Upcoming Events

• March 15 - HeaIthy Kids Committee meeting (7:00-8:30 p.m., Bethlehem Public Library)

• March 16 - Elementary Conference Day (11:45 a.m. dismissal)

• March 17 - Board of Education meeting (7 p.m.)

• March 18 - Bethlehem Parents As Art Partners meeting (4 p.m. @ BCHS)

• March 22 - Glenmont Book Fair Family Night

• March 25 - Glenmont Book Fair Family Night

• March 26 - Learning Fair (6-8 p.m.) Details

• March 29-April 2 - Healthy Kids Week

 

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL: Please note that 6/22/10 and 6/23/10 are half days, with 6/23 being the last day of school for elementary students. This is different than what is listed in the school calendar.

 

Glenmont News

Glenmont swing dances for Haiti to the tune of $1,300

Posted: February 5, 2010

 

Glenmont students, staff and their families raised $1,370 for relief efforts in Haiti at a swing dance fundraiser on Thursday, Feb. 4.

The money will be donated to the American Red Cross's work in the island nation, which was devasted by an earthquake and its aftershocks in January.

Not long after the earthquake hit, the school announced the swing dance event as a way to help the people of Haiti in a way that would be meaningful to children and cost effective for families. Families were invited to swing dance at the school for a donation of $10.

The evening also included a video, produced by Glenmont students, about Haiti, its people and the challenges they face.

The school was primed for such a swing dance event, as it took place in the wake of January's weeklong dance residency program at the school called, "Building Community through Dance." The program, which featured two New York City-based professional dance instructors at Glenmont for a week, emphasized community building to students through working together on a variety of folk dances including swing. 

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