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Middle School Summer Academies
Outdoor
Leadership Academy: July 2-July 26
Culinary Arts Academy: July 2-July 12
Registration
Deadline is June 21
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Thanks to a grant from the Orange County Youth Bureau,
Port
Jervis Middle School is offering two FREE enrichment programs
this summer: An Outdoor Leadership Academy & a Culinary Arts
Academy. Pictured above are the
Middle School students who enjoyed the fun, engaging activities
at last year's Outdoor Leadership Academy.
Registration form
OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
Offered July 2-26. Open to Port Jervis students entering grades
7-9.
This marks the fourth year the Middle School is teaming up with
the YMCA Greenkill Outdoor Education Center and the Orange
County Youth Bureau to provide this fun and engaging summer
learning opportunity. The four-week enrichment program will
actively engage students in adventure-based experiences, team
building exercises, technology and other challenging activities
designed to enhance their leadership skills.
*Academy will not be held July 4.
Hands-on activities will include:
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Outdoor Education
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Survival
Strategies
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Project
Adventure/Challenge Courses
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Cooperative
Games/Team Building
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Canoeing/Kayaking
on the
Delaware River
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Hiking
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Orienteering/GPS
Outdoor Leadership Academy Brochure
CULINARY ARTS ACADEMY
Offered July 2-July 12. Open
to Port Jervis students entering grades 8-9.
The Culinary Arts Academy is new this summer. Offered in
cooperation with Sullivan County Community College and the
Orange County Youth Bureau, the two-week
program runs from July
2-12. It is open to students entering grades 8-9 interested in
cooking, baking, caking decorating, nutrition and learning more
about food industry careers.
*Academy will not be held July 4.
Project-based activities will include:
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Culinary
Education
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Visits to
local farms/restaurants
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Introduction
to preparing sauces and soups
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Food Reviews
and Critiques
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Menu cost
analysis
Culinary
Arts Academy Brochure
“We are excited about expanding the scope of the program so we
can include more students this summer,” said Middle School
Assistant Principal Brett Cancredi. “Thanks to a new partnership
formed with SUNY Sullivan, which is known for its amazing
culinary arts program, the Middle School is now able to provide
students with an introduction to the skills needed to be
successful in the food industry.”
Cancredi also noted that the popular summer enrichment programs
are made possible by a grant from the Orange County Youth
Bureau. “The Port Jervis School District is very grateful to the
Orange County Youth Bureau for providing the funding that allows
us to offer such great opportunities to our students at no
charge”
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: June
21
Register Early - Space is limited!
Please return completed
registration form to the PJ Middle School Main
Office.
Outdoor Leadership Academy -
Space is available for the first 50 Port Jervis
students, entering grades 7-9, who register.
Culinary Arts Academy - Space is
available for the first 25 Port Jervis students, entering grades
8-9, who register.
IN THE NEWS
Copied below are links to
archived stories about the Leadership Academy.
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Click here to watch the
Recordonline's story on the 2011 summer program.
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Summer 2010 Outdoor Leadership
Academy
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Click here to read about
the program's first year in the Gazette.
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