Pages for Paws
Elmcrest youth reads to Chuck, the Service Dog, at Soule Library. Reading aloud can be overwhelming to a young child. On a recent Sunday, two of the small boys from…
The Spirit of the Wolf
The call of the wolf reached one of our senior boys at Elmcrest. He traveled with our Literacy Specialist to Wolf Mountain Nature Center in Smyrna, Chenango County, NY. This…
HAMILTON!
Social Studies never was more exciting! This past weekend four Elmcrest students and their teacher attended a rousing production on historical figures and facts. Fun in social studies? They saw…
Syracuse to Tampa Bay
The boys in Cottage #1 recently met football fame first-hand. Cottage #1 Shift Supervisor Myzjala Battle invited her friend SirVocea Dennis to speak to the boys at Elmcrest. SirVocea “Voss,”…
Living Museum
All last month – 12 youth at Elmcrest researched famous persons and created exhibits for the Black History Month Living Museum. Their dedication was an amazing success. Each child chose…
Happy Halloween!
Former Principal Deb Mastropaolo reads to ECC elementary kids. Mrs. Mastropaolo was a welcome “visitor” to Elmcrest just in time for Halloween. This beloved principal of Elmcrest’s school recently retired…
Gliding Along…
…the heart of downtown also makes it easy for beginners and those not yet “Olympic-ready.” Some of these children took advantage of the skater’s helpers to start their skate legs moving….
101 Minus 92
Cottage #8 youth and staff dressed as the 101 Dalmations for Halloween. The movie, 101 Dalmatians, could have had a preview on the Elmcrest campus last month. The boys from…
New Horizons
Two of our Elmcrest residents need not wait for June to reap the rewards of their scholastic achievements. Both will graduate from high school in January. Recently they hit the…
