Sponsored Scoop: Come play at Portfolio School

Don’t miss these two fun play events – one for kids (“Halloween Maker Fun”) and one for adults (“Art Workshop: Raising Creative Thinkers”).

Where: Portfolio School – 27 North Moore Street (between Varick and Hudson)

Halloween Maker Fun
Saturday, Oct 29
11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
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Ages: 4+
FREE

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Come and play with our laser cutter, build something on our 3D printer, and learn the fun of circuitry.

Our team of educators at Portfolio will guide children (ages 4+) through fun, hands-on projects that have a Halloween twist.

Families are welcome to stick around and join in the fun but can also drop-off/pick-up.

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Art Workshop: Raising Creative Thinkers
Tuesday, Nov 15
6:00 PM start-time
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Adults only
Tickets: $30
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Tap into your creative process – come explore and create!

Please join us for an Art Workshop Experience with authors, Bar Rucci and Betsy McKenna who will share excerpts from their new release about the importance of the creative process and the development of young thinkers.

Come join us for an evening of shared conversation, food and drink, and your unleashing your creative spirit!

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About Portfolio School:

Portfolio is a Stanford-inspired K-12 school for creative problem solvers, innovators and lifelong learners. Their approach gives children the skills they need to be creative, resilient and flexible in a rapidly changing technological, entrepreneurial and global world.
The school specializes in:

– An individualized approach, allowing students to progress at their own pace and pursue their own interests, guided by teachers and engaged with teams of their peers.

– Project-Based Learning, where students learn science, technology, humanities and the arts not just as memorizers, but as thinkers and creators.

Students will graduate not only with strong literacy and math skills, but with portfolios of their own work that are tangible demonstrations of their thinking, creativity, and innovation.

www.portfolio-school.com

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