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SUNDAY: Pop-up Outdoor Fitness Class Sunday, August 16 Bernikow Soccer Field, 7am We had a great time at our first pop-up class this morning and we hope to see you again on Sunday!* Join us outside at the Bernikow Building for a pop-up fitness class led by Lisa! Please bring your own yoga mat, sunscreen, bug spray, and mask. Our Mind and Body classes are designed to give you a workout and a sense of total well-being. Mind and Body exercises can help reduce your stress levels and improve posture, balance, and flexibility. It combines Yoga, Pilates and Tai Chi to build flexibility and strength and leave you feeling calm and centered. Social distance guidelines will be followed. Space is limited, so registration is required. Class is open to active WellPro members. Sign up here! *Weather permitting - STARTING SUNDAY: Tennis Summer Session Sunday, August 16 - August 30 We are so excited to resume offering tennis lessons this summer! Class times: 9am-12pm, groups are assigned by age and skill level Member: $25 per hour; Non-Member: $30 per hour Tennis lessons take place at Staten Island Academy (715 Todt Hill Road). Register here. For any questions, please call 718.475.5200 x1301 or email tennis@sijcc.com. - COMING SOON: Explorers+ Full Day/Hybrid School Program We are excited to announce our new Explorers + full day/hybrid school program, which will include remote learning support, sports, fitness, music, and more! After school options will also be available. Be the first to find out more information on this program as soon as we announce it! Sign up to learn more here. - Girl Scout Troop 5227 Check out this amazing video featuring Girl Scout Troop 5227, the troop that meets at the Avis Building. Comprised of scouts with disabilities, Troop 5227 inspires us all to create a more welcoming world by celebrating friendship and helping others! - U.S. Census 2020 Have you filled out the census yet? If not, now is the time to do it! The deadline is September 30th, and it is vital that we are ALL counted to secure funding for housing, transportation, schools, and other services we rely on. It takes less than 10 minutes and is confidential. You can fill it out by mail, online here, or by calling 844.330.2020. If you need help completing the form, please call us at 718.517.7445 and we can assist you. - Save the Date: 40th Annual Golf & Tennis Classic With everything changing around us, one theme has stayed consistent—the Joan & Alan Bernikow JCC of Staten Island remains committed to helping children in our community. Funds raised at our Annual Golf & Tennis Classic allow us to award camp and day care scholarships to children who are desperately in need. We are excited to announce the new date for this event—Monday, October 19—and hope you will join us! Social distancing guidelines will be followed. Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are available here. Please contact Evett Shulman at 718.475.5256 with any questions. - Grab & Go Meals and Meal Deliveries Update Grab & Go meals and meal deliveries for seniors will end on August 20. We continue to offer our other free services remotely from the Joan & Alan Bernikow JCC of Staten Island, including:
WELLNESS No-Equipment Cardio Kickboxing It's time to kick it up a notch! Have fun and get fit with this cardio kickboxing workout! - Ongoing Classes & At-Home Workouts We have several virtual wellness classes throughout the week! From exercise to nutrition to medical care questions and more, there's sure to be a class to help you stay well and stay connected during this time! Check out our website for a full schedule of all of our virtual wellness programming! Check out this link for a variety of workouts you can do from the comfort of your own home at any time! SUNRISE DAY CAMP Sunrise In the News Check out this great feature on Sunrise Day Camp! SPORTS Core 24 Stars Up Camp Our future all-stars are having a great week at the Core 24 Stars Up Camp! Check out some videos from camp here! - Sports Camp There are still a few spots open in our basketball, soccer, and gymnastics camp! If you're looking for a fun way for your child to stay active this summer, sign up here! ARTS AND CULTURE TODAY: August Book Club Meeting, 12:30pm We hope you'll join us for our next Book Club meeting! We will be reading When Time Stopped and will be joined by author Ariana Neumann for a special discussion. Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 881 8145 5140 Password: 9QEPWe - SAJE Presents: The 'Jewish American Princess' in Hollywood Movies: From Stereotype to Role-Model Wednesday, August 19 and Wednesday, August 26, 12:30pm In this 2-part lecture series presented by the Dr. Esther Grushkin Seminars for Adult Jewish Education (SAJE), Dr. Julia Wagner will examine the evolution of the Jewish American Princess (JAP) character-type in Hollywood movies, from its misogynistic origins to unlikely heroines. Part 1 on August 19th will discuss the cultural environment which gave rise to the negative stereotype of the Jewish American Princess and look at some early representations in popular culture. Part 2 on August 26th focuses on the development of the JAP in post-1980s movies including Private Benjamin, Dirty Dancing and Clueless, exploring the ways in which female filmmakers have embraced the character with nuance, affection and respect. *Zoom link will follow your registration Tickets can be purchased here. - Take a Virtual Trip to Charlotte, North Carolina We miss going on Cultural Arts trips, especially those beyond the tri-state area! Thanks to this Google Arts & Culture exhibit, you can take a trip to Charlotte, North Carolina right from your own home! There's something for everyone to explore—from art to architecture to sports to food, and much more! - Ongoing Cultural Arts Classes We miss all of our enriching Cultural Arts classes, but we are so excited to be able to offer some of them virtually! Check out our website for a full schedule of all of our virtual programming! MUSIC NEXT WEEK: Brazilian Drumming Demo Join us on Wednesday, August 19, at 4pm for a FREE DEMO of our virtual Brazilian Drumming Workshop! Please email Ela Seeley at ESeeley@sijcc.com by Monday, August 17 to sign up! Learn the samba percussion rhythms of Brazil with world-renowned educator and performer Philip Galinsky! Workshops available for kids ages 6-10 and adults. If you like what you see, you can register here for our four week program, which begins the following week! - NEW: Virtual Music Classes! In addition to our Brazilian Drumming Workshops, we have several other virtual music classes starting this month!
Sign up here! Zoom links will be provided after registration. - Music Trivia Challenge This legendary performer successfully devoted his life to developing the guitar as a concert instrument in the twentieth century. Who was he? He was... Andres Segovia (Spanish, 1893-1987). Segovia studied piano and violin, but his passion for the guitar blossomed when he heard the instrument played at the home of a friend. He made his performance debut at sixteen in 1909, created a sensation when he toured South America in 1919, and made striking debuts in Paris (1924), Moscow (1926) , and New York (1928). Segovia devoted his life to to elevating perceptions of the guitar and respect for its musical value and beauty, among both the public and musical authorities. - Virtual Instrumental Lessons As you have heard, our virtual lessons have been extended through the summer months! Many of our students adjusted to virtual lessons quickly and are continuing to learn their instruments. You can sign up for lessons here! If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Ela Seeley at ESeeley@sijcc.com. - The National Virtual Medical Orchestra Check out this article about the National Virtual Medical Orchestra, founded during the pandemic to give medical professionals a safe musical outlet. Watch their performance of Brahms' Academic Festival Overture here! - Scholarship Auditions We are currently holding scholarship auditions for the 2020-2021 school year! If your child is ages 12-18 and has some prior music training, please email a 1-2 min video of your performance (to include a scale and musical selections) to Ela Seeley, Music Institute Director, at eseeley@sijcc.com. CAMP Summer is in full swing! Have you been following along with our campers' summer adventures? Check out the latest pictures from camp here! - Summer in the Cloud If you aren't planning on sending your child to camp this summer, we have a great virtual opportunity for you! We are proud to partner with Camp Settoga, New Country Day Camp, and Camp Twelve Trails for a collaborative New York area JCC experience: Summer in the Cloud. Summer in the Cloud is a unique virtual summer experience bringing together the best of our camp staffs, values, and programming for Summer 2020! Learn more here KIDS AND FAMILIES Experiments at Home with Spangler Science Check out this collection of science experiments you can do at home! COMMUNITY EVENTS Be sure to check out these additional programs from our friends at other organizations around the country! Virtual Magic Show Starring Jay Mattioli Thursday, August 20, 6:30pm Join our friends at the Posez JCC for a very special Virtual Magic Show featuring America's Got Talent quarter-finalist Jay Mattioli! This is a unique experience to see Jay perform the same magic he has performed for TV, for major vacation resorts, for half-time shows, and casino showrooms...But in this show, Jay can hear and respond to you, in real-time while viewers can come right up to their screens and participate! Fee: $10 per household Code: #10828 To register, click here and enter the code # above. If you have not previously created an account, it will direct you to do so. Online registration is open until August 20 at noon, after that, email Laurie.Albert@theJ.org. Registrants will receive a Zoom link to the show the morning of the event. Health & Safety: Tips & Tricks for Parents & Kids—Back 2 School Edition Saturday, August 22, 1pm Hear from Staten Island University Hospital experts as children and families prepare to return to school. Community partners will share information about hygiene and safety, resources available to parents, and tips for communicating with children. Register here by August 8 for details and to reserve a children's PPE kit (which can be picked up on August 25 at the Central Family Life Center) Virtual JCC with the Schwartz/Reisman Centre and Prosserman JCC During these challenging times, the entire JCC community across North America has come together to share unique, engaging content with members. You can make a free Virtual JCC account to access a variety of live, virtual events. We'll be sure to keep sharing our favorites with you! Check it out here! TODAY: Dr. Ruth's Journey from Holocaust Orphan to Fame, 8pm Dr. Ruth will share her story of how she moved to the United States and started her career. She will discuss the philosophies that guide her in life and how her new documentary, Ask Dr. Ruth, revealed a side of her life that even her own children never fully understood until recently. Watch here! SOCIAL SERVICES TODAY: Resumes – Renewing, Revising, Refreshing, 10am Join the Education Alliance for a Zoom meeting to talk about the purpose of a résumé, how to find and use the keywords in job descriptions to write your resume for your new job and make “the fit”. They will share best practices, answer questions and redraft a bullet or two on your resume. Register here. Get Ready to Zoom Interview Thursday, August 27, 10am Have you interviewed via Zoom? Zoom, Skype, Teams, WebEx are the primary means for interviewing candidates. Join the Education Alliance to get ready for virtual interviews, craft answers to the usual questions and “What did you do during COVID-19.” You will also learn how to strategize about setting your stage, body language, what to wear and more. Register here. - Every year, the JCC serves over 6,000 people in crisis. This year, that number will grow as Staten Islanders experience hardships related to COVID-19. Without the help of the JCC, many people would not have food, legal services, health insurance, mental health services, and other critical services. We want to be able to continue to provide these services to anyone who needs them, but we need your help. Donate to our Families in Need campaign here.
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