in

Kathryn W. Davis Global Community

Scholars at Westchester Community College

This Blog

Syndication

Tags

No tags have been created or used yet.

Archives

group1

Carver Center, Port Chester

Unfortunately, we had a few hiccups with Neighbors Link in Mount Kisco so we did our research and have decided to work with Carver Center in Port Chester instead.

Our initial idea of hosting a Music-Dance workshop is still in the works. Depending on logistics and ironing out the kinks in terms of scheduling, etc., we might or might not implement this with our project.

However, Nancy Haneman, the Development Direct at CC has expressed a need for a food drive for the center. Coincidentally, she knows Katherine Davis so she is all for our project!

Due to the economy, less people have been donating food and supplies. Stephanie and I have decided to help out in this area--collecting the food and helping to organize it so that they are readily accessible when families need them.

Also, we are planning on hosting a "College Life" workshop at CC. They currently have an assistance program for teenage moms and we have decided to work with this group as well as other teenagers. Because the idea of applying and attending college can be an intimidating process, we will share our experiences with these teenagers and advise on different areas such as balancing family, work, and school, scholarships and financial aid, as well as a Q&A segment. We believe that this workshop will be very beneficial to this community.

We are still in the midst of working out the details and am open to any suggestions you might have. See you tomorrow!  

Comments

No Comments

About Lydia Valentino

I'm 27 and will be graduating from the Liberal Arts SS program by Spring 2009. I moved here from Singapore 5 years ago. However, my family lives in New Zealand now. (And no, we're not gypsies!) I work in Scarsdale and am what Westchesterites call a Household Manager. I basically do everything from liasing with contractors, paying the bills, payroll, children's schedules, ordering groceries, etc. (Or if you like, aka a "surrogate parent") I've been teaching the piano for close to 10 years now and therein lies my passion. I work closely with children of all ages, and occassionally some adults, and enjoy what I do tremendously. But since most kids go to school till 4pm everyday, hence the first job description. I now teach on some weekday evenings and on the weekends. I hold a degree from the Royal Schools of Music (UK) in Piano Teaching. Unfortunately, my credentials are not recognised in the States and that is why I'm back in school! I'm hoping to transfer to Columbia to work on Music Education as they have an awesome joint-program with Juilliard and hey, in the music world, you can't beat that!
Powered by Community Server (Non-Commercial Edition), by Telligent Systems