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Adventure, Bard College, College, Dance, Parsons New School, School, Travel

Campus Visit : Bard College & Parsons New School

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A Journey to New York City

The objective of this visit is to gather first hand information from the two colleges to enable a final commitment to one of them.

Another exciting adventure – to visit Bard College (Annandale-on-Hudson, NY) and The New School (New York City, NY)

April 20, 2018 (Friday)

Karmel will accompany Amelia to NYC.  For Amelia this will be familiar territory, for Karmel, a completely new adventure.

The Journey Begins
The Journey Begins

Meeting up in SFO for the long dreary red-eye flight to New York, New York.

April 21, 2018 (Saturday)

Arriving at JFK.   Then by Red AirTrain to Jamaica.  Walk to Jamaica Station and MTA to Penn Station.

Breakfast at Tick-Tock Diner.

Wandering around Manhattan.  Visiting the Empire State Building – views from above the city.

Empire State Bldg Lobby
Empire State Bldg Lobby

A view of the Empire State Building from their hotel room!  Wow!

Room With A View
Room With A View

April 22, 2018 (Sunday)

Start of campus tour.

[Very interesting to note the New School building is marked with the LEED logo… meaning it is recognized as an example of environmentally sustainable building design – as buildings go] ~Dad

New School Entrance
New School Entrance

The New School Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts Admitted Student Day in NYC

Parson The New School, NYC
Parson The New School, NYC

“Congratulations on your admission to The New School. You are now a member of an elite community of visionary artists, designers, and scholars ready to take on a world that doesn’t exist yet.

Throughout April 2018, we offer a variety of events for admitted students to celebrate your achievement and help connect you with our community. We hope you’ll be able to join us at one of these events, where you’ll be able to meet our admission staff, proud New School alumni, inspiring faculty, and fellow members of the incoming class.

Welcome to your future!” ~ New School at Parsons, NYC

Admitted Students Seminar

Welcome to New School
Welcome to New School

Parsons The New School Ethos

The New School Ethos
The New School Ethos

Many prominent faculty and alumnus talking about their experience at New School and their careers & passions.  Many are associated with the United Nations and prominent universities.

Visiting Chelsea Market

Meeting friends at Chelsea Market. Amelia has already made two friends in NYC.  One is a new student at New School and the other is Karmel’s childhood friend and her sister’s best friend.

Friends at Chelsea Market
Friends at Chelsea Market

There will be yet more people she’ll meet in the months to come.

April 22, 2018 (Monday)

Train from Penn Station to Rhinecliff, NY then on to  Hopson Cottage at Bard.

Views along the Hudson River

Bard College

 

Bard College

Bard College

“We very much look forward to your campus visit.

Your campus visit reservation is confirmed for Amelia Straight and 1 guest(s) on  MM/DD/YYYY at HH:MM PM.

The campus visit begins in the Admission Office at Hopson Cottage. Your tour begins with a short information session and ends with a Q&A back at Hopson Cottage. Your campus visit is usually about 2 hours.

If you are driving, please enter the following address into your GPS: 51 Ravine Road, Red Hook, NY 12571.   Free parking is available.

If you are taking Amtrak to the Rhinecliff, NY train station, there are local taxis, as well as Uber and Lyft, to take you to campus and back to the station.

Click here for directions and a campus map.

Please be in touch if you have any questions in the meantime; call 845-758-7472 or email admission@bard.edu.

Sincerely,
The Bard Admission Team”

Amelia’s Assessment

“It’s okay.  I was pretty excited going in,  Don’t really like the vibe or the people. I have to take studio art classes.  It’s required.  No one really wants to talk to me.  I think it would be too easy for me to isolate myself.  Don’t know how it works in the winter.  I don’t see any buses around campus.  It’s very artistic.  I’m pretty set on the new school.   Don’t want to have to take studio art classes. There’s almost no one here and it’s 2:30 on a Monday.  Lots of people in class I know.  Spread out on two different fields.  Mostly white kids and international students.  Very few to none American people of color.  Even in the tour I feel isolated and conspicuous.  Everyone else is from the east coast.  It’s the sort of east coast elite vibe.”

An Important Decision

“I want to commit to the new school.  I’m going to commit to the new school” ~Amelia

She’s now officially enrolled at Parsons The New School Eugene Lang College of Liberal Studies in the Global Studies program.

https://www.newschool.edu/lang/global-studies/

April 24, 2018 (Tuesday)

Heading home – objective accomplished.

College Addresses

The New School
66 West 12th Street

New York, NY 10011

Bard College
Campus Road, PO Box 5000
Annandale-on-Hudson
New York 12504-5000

 

Music, Theater

“Billy Elliot The Musical”

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April 23, 2016

Billy Elliot
Billy Elliot

“Children’s Musical Theater Marquee is honored to be one of the first local theaters to  present Billy Elliot. Set in a northern English mining town against the background of the 1984-85 miners’ strike, Billy Elliot is the uplifting tale of a young boy’s struggle against the odds to make his dreams come true. The story follows Billy’ s journey as he stumbles out of the boxing ring and into a ballet class, where he discovers a passion for dance that inspires his family and whole community – and changes his life forever. Featuring a memorable score by Elton John, sensational dance numbers and a powerful story that has captivated audiences around the world, Billy Elliot is a funny, positive and spectacular theatrical experience that will stay with you forever”

Intel Free Tickets

We received free tickets from Intel for this wonderful production of one of the best loved musicals.

Ticket Memories

Billy Elliot Tix
Billy Elliot Tickets

 

Dance, Dance Performance

Sankai Juko UMUSUNA – Memories Before History

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October 11, 2015

We saw Sankai Juko once again at the Yerba Buena Center for Performing Arts.  The last time they were in the area was 5 years ago and we saw them then as part of Amelia’s birthday celebrations.  This time it’s to celebrate Dad’s birthday.

Ushio Amagatsu
Ushio Amagatsu

Once again we were treated to a profound incomprehensible mystery of the universe through the dance and movement of Sankai Juko.

Program Notes:

“UMUSUNA is a very old word originating from ancient Japan that has the same root as ubusuna (one’s place of birth).  Ubusu means birth, the beginning of  life, or entering the world.  The word umusu also embodies the concepts of everything and nothing, existence and nothingness.  Na evokes the land, the ground/soil and one’s native place.”

  1. Atokata: Imprints
  2. All that is born
  3. Memories from water
  4. In winds blown to the far distance
  5. Mirror of forests
  6. Sedimentation and erosion, ad infinitum
  7. Ubusu

Dancers: Ushio Amagatsu, Seminaru, Sho Takeuchi, Akihito Ichihara, Ichihiro Hasegawa, Dai Matsuka

We went with long-time friends Terry Ku and Dennis Cheng.  Dinner at Buca de Beppo as usual.

9th Grade, Ballet, Dance, Dance Performance, PBA, PBA 2014-2015

The Nutcracker Ballet 2014

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Pacific Ballet Academy’s 24th Annual Nutcracker Ballet

September 6, 2014: Auditions

September 16, 2014: Parent’s Meeting

November 28 – 30, 2014: Performance Dates

This will be Amelia’s 6th Nutcracker performance for the Pacific Ballet Academy.  She was allowed to audition for both Level VI and Level VII roles.  These are her roles:  Lead Mouse, Spanish Corps, Chinese Demi-soloist.

 

PBA_Nutcracker_2014

 

Amelia is thrilled to announce that she will be dancing these roles in the Nutcracker:

  • Mouse Leader (Level VI)
  • Spanish Corps (Level VII)
  • Chinese Demi-soloist (Level VI)

Nice!

Alvin Ailey, Ballet, Summer, Summer 2014

Ailey School Summer Intensive 2014

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THE AILEY SCHOOL SUMMER INTENSIVE

Amelia @ Ailey
Amelia @ Ailey

 

JUNIOR DIVISION SUMMER INTENSIVE PROGRAM:

  • When: June 30, 2014 to August 1, 2014
  • Where: The Ailey School, 405 W. 55th Street, New York City, NY 10019

JUNIOR DIVISION SUMMER SIZZLER:

 Ailey Citigroup Theater
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at 4:30pm
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at 7:30pm
On-sale date: TBA

PARENT OBSERVATION

July 31 and August 1, 2014

CORRESPONDENCE:

Attn: Jr. Division Admissions, The Ailey School, 405 W. 55th Street, New York City, NY 10019,  FAX: 1-888-385-1951

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8th Grade, Ballet, OSA, OSA 2013-2014, School

Oakland School for the Arts 2013 – 2014

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Starts: August 26, 2014

Ends: June 2014

First Day of Eight Grade
First Day of Eight Grade

August 26, 2013

Up early to catch the 6:23AM train.

8th Grade
8th Grade

August 29, 2013 (Thursday)

Dance was even better than yesterday.  The school has a very strict absence policy now.  There’s no longer an excused absence, all absences are unexcused and affects the grade.  The Dance emphasis has a 4 absence limit before it starts bringing your grade down.

 

August 30, 2013 (Friday)

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Exp Course Teacher Subject
1(M-F) SOC008 Shaw, Arlyle Social Science 8
2(M-F) COR003 Thaggard, David Core Connections Algebra
3-4(M-F) DAN107 Savage, Reginald 6-8 Middle School Ballet
5(M-F) DAN108 Savage, Reginald 6-8 Middle School Contemporary Dance
L(M-F) LUNCH Jones, Loretha Lunch Period
7(M-F) ENG008 Guerin, Laurice English 8
A(M-F) ADV600 Savage, Reginald 6-8 Dance Advisory

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 25, 2013 (Friday)

Amelia withdrew from her studies at OSA to transfer back to the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD).  The daily commute had become to hard on her.