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WAMC Students Make Cheese & Learn About Nutrition

August 17, 2018
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WAMC Students Make Cheese & Learn About Nutrition.

To celebrate the last days of summer and the final days of this year’s WAMC Summer Enrichment Program the children made cheese on Thursday August 16, 2018. Mary Berrigan made a fresh vegetable dip with vegetables from the WAMC student garden. The children enjoyed learning about nutrition, food science and healthy choices. Everyone loved the […]

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Student Reader of the Week

August 16, 2018
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WAMC Student Reader of the Week

A core part of the WAMC Summer Enrichment Program is Language Arts with a focus on literacy and reading skills. Our weekly chosen winner has shown improvement in one or more areas, such as reading compression, vocabulary, or reading more minutes for the week than in previous weeks. This positive reinforcement provides them with incentive to read […]

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WVCSD Supports WAMC Program Mission

August 16, 2018
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Warwick Valley School District Supports WAMC Program Mission

The Warwick Valley Central School District (WVCSD) expressed its support of the WAMC Summer Enrichment Program on its site this past week. The District also featured pictures from the program on its Facebook page. WVCSD’s Superintendent Dr. David Leach was recognized earlier in year in May by the WAMC for his direct support of our […]

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WAMC Program Featured in Times Herald-Record

August 13, 2018
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The Times Herald-Record Newspaper - recordonline.com

Local Middletown, New York based newspaper, The Times Herald-Record, ran an article on Sunday August 12, 2018 about the WAMC Summer Enrichment Program. The article explained the history of our organization, its mission, and showed examples of how the program provides children with a safe environment to be educated and enriched in. If you missed […]

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WAMC Students Visit Bear Mountain

August 11, 2018
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WAMC Summer Enrichment Program Students Visit Bear Mountain

On August 10, 2018 the WAMC Summer Enrichment Program students in Group 2 took a field trip to Bear Mountain State Park in Bear Mountain, New York. First, they enjoyed the views of the Hudson River from Perkins Memorial Drive and then went to visit the animals at the zoo. The students even followed the […]

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All Kinds of Kinds Video

August 11, 2018
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WAMC Summer Enrichment Program - All Kinds of Kind Video

One of our Teaching Student Volunteers in the WAMC Summer Enrichment program put together a video to celebrate the Dulce Esperanza (WAMC Summer Enrichment Program) 2018 memories. Thank you Sara B. and everyone that made this wonderful video.  

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Students Learn About Horticulture

August 11, 2018
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WAMC Students Learn About Horticulture

This past week the WAMC Summer Enrichment Program students in Mrs. Berrigan’s Horticulture classes continued to learn about plants, agriculture, and participated in hands on Labs in our School Garden. The Horticulture students have been integral to our program. The children learn about the importance of this work, from the beauty of growing flowers, to […]

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WAMC Students Learn About Volcanoes

August 11, 2018
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WAMC Students Learn About Volcanoes In Hands On Lab.

The WAMC Summer Enrichment Program students learned about Earth Science with a hands on experiment this past week. Miss Sara B. & Miss Sara L.’s Group 3 class participated in learning about and creating volcanoes. The entire school was able to observe them errupt! It was a big hit! Nice job!

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WAMC Students Learn About Cosmetology

August 11, 2018
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WAMC Summer Enrichrement Students Learn About Cosmetology & Business

On August 8, 2018 the WAMC Summer Enrichment Program students learned about careers in Cosmetology, owning a small business, and entrepreneurship. Thank you Nicole Conklin of Island Salon in Pine Island, Maggie Edwards of the Hair Bar in Monroe, and Mona Foroutani of MonEli Spa in Pine Island, for taking time out of your busy […]

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Student Reader of the Week

August 11, 2018
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WAMC Summer Enrichment Program Student Reader of the Week for Aug. 6, 2018

A core part of the WAMC Summer Enrichment Program is Language Arts with a focus on literacy and reading skills. Our weekly chosen winner has shown improvement in one or more areas, such as reading compression, vocabulary, or reading more minutes for the week than in previous weeks. This positive reinforcement provides them with incentive […]

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The WAFO Safety Backpack program annually raises funds and supplies to support our efforts to distribute work safety backpacks to migrant farmworkers in the Warwick Valley. Donating from our Amazon Wishlist above allows you to donate supplies for these bags so the farmworkers can remain safe commuting and working in the farm fields. More…

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