This Friday at Pok-O-MacCready we will be exploring different Sensory activities!

Departing the Poko-Queen at 10am, students and families will participate in several different immersive activities that teach how the human body collects information through the five senses and applies it to an individuals everyday life. Everyone will return to the PQ around 12:00pm. Lunch will be available. As always, families are highly encouraged to dress warmly, all morning activities will take place outdoors. $8 per student, includes lunch.

From 1:00pm 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 contact Jess Roth at Pok-O-MacCready, at pokomac@gmail.com or (518) 963-7656 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 Friday at Pok-O-MacCready we will be introducing our students and families to Ice Fishing on the beautiful Long Pond! Departing the Poko-Queen at 10am, students and families will go through the process of drilling holes with an auger and fishing using light fishing rods and tip ups. We will return to the PQ for 12:00PM. As always, families are highly encouraged to dress warmly as temps down on the water can be a few degrees colder than at the Pokoqueen! ($8 per student, equipment and lunch included. Parents lunch $3) We’ll welcome, orient, complete paperwork and accept payments from 9:30 – 10:00 AM.

From 1PM to 3PM 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). If only participating in the afternoon activity of rock climbing, please go to the Outdoor Education Center between 12:30-1:00 to pay (and complete paperwork if first time).

Preferred registration is to email us at pmoec.assistant@gmail.com. Please include the total number in your party, number of adults/students, as well as which activities you plan on doing. A voicemail can also serve as registration, at 518.963.7967.

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.

Please direct any questions to the facility.

We WILL be having homeschool ski day at Mt Van Hoevenberg on Wednesday, Jan 15 . The “Mini Loop” is open. It’s about a quarter-mile loop right near the main lodge and we’ll go around and around it, but it will be fun. And we’ll do improv in the main lodge after lunch, instead of Josie’s Cabin. Most likely the day will end sooner than last week. For more information about the weekly program: https://nch.home.blog/2019/12/04/2020-homeschool-xc-ski-days-at-mt-van-hoevenberg/

Pendragon’s 2020 Young Playwright Festival Contest is underway! Pendragon Theatre is encouraging aspiring young playwrights from all school districts to take pen to paper and fingers to keyboard for the annual youth playwriting event open to all middle and high school-age students.

We are asking young playwrights to submit original, 10 minute long one-act plays and musicals based on the theme “Insider/Outsider.” 

The winning playwrights will work with a creative team including directors, designers, and actors to develop and stage the scripts.

The Festival culminates in a full performance of the winning plays and a script-in-hand public reading of the runners-up on April 25 at 2 PM with a reception to follow.

We are offering educators free playwriting workshops. We will come to your classroom or you can come to us.  

Entries should be a producible 10-minute play, up to 10 pages in length (no smaller than 10-point font) and require no more than 4 actors. Submissions longer than 10 pages of dialogue or that require more than 4 actors will be disqualified. Entry deadline is March 3, 2020.

All plays entered in the contest will be read by a panel of theatrical and literary judges. The judges will choose a first-prize and second-prize-winning play for both the middle-school and high school-age groups. The 2 first-prize plays will be fully performed at the Young Playwrights Festival in April, and the 2 second-prize plays will be read onstage. The authors of the first prize plays will be invited to participate in all aspects of the staging of their play, from auditions to final dress rehearsals. All students who submit a play will be invited to attend the festival.

Official rules, entry form, and more information can be found on our website https://www.pendragontheatre.org/playwrights-festival

Here are some playwriting resources that you may find helpful:

On formatting: https://downloads.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/scripts/stageus.pdf

Playwriting tips for teens: http://www.playwrightsproject.org/programs/contest/tips.php

Please let us know if you and your students are interested in participating in YPF 2020, and if we can be of any assistance including, but not limited to, holding workshops in your classroom or at the theatre. Call 518.891.1854 or email info@pendragontheatre.

We look forward to working with you!

Sincerely,

Leslie Dame
Marketing Director

Friday 01/10/2020 1pm-3pm

COST: $7 per climber, per session (Includes climbing and equipment)

As we do have limited spots (max of 25 climbers), please call us at 518.963.7967 and leave a message no later than Thursday evening at 5PM. In your message, please let us know how many people will be in your party, their ages and shoe sizes. Please also note a number that we can contact you.

https://www.pokomac.com/crux-rock-climbing/

Registration takes place from 12:30-1pm at the Outdoor Education Center

Directions to Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center:
Address: 1391 Reber Road Willsboro, NY 12996
From 87, The Adirondack 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, here 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.

Friday 01/10/2020 10:00am to 12:00pm

Join us at Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center for a morning of Cross Country Skiing and Snowshoeing. As we do have limited spots, please call us at 518.963.7967 and leave a message no later than Thursday evening at 5PM. In your message, please let us know how many people will be in your party, their ages and shoe sizes. Please also note a number that we can contact you.

Cost is $8 per child, equipment and lunch included. Parents may also eat lunch for $3

We’ll welcome, orient, complete paperwork and accept payments from 9:30 – 10:00 AM.

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, here 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.

Due to the holidays and staffing, the facility is unable to accommodate the homeschool community on 01/03/2020. Morning and afternoon activities are canceled.

On Friday, 01/03/20, Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center is once again hosting homeschool families.

Morning session (10-noon): The original schedule was snow tubing but the facility is lacking snow. Instead, they are offering ice fishing. Tubing will be (hopefully) offered at a later date.

Check in time for the AM activity will be the same as previous weeks from 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM at the Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center. There is a gravel parking area with a gray building on the right with a wooden green “office” sign. There will be signs directing people to the deck entrance for registration.

You MUST RSVP to northcountryhomeschooling@gmail.com if you plan to attend. As an alternative, you can post to the Facebook event on the homeschool page with head counts. POK-O-MACCREADY NEEDS A HEADCOUNT IN ADVANCE.

There is an $8 fee, per student for each morning session, which includes lunch. Lunch is also available for adults (optional $3 donation).

Afternoon session (1pm-3pm): Homeschool Indoor Rock Climbing @ The Crux:

COST: $7 per climber, per climbing session (includes climbing pass and equipment).

**PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CRUX HAS A MAX CAPACITY OF 25 CLIMBERS. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU RSVP TO northcountryhomeschooling@gmail.com WITH YOUR NAME AND NUMBER OF CLIMBERS. AS AN ALTERNATIVE, YOU MAY POST ON THE FACEBOOK EVENT ON THE HOMESCHOOL PAGE WITH THE NUMBER OF CLIMBERS. IT WILL BE FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE, SO THE FIRST 25 KIDDOS SIGNED UP, EACH WEEK, VIA RSVP WILL BE THE ONLY ONES ABLE TO CLIMB. I WILL KEEP EVERYONE POSTED IF THE MAX RSVP IS REACHED.**

If only attending the climbing session, please come to the Outdoor Education Center first to sign in and pay. Sign in table will be open from 12:30-1:00pm.

Waivers, Information and Directions:
Here are a couple things to note so that your arrival and time here can be set up for success: 

• Please complete Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center’s “Health and Parental Permission” form. (Scroll to the middle of the page and click the “Download Release Form” button). If these could be completed for all participating students before their arrival here, that would be awesome – if not we’ll have the forms printed out and families will be able to complete them upon their arrival here. (These only need to be filled out one time.)
• Directions to Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center: 1391 Reber Road Willsboro, NY 12996
  • From 87, The Adirondack 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, here 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.

On Friday, 12/20/19, Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center is once again hosting homeschool families.

Morning session: The original schedule was snowshoeing but the facility is lacking snow. Instead, they are facilitating a guided Nature Walk on the trails surrounding the 1812 Homestead talking about the flora and fauna and visiting a tree house in the forest along the way. This nature walk is suitable for students of all ages, the trails are very mild with little elevation change. 

Check in time for the AM activity will be the same as previous weeks from 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM and we will be providing rides to and from the 1812 Homestead from Pok-O-MacCready’s main building starting at 10AM. Families are welcome to drive in their personal vehicles as well, but please check in at Pok-O-MacCready’s main building before driving to the 1812 Homestead, so that we have a headcount of participants and lunch numbers. 

You MUST RSVP to northcountryhomeschooling@gmail.com if you plan to attend. As an alternative, you can post to the Facebook event on the homeschool page with head counts. POK-O-MACCREADY NEEDS A HEADCOUNT IN ADVANCE.

There is an $8 fee, per student for each morning session, which includes lunch. Lunch is also available for adults (optional $3 donation).

Afternoon session: Homeschool Indoor Rock Climbing @ The Crux:

COST: $7 per climber, per climbing session (includes climbing pass and equipment).

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CRUX HAS A MAX CAPACITY OF 25 CLIMBERS. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU RSVP TO northcountryhomeschooling@gmail.com WITH YOUR NAME AND NUMBER OF CLIMBERS. AS AN ALTERNATIVE, YOU MAY POST ON THE FACEBOOK EVENT ON THE HOMESCHOOL PAGE WITH THE NUMBER OF CLIMBERS. IT WILL BE FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE, SO THE FIRST 25 KIDDOS SIGNED UP, EACH WEEK, VIA RSVP WILL BE THE ONLY ONES ABLE TO CLIMB. I WILL KEEP EVERYONE POSTED IF THE MAX RSVP IS REACHED. RSVPs WILL BE SOUGHT FOR EACH DATE AND REMINDERS WILL BE POSTED A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE.

If only attending the climbing session, please come to the Outdoor Education Center first to sign in and pay. Sign in table will be open from 12:30-1:00pm.

Waivers, Information and Directions:
Here are a couple things to note so that your arrival and time here can be set up for success: 

• Please complete Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center’s “Health and Parental Permission” form. (Scroll to the middle of the page and click the “Download Release Form” button). If these could be completed for all participating students before their arrival here, that would be awesome – if not we’ll have the forms printed out and families will be able to complete them upon their arrival here. (These only need to be filled out one time.)
• Directions to Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center: 1391 Reber Road Willsboro, NY 12996
  • From 87, The Adirondack 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, here 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.