Summer Drama Camp is Back!
Need a safe, fun, silly, educational place for summer camp? We have one of the drama programs in the area – register for our Summer 2022 season!
February 2022
Save the Date – April 9
Our Annual Spring Soiree & Gala is ON! Saturday Night Live will be held In-Person on Saturday, April 9, 2022 at Loft 433 in Troy, NY at 6PM This event aims to raise funds to benefit the financial assistance program for students who might otherwise not be able to attend our fine school, and for the …
Pure Love
We have a mission that is lived daily by our community, and that mission allows us to teach both to the “head and heart.”
Cabaret
We are so excited to bring back the Cabaret to a LIVE audience. Tonight (Friday) and tomorrow, we perform for our DS family and we couldn’t be more excited. We have spent weeks preparing the numbers, the venue (the commons), and making sure we will delight our loved ones as they leave reality outside and …
Exploring NY’s Black History
This morning, we stumbled upon a treasure chest of wonder. The state parks page for New York State compiled a list of historic sites that explore NY’s rich Black History. What a wonderful idea to print this list out and during our February break go on a road trip and dig into our history. “There …
The Year of the Tiger
What a wonderful week of celebrating the Lunar New Year. We shared traditions, blessings, and hopes for a wonderful year to come. We worked together to create couplets that we hung around the school to remind us of what we are grateful for and to motivate us all daily to practice healthy habits. On Tuesday, …
Genuine Acceptance
Our kids are an eclectic bunch. In some ways that is an understatement. While Doane Stuart prides itself on being a multifaith community, I see it as more than that. Yes, it is true that we have Jews, Catholics, Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Wiccan, and atheists walking down our halls, learning in our classrooms, and participating in our clubs and teams. There is also a wonderful mix of races and socioeconomic levels, and there are LGBTQI kids. But then, there are some who are gothic, some who are Eagle Scouts, some who go to furry conventions, some love science, some who want to devote their lives to theater, some who are self-professed geeks, and some who are still coming to terms with who they are and working on their own labels in the process.
Everything to Learn
To celebrate Black History Month, local history, and art – on this #throwbackthursday – lets dive into Edmonia Lewis. Edmonia, born in 1844, in Rennselaer County, NY, was the first professional sculptor of African American and Native American descent to achieve international recognition. Her parents both died when Edmonia was very young, which created a …