CAMP FAIR
SUMMER OPTIONS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

SPECIAL CAMP FAIR ON SATURDAY, Jan. 28, 2006

Parents and caregivers of children and teens with disabilities can plan ahead for summer with the wealth of information offered at the 21st annual free Special Camp Fair on Saturday, January 28, 2006 from 11 AM to 3 PM. at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle, 405 W. 59th Street NYC (Entrance to Fair on Columbus Ave. near W. 60th St.) .  The Fair is presented by Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc.,  (212) 677-4650.

Representatives from 70 New York City day camps and sleepaway camps in the northeast will be on hand to help parents and professionals plan productive summer experiences for children with disabilities.  The Fair will also feature information on  travel programs, remedial education programs, volunteer and job opportunities and early childhood programs.  Spanish and sign language interpreters will be available.

Visitors to the Fair will receive a free copy of the  Camps 2006 Guide. The Camps 2006 Guide (publication date January 2006) is also available  by sending a check for $25 plus  $8.00  postage and handling to Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc., Dept. PR1, 116 E. 16th St., 5th Floor, New York, NY  10003.      

RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, INC. PUBLISHES SECOND EDITION OF AFTER SCHOOL AND MORE

Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc. (RCSN) is an independent, not-for-profit information, referral, advocacy, training and support center in New York City for parents and professionals looking for programs and services for children from birth to 21 with learning, developmental, emotional or physical disabilities. RCSN is one of a national network of more than 100 Parent Training and Information Centers designated by the U.S. Department of Education. For more information see www.resourcesnyc.org.
Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc.
115 East 16th Street, 5th Floor NY, NY 10003
tel: 212-677-4650

ENTERTAINMENT

THREE HOT SHOWS
- Tarzan
- Beauty & The Beast
- The Lion King
Call: 212-703-1040 or 800-439-9000
Fax: 212-703-1085
disneyonbroadwaygroups@disneyonline.com
www.disneyonbroadway.com/GROUPS

EVENTS

THE STUDIO MUSEUM OF HARLEM
144 West 125th Street, New York, NY 10027
Tel: 212-864-4500, Fax: 212-864-4800
Web: www.StudioMuseum.ORG
Below please find upcoming public programs at The Studio Museum of Harlem. For more information or to attend, please contact Savala Nolan, Public Relations Coordinator, at 212-864-4500 ext. 255

HOOFERS’ HOUSE
In honor of this important aspect of tap dancing in Harlem’s history, SMH now serves as a new home for hoofers. Tap dancers – elders and young people alike – are invited to take the floor at these quarterly jam sessions, accompanied by live music!
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 7PM
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 7PM
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 7PM
FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 7PM

ARTLooks: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN ARTIST
2004-2006 JACOB AND GWENDOLYN LAWRENCE GIFT
PORTFOLIO REVIEW DAY FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS!
SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 11 am-1 pm
Check out Studio’s current exhibition Frequency! Speak with the contemporary artists featured in this show, visit artists’ studios, and explore how the visual arts have become their tool for addressing their world. You can also get feedback on your own work in one-on-one portfolio review sessions. This special session will be dedicated to celebrating the work of video artists, and kick off this season’s session of Hands On: Video. This program is FREE and for HS students ONLY!

HANDS-ON: VIDEO
TWO-WEEKEND INTENSIVE WORKSHOPS FOR HS STUDENTS
SATURDAY JANUARY 21, 2 – 4 PM
SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 10 am – 3 pm
SATURDAY + SUNDAY JANUARY 28 + 29, 10 am – 3 pm
Want to push your artwork to a new level? Interested in video? Come out and join us for Hands On: a series of special weekend intensive workshops for teens. Check out the current exhibitions, and work with your peers to use video in a creative way. A basic understanding of a video camera is necessary to participate, but artists of all disciplines are encouraged to register!
HANDS ON is a component of ARTLooks: A Day in the Life of an Artist.

NEW LEADERS FOR NEW SCHOOLS
30 W. 26th Street, Second Floor, New York, NY 10010
Phone: (646) 792-1066, Web: www.nlns.ORG
Become an urban school principal.
Join the movement to ensure that every child achieves academic excellence and reaches their full potential. To learn more about how you can apply to become a 2006 New Leader, attend one of our upcoming information sessions! You can RSVP for an information session through our website www.nlns.org

SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE
Phone: (914) 395-2219
E-Mail: judiths@sarahlawrence.EDU
Exhibits and Lectures by Emerging Artists Showcase Visual Arts at Sarah Lawrence College

John Drury, Floodline
November 22, 2005 through January 18, 2006
Barbara Walters Gallery
Hours: M – F: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. S/S 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Opening Reception: Tuesday, November 29th 5 to 8 p.m.
Artist Lecture: Thursday, December 8th 6 to 8 p.m.

Sarah Lawrence College is pleased to announce a solo exhibition of sculpture and installation by John Drury entitled “Floodline” in the Heimbold Visual Arts Center’s Barbara Walters Gallery. The exhibit is free and open to the public. For more information please call (914) 395-2355 or cstayrook@slc.edu.

The exhibit of Drury’s work is part of a series of emerging artists to be exhibited during the 2005-2006 academic year. Each artist in the series was chosen by members of the College’s visual arts and visual culture faculty, in conjunction with their students.

The artist and critic Walter Robinson describes John Drury for the Internet art magazine Artnet (artnet.com) as, “...the Lower East Side folk avant-gardist.” Intuition, knowledge and humor fuel discourse on American holidays, art history and personal biography. A rainbow of often recycled and common materials serves Mr. Drury’s non-hierarchical need for mixed-media. Technique and chance are evident and their characteristics inform final presentation. Process is evident.”

The critic John Perreault wrote in reference to an exhibition for Glass magazine, “Drury has a storyteller’s gift for combining unlikely objects as though they were a string of events in a daydream. He is a mixed-media sculptor / provocateur. Drury, to my mind, is a true poet of the material world. He is a trickster rather than a prankster; an urban shaman”. Victoria Pedersen describes Drury in another published review of the same exhibition for Paper magazine, “Drury invests everyday objects with a new vitality that is born out of his quirky melding of materials...” Ms. Pedersen continues, “His fascination with materials and process has all the openness of child’s play; with almost manic abandon, Drury gleefully pairs together the most unlikely elements”.

Mr. Drury was awarded the Pernod Liquid Art Award and was included in the first New York Biennial of Glass at UrbanGlass, in 1994. Mr. Drury then had a solo exhibition: Studies in Salvation; Purgatory at UrbanGlass’s Robert Lehman Gallery, in 1995. In 1997, John Drury was awarded a Louis Comfort Tiffany Award for the Visual Arts and was included in the Corning Museum of Glass New Glass Review 18.

John Drury works and lives with his wife and two children in New York City. John earned his BFA from the Columbus College of Art and Design in 1983 (where he began work with glass in 1982) and a Master of Fine Arts degree in sculpture (emphasis on glass) including a minor in painting, from the Ohio State University, in 1985. John is a founding trustee of Glass Axis (1987), a nonprofit, public access glass studio located in Columbus, Ohio. Drury has exhibited internationally (Velan, per l’arte contemporanea; Italy: La Panaderia; Mexico City) and at Exit Art, Holly Solomon, Bronwyn Keenan and the Willoughby Sharp galleries in New York City.

Special thanks to Robin Winters and the Sculpture department for inviting John Drury to Sarah Lawrence as part of the Emerging Artists Showcase.

Sarah Lawrence is a liberal arts college for men and women, founded in 1926, with a distinctive system of education. It is known for having one of the lowest student/faculty ratios in the country. At the core of the system are small classes, regular one-on-one student-faculty conferences, cross-disciplinary approaches and the integration of the creative arts within the curriculum.

OPEN HOUSES

THE COLLEGE OF NEW ROCHELLE GRADUATE SCHOOL
29 Castle Place
New Rochelle, New York 10805
Join us for an open house at CNR’s Graduate School to learn about Master’s Degrees and Certificates in:
* Art & Communication Studies (Art Education, Art
Therapy, Studio Art, and Communication Studies)
* Human Services (Career Development, Guidance
and Counseling, Gerontology, and Community-School Psychology)
* Education (Early Childhood Education, Childhood
Education, Gifted and Talented Education, Special Education, Literacy Education, Educational Leadership, and Multilingual/Multicultural Education TESOL).
When : Wednesday, December 7, 5:30 pm
at the Mooney Center at the College of New Rochelle at 29 Castle Place, New Rochelle.
For further information call (914) 654-5334.

DARROW SCHOOL
110 Darrow Road, New Lebanon, NY
Sean Fagan, Director of Admission
518-794-6008; www.darrowschool.ORG
Open Houses
December 10
February 4
April 29
Call 518-794-6006 to RSVP

LANDMARK COLLEGE
Putney, Vermont
Phone: (802) 387-6718
Web: www.landmark.EDU
Winter 2005 Open Houses
Saturday, February 18th
9am - 2pm

PHILOSOPHY DAY SCHOOL
Nursery - Grade 4
12 East 79th Street
New York, NY 10021
Phone: (212) 744-7300
Web: www.philosophyday.ORG
Open Houses - 2006-2007 School Year:
Wednesdays, 8:30 am - 9:30 am
September 14th - December 14th
(Except NOVEMBER 5th and November 23rd)

TOURO COLLEGE
New York School of Career and Applied Sstudies
1870-86 Stillwell AVENUE
Brooklyn, NY 11223
Phone: 718-265-6534 x1015
Fax: 718-265-0614
Every Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Sundays 11:00 am - 5:00 pm.
at 27-33 West 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010
212-463-0400 ext.500

UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA
Pensicola, Florida
Phone:800-263-1074
Web: www.uwf.EDU
Open House Saturday
January 21, 2006
February 18, 2006
March 11, 2006
April 22, 2006

PROGRAMS

THE COLLEGE OF NEW ROCHELLE GRADUATE SCHOOL
Offers Three Fall Programs for Children
Registration for the fall semester is now underway at The College of New Rochelle’s Graduate School Education Center for the: 1) “Can Do” Program for elementary school age children; 2) After School Reading Program; and 3) Speech and Language Evaluation and Therapy for students in preschool to 8th grade.

The “Can Do” Program, open to elementary school-age children, is one-on-one and is conducted by graduate students in special education, guidance, or school psychology, under the supervision of the Graduate School faculty. This program includes thorough educational testing with simultaneous tutoring in reading, math, social studies, and science. The emphasis is on building learning strategies. Interviews and a final conference are conducted to discuss test findings and progress.

The After School Reading Program is one-on-one and is conducted by graduate students in literacy education, under the supervision of the Graduate School faculty. This program offers assessment and tutoring of reading and writing problems.

The Speech and Language Evaluation and Therapy Program is provided by graduate students in speech and language pathology in a one-on-one setting, under the supervision of the Graduate School faculty. The focus is on vocabulary, phonics, understanding and following directions, comprehension of oral and written information, and formulating grammatically correct sentences.

Programs include interviews with parents and a final conference to discuss test findings and progress. The per child fee ranges from $100-$200; financial aid is available. Space is limited for both programs.
For further information or to register, call Marjorie Scholnick, Director of the Education Center, at (914) 654-5333 or contact Barbra Nitzberg (914) 654-5285.

WORKSHOPS

GROUP FOR ADHD
Lenore Ruben LMSW. CHT. EMDR
Orly Calderon, Psy D. NYS Lic. Psychologist
Cathy Wein, PhD, NYS, Lic. Psychologist
250 West 57th Street #723
New York, NY 10107
Phone: 212-586-2135

Now Forming --- call to reserve space
Parents Discussion Group For parents of ADHD and/or Learning Disabled children
Topics: Myths and realities about ADHD and Learning Disabilities. Deciphering what these terms mean clinically, educationally, and legally in plain language. Methods of coping for parents, family and child. Active techniques to prevent home from becoming a battleground. How to advocate for your child. Exploration and sharing of strategies that help and of pitfalls to avoid.

10 weekly sessions beginning Jan 13, 2005
$40. per person per session
$60. per couple per session
There is a 10% discount for prepayment of series.

RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, INC.
116 E. 16th St. 5th Floor
NY, NY 10003
Phone: (212) 677-4650

Presents What’s Out There and How to Get It
2005-2006 Free Training Series
For Families and Professionals Needing Programs and Services for Children with Disabilities
Gary Shulman, MS.Ed.:212-677-4650
www.resourcesnyc.org
gshulman@resourcesnyc.org

Manhattan
December 20, 2005 Community Resources 10:30 AM-12:30 PM
West Harlem Head Start 121 W. 128th Street, NYC 10027
March, 22 2006 Turning 5:Transition to School Age 10 AM-1:00 PM
April 12, 2006 Community Resources 10 AM-12 Noon
University Settlement 184 Eldridge Street NYC 10002
January 24, 2006 Opciones Educativas 10AM-1PM (en Espanol)