With administrators and teachers, Park School students involved in Project Formula for Success have enjoyed educational outings to the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk, Connecticut; the American Museum of Natural History in New York City; and the Meadowlands in New Jersey, where they experienced mathematics in action at a Knicks-Nets game.

Photos by Corey Reynolds

Chess at Brookside

At Brookside, second-graders have been learning chess at recess, spending two periods a week with an instructor from the National Scholastic Chess Foundation.

Photos by Ray Bagnuolo

Dance MATTERS

Di Anne Wright's Dance Matters program brought professional instructors in hip-hop, salsa, swing, and traditional ballroom dance to OHS last December for a day of workshops. Students and teachers alike raved about the program.

Photos by Ray Bagnuolo

Some comments from participating students...
"Dance Matters was an experience that I will never forget. It introduced me to things that I would never have been introduced to otherwise. The best part was definitely the dancing! It should be all day next year." "Do it again next year, please!" "Dance Matters was one of the most enjoyable days spent in school - Everyone had a blast!" "Ms. Wright's workshop was awesome. It was my second year doing this and this year was even better. My favorite was salsa even though I already know how to salsa, it's even better that I learned even more! The instructors really know what they're doing, and it's so much fun!"

..and from faculty...
"For me, the best part of the workshop was the opportunity to see these hundreds of students at their best: cooperative, respectful, enthused. They were appreciative of the chance to learn something new, followed sometimes difficult directions without complaint (or despair!), and conducted themselves appropriately." Valerie Kaufman, OHS faculty.

Ready? Dance Position, Please!

The fourth-grade students at Claremont Elementary School are dancing to the rhythms and melodies of countries from Japan to Peru- with a stop along the way to scare the tarantulas in Italy- this winter and spring. With a grant from Ossining MATTERS, Cultural Arts Director Kate Mathews has created an artistic residency program called “Dancing Around the World.” Led by Erica Eigenberg and Claremont general music and chorus teacher Amy Danka, each fourth-grade class had the opportunity to learn folk dance, a little culture, and music from seven countries. The classes then shared their dances with all of the other fourth-grade classes. The last stop in their dance travels is North America, with all of the classes dancing the latest folk dance, originated in 2006, the “Chicken Noodle Dance.”

Photos by Martha Dodge

Fitmess Center - OHS

Photo by Jane McManus

OHS physical education teacher and coach Joe Scamarone demonstrates the new resistance machine, part of the fitness center renovation project at the high school.