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Musings: Thought pieces by Usdan's Executive Director and guest staff writers.
Inspiring U: Creative resources to keep our community creatively engaged.
News: Usdan in the news.
Summer Newsletter: Usdan's summer newsletter, sent to the community every Friday during the season.
News | Feb 16, 2021
Dear Usdan Parents and Caregivers,
We know that some of you still have concerns about whether or not we will be able to run camp safely this summer. While we believe that sending your child to camp should remain a personal family decision, we see a path to safe operation in 2021 and...
Musings | Feb 5, 2021
When I read the above quote from the final chapter of the book, I was immediately transported to summertime at Usdan. Camp is a meaningful place for our children any summer, but especially this summer. Here are the core reasons why I believe opening in-person camp this summer is so important for our children:
Inspiring U | Feb 1, 2021
Inspiring U is a growing collection of creative content to help our community stay creatively engaged.
Musings | Jan 29, 2021
We came to witness a president become inaugurated, and watched as the moment pushed our youth into the spotlight when we all needed a seed of inspiration to flower. Somewhere between the built up anger, generational frustrations, and systematic disparities, the world needed a poem to start our conversation to heal. In these trying times, “where can we find light in this never-ending shade?”
Musings | Jan 22, 2021
I’m absolutely serious. We really, really need to make a play date. After the year we’ve all been through, I believe we more than owe it to ourselves. Aristotle claimed that play was a bodily necessity and said that just as the tired body requires rest, so too the stressed individual requires play. Today, stress might just be our society’s greatest commodity.
Musings | Jan 15, 2021
What a wildly restorative week this one became for me, due to two virtual events focused on youth creativity. In case you missed them, I'll catch you up.