress accordingly. If there is heavy rain, our instructors are able to make indoor accommodations when necessary.

From 1:00 to 3:00pm, we will be offering Rock Climbing at our indoor rock climbing facility, The Crux. The Crux is a fantastic  challenge for any individual at any level. Students can choose to climb a wall or a specific route which may have additional challenges. $7 per climber, includes equipment.

Preferred registration is to fill out the following form by clicking on this link and filling in all of the prompted information. You may also leave a voicemail at (518) 963-7656 including the following information: how many adult will attend in your group, how many students along with ages, which activities you plan on attending, and if you all plan on staying for lunch (please include dietary accommodations). Please do so by Thursday.

Please contact Jess Roth at (518) 963-7656 or pokomac@gmail.com with any questions or concerns.

Directions to Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center:
Address: 1391 Reber Road Willsboro, NY 12996
From 87, The ADK Northway take Exit 33 for Willsboro, Lewis and Keesville: NY 22, US 9
Continue on NY 22 for about 5 miles.
Turn Right onto Reber Road, there will be signs for Pok-O-MacCready Summer Camps, Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center and The Crux Champlain Valley Climbing Center. Continue on Reber Road for one mile passing the sign for Camp PokoMoonshine and Turn Right at the Sign for Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center. There is a gravel parking area here with a gray building on the right-hand side with a wooden green “Office” sign. There will be signs directing everyone towards the large deck entrance for registration

This class is offered by the staff of the Lake Placid Public Library for homeschoolers. It will take place on the first and last Thursdays of each month at 10am. The first class will be a scavenger hunt of this fun, maze-like library, and the group will brainstorm about topics for subsequent classes.

Meets at 10am at the Lake Placid Public Library, 2471 Main St, Lake Placid, New York 12946.

• Feb 27, 2020
• March 5 and 26, 2020
• April 2 and 30, 2020
• May 7 and 28, 2020