WHEN: Friday 12/6/19

• Morning Session 10:00am-noon (Check in begins at 9:30 at Pok-O)
• Lunch: 12:00-12:45             
• Indoor Rock Climbing: 1:00-3:00 (If coming for the afternoon only, please go to Pok-O (not The Crux) starting at 12:30 to check in)

WHAT: Families in the morning session, will be participating in a survival activity. This activity is geared towards 4th-8th grade but they are very  welcoming of all ages! It will mostly be outdoors talking about what  humans need to survive as well as how to build a fire and shelter from forest environments. 

COST:

• Morning session: $8 per student (Lunch included)
• Lunch for adults: $3 optional donation
• Indoor Rock Climbing: $7 per climber (equipment included)

WHERE: Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center and The Crux              https://www.pokomac.com/outdoor-education-center/https://www.pokomac.com/crux-rock-climbing/

RSVP: If you think you may attend, please send head counts to northcountryhomeschooling@gmail.com or click “going” on the facebook event page. We need head counts of adults/children attending the morning session AND/OR how many climbers for The Crux portion of the day. Please RSVP by Wednesday night. 

MISC: If it is your first time attending, you need to fill out waivers. They can be found on their website and filled out ahead of time, or you can fill one out during check-in. 

From Dawn-Marie Hall: It’s getting to be that time of year again!  I have received the homeschool skiing forms from Titus Mountain in Malone. This program is for ages 5 and up.  It will last 5 weeks on Friday’s 9:30am-4pm starting January 17th and ending February 14th, one make-up will be scheduled for Friday 3/1.  Our passes are not valid during school February vacation, that’s why the make-up is scheduled for Friday 3/1.  Titus will provide 1 hour of lessons each week for each skier (adult or child) of any level with the cost of the lift ticket.

This year pricing is as follows:

• Lift, Lesson, and Rentals:** $165/student and $315/adult.
• Lift & Lesson: $110/student) and $185/adult.
• Lesson and Ski Lesson Rental:** $110/student and $185/adult (this is for season pass holders).
• Lesson Only $55/both student and adult (this is for season pass holders).

**Rentals include boots and skis (or snowboard) but not helmets

Titus asked me to remind parents of proper attire: layers, hat/helmet, mittens/gloves and no jeans. Jeans tend to soak in water making a skier/snowboarder cold and wet 

Please email me for forms and with any questions!  Also, please feel free to pass the information to anyone who is interested in joining us!  The more the merrier!

Forms and payment will be due December 15th.
Please email me with any questions or to receive forms.  My email is dawnsslings@gmail.com
-Dawn-Marie Hall

Almanzo Wilder Farm, December 7, 2019, 11am-3pm. Enjoy mulled cider & traditional cookies in the Wilder house with carol singing and Farmer Boy Christmas chapter readings (11:15, 12:00, 12:45, 1:30, 2:15). Plus, children’s holiday craft activities and the gift shop will be open! Free admission.

The Lake Placid Center for the Arts offers $3/person admission to their School Day Matinees throughout the school year. To register, email tara@lakeplacidarts.org.

• November 13 – Project Trio
• December 17 – The Puppet People’s “A Christmas Carol”
• January 30 – Dinosaur World Live!
• March 3 and 4 – Erth’s Prehistoric Aquarium Adventure
• March 20 – Cirque FLIP Fabrique’s Blizzard – CANCELED
• May 8 – National Players’ Diary of Anne Frank

The Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center has added on a morning educational activity to each Friday that we are meeting for indoor rock climbing at The Crux. Each family should feel free to participate as often as they wish. You can do one afternoon, or one morning, or one full day, or you can do every single opportunity or combination. There is no requirement. There is no minimum to how much your family attends.

You MUST RSVP to northcountryhomeschooling@gmail.com if you plan to attend. Pok-O-MacCready needs a headcount in advance.

There is an $8 fee, per person for each morning session (which includes lunch), and a $7 fee per climber for the afternoon sessions.

Morning session schedule:

Outdoor Education Center morning activities will begin promptly at 10:00am with doors opening at 9:30am. Morning educational programming runs until 12pm. Lunch will run from 12-1:00pm. Lunch is provided. Their chef will prepare something for the group and the reports so far are that lunch is delicious! COST: for the morning session and lunch is $8 per person.

• November 1, 2019 – Homestead ( at the 1812 Homestead for candle making and baking in either a hearth or beehive oven)
• November 15, 2019 – Winter Ecology
• December 6, 2019 – Winter Survival
• December 20, 2019 – Snowshoeing (snowshoes provided)
• January 3, 2020 – Tubing (rope-tow tubing hill on site)
• January 10, 2020 – Cross Country Skiing (equipment provided)
• January 24, 2020 – Ice Fishing

Afternoon session: Homeschool Indoor Rock Climbing @ The Crux:

Each rock climbing session will be from 1-3pm on the same dates as the morning educational activities: November 1 and 15, December 6 and 20, and January 3, 10, and 24. COST: $7 per child, per climbing session (includes climbing pass and equipment).

Waivers, Information and Directions:

We here at Pok-O-MaCready Outdoor Education Center and The Crux Climbing Center are excited to start working with North Country Homeschooling!
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. 
• Parents and Guardians of students may eat the lunch provided free of charge. Optional $3 donation.
• 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. We’ll welcome, orient, complete paperwork and accept payments here from 9:30 – 10:00 AM.