Each year at Peachtown, the arrival of spring generates a new level of activity at school. We are reminded of how fortunate we are to be located on the Wells College campus.
The always-beautiful view of Cayuga Lake is enhanced by the emergence of spring flowers, and we await the explosion of blossoms that in April and May makes the Peachtown yard a virtual bower.
The children's excitement makes it a great time for outings. The youngest students have had several nature walks along the lake as part of their weekly trip to the Aurora Free Library and as complements to their art classes. Every morning at Peachtown, a 20-minute “morning lesson” is shared by all the children in pre-kindergarten through eighth grades; this month was dedicated to Women's History Month.
As part of this study, students in third through eighth grades were treated to a trip to the Howland Stone Store Museum in Sherwood.
The museum is a little gem that honors the life of the remarkable abolitionist, suffragette and educator Emily Howland.
Her work and the museum are fine examples of the role our little communities played in making history.
Jennie Huling, a recent Wells graduate and former college work-study student at Peachtown, returned last month to offer a program to seventh- and eighth-graders that dealt with the complicated issues of gender stereotypes, healthy and unhealthy relationships and teen dating violence.
Huling is the Domestic Violence Advocate/Educator at the Cayuga Seneca Action Agency. Her connection with Peachtown is an example of another benefit of the Wells location: the relationships formed by Peachtown and Wells students.
Not only do work-study students and education students completing field study requirements enhance the academic experience of students, they bring a diversity of experience into the classroom that cannot be replicated in rural southern Cayuga County.
Often the bonds that are formed are strong. Many students who work at Peachtown throughout their college years, return to visit and share experiences with the children. They are wonderful role models for the students.
Current work-study students Rebecca Nichols and Russ Bailey recently spent a morning with Upper Level Peachtown students who are studying the Renaissance.
They shared their experiences, pictures and knowledge of Florence, Italy from their semester abroad program last year.
Nichols and Bailey are so much a part of Peachtown, they are inviting Peachtown students to attend their wedding on campus in May.
Also, coming up at Peachtown is an Admissions Open House to be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 26. It is the first in a series of informational programs for families, open to the public and sponsored by Peachtown.
Later, “The Sugar Blues” will be offered by health counselor Stacey Weeks-Purdy. She will explore in-depth the effects of sugar on mood and health. The public is welcome to attend the session at 6:30 p.m. April 30 at Peachtown.
Applications are being accepted until May 1, for the second annual Van Buskirk Memorial Prize in the Creative and Performing Arts. Through a fund established and maintained by the family of the late Velma Van Buskirk of Aurora, the annual $200 prizes are administered by Peachtown Elementary School.
Last year's recipients were Joel Terry from Union Springs Central School and Emily Aguilar from Southern Cayuga Central School.
Joel Terry won the 2008 prize for the Creative Arts for his fine arts mixed media portfolio. Emily Aguilar was awarded the 2008 prize for the Performing Arts for her performance in the Southern Cayuga production of “Grease.” Each student was awarded $200 in prize money.
Eligible applicants must be between the ages of 10 and 18 and reside in the Lansing, Southern Cayuga, Moravia, Auburn or Union Springs school districts. Applicants should submit a portfolio and one or more letters of recommendation from a teacher or program administrator familiar with the student's work. Performing Arts applicants may submit a DVD of their work. Submission must include a cover letter written by the student. The Creative Arts prize includes: prose, non-fiction, drawing, painting, prints, woodcuts, traditional or experimental art or illustrated travel-writing. Performing Arts prizes are made for the dramatic arts, speech, dance or music. Portfolios and letters should be submitted to the Van Buskirk Prize Committee, in c/o Peachtown Elementary School, PO Box 178, 22 Deans Road, Aurora, NY.
Barbara Post is the school administrator at Peachtown and can be reached at 364-8721
The children's excitement makes it a great time for outings. The youngest students have had several nature walks along the lake as part of their weekly trip to the Aurora Free Library and as complements to their art classes. Every morning at Peachtown, a 20-minute “morning lesson” is shared by all the children in pre-kindergarten through eighth grades; this month was dedicated to Women's History Month.
As part of this study, students in third through eighth grades were treated to a trip to the Howland Stone Store Museum in Sherwood.
The museum is a little gem that honors the life of the remarkable abolitionist, suffragette and educator Emily Howland.
Her work and the museum are fine examples of the role our little communities played in making history.
Jennie Huling, a recent Wells graduate and former college work-study student at Peachtown, returned last month to offer a program to seventh- and eighth-graders that dealt with the complicated issues of gender stereotypes, healthy and unhealthy relationships and teen dating violence.
Huling is the Domestic Violence Advocate/Educator at the Cayuga Seneca Action Agency. Her connection with Peachtown is an example of another benefit of the Wells location: the relationships formed by Peachtown and Wells students.
Not only do work-study students and education students completing field study requirements enhance the academic experience of students, they bring a diversity of experience into the classroom that cannot be replicated in rural southern Cayuga County.
Often the bonds that are formed are strong. Many students who work at Peachtown throughout their college years, return to visit and share experiences with the children. They are wonderful role models for the students.
Current work-study students Rebecca Nichols and Russ Bailey recently spent a morning with Upper Level Peachtown students who are studying the Renaissance.
They shared their experiences, pictures and knowledge of Florence, Italy from their semester abroad program last year.
Nichols and Bailey are so much a part of Peachtown, they are inviting Peachtown students to attend their wedding on campus in May.
Also, coming up at Peachtown is an Admissions Open House to be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 26. It is the first in a series of informational programs for families, open to the public and sponsored by Peachtown.
Later, “The Sugar Blues” will be offered by health counselor Stacey Weeks-Purdy. She will explore in-depth the effects of sugar on mood and health. The public is welcome to attend the session at 6:30 p.m. April 30 at Peachtown.
Applications are being accepted until May 1, for the second annual Van Buskirk Memorial Prize in the Creative and Performing Arts. Through a fund established and maintained by the family of the late Velma Van Buskirk of Aurora, the annual $200 prizes are administered by Peachtown Elementary School.
Last year's recipients were Joel Terry from Union Springs Central School and Emily Aguilar from Southern Cayuga Central School.
Joel Terry won the 2008 prize for the Creative Arts for his fine arts mixed media portfolio. Emily Aguilar was awarded the 2008 prize for the Performing Arts for her performance in the Southern Cayuga production of “Grease.” Each student was awarded $200 in prize money.
Eligible applicants must be between the ages of 10 and 18 and reside in the Lansing, Southern Cayuga, Moravia, Auburn or Union Springs school districts. Applicants should submit a portfolio and one or more letters of recommendation from a teacher or program administrator familiar with the student's work. Performing Arts applicants may submit a DVD of their work. Submission must include a cover letter written by the student. The Creative Arts prize includes: prose, non-fiction, drawing, painting, prints, woodcuts, traditional or experimental art or illustrated travel-writing. Performing Arts prizes are made for the dramatic arts, speech, dance or music. Portfolios and letters should be submitted to the Van Buskirk Prize Committee, in c/o Peachtown Elementary School, PO Box 178, 22 Deans Road, Aurora, NY.
Barbara Post is the school administrator at Peachtown and can be reached at 364-8721
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