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APR 26	Middle School Empty Bowls Event and Auction Goes Live Online. 6:00 PM view detailshide details The Middle School Ceramics class is proud to host our seventh annual AC Empty Bowls Event. Empty Bowls is an international grassroots project that aims to address food insecurity, creating and auctioning vessels and art personalized by artists and art organizations on a community level. Members of the entire AC community and local Rochester artists have created work that we will auction and raffle off to benefit the hungry. Auction Website: ACemptybowls.givesmart.com Admin Oversight: Tina Duver Coordinator: Lori Wun
APR 30	Virtual Open House 9:00 AM view detailshide details Lifelong success starts with an education that fosters critical, independent thinking and an appreciation for the core values. Find out how Allendale Columbia School provides its students with a real and relevant education. Meet teachers, students and administrators, and tour the campus to learn more about AC's innovative approach. Registration is encouraged. Please feel welcome to contact Shelby, Emily or Lisa in the Admissions Office at 585.641.5344 or admissions@allendalecolumbia.org to register today. Admin. Oversight: Shelby Riter Event Coordinators: Emily Nevinger and Lisa Shearing
	AC Spirit Dress Down Day view detailshide details Dress down in spirit wear to celebrate the last Friday of the month in session. Admin Oversight: Michelle Feiss/Tina Duver/ Phil Schwartz
	Middle School Empty Bowls Event and Auction Reception, Raffle, and Closing of Auction on Zoom. 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM view detailshide details The Middle School Ceramics class is proud to host the final hour of our seventh annual AC Empty Bowls Event on Zoom. Empty Bowls is an international grassroots project that aims to address food insecurity, creating and auctioning vessels and art personalized by artists and art organizations on a community level. Members of the entire AC community and local Rochester artists have created work that we will auction and raffle off to benefit the hungry. Join us for a raffle of special items and the countdown of the last hour of our online auction. Auction Link: ACemptybowls.givesmart.com Zoom link zoom.us/j/96742848324# Admin Oversight: Tina Duver Coordinator: Lori Wun
MAY 21	AC Spirit Dress Down Day view detailshide details Dress down in spirit wear to celebrate the last Friday of the month in session. Admin Oversight: Michelle Feiss/Tina Duver/ Phil Schwartz
	Come Together: Celebrating AC's 130 Years 6:00 PM view detailshide details A fundraising event for the AC community.
MAY 28	Little School in Session 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM view detailshide details Admin Oversight: Michelle Feiss
	Now. Here. This. (US Virtual Musical Event) 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM view detailshide details US students present a fully filmed version of Now. Here. This. (Flexible Version)! The show follows the evolution and adventures of a group of friends as they journey through time--from the present to the past and back again. They share their stories about friendship, hoarding, hiding, laughing, living, dying and middle school in an attempt to step directly into that elusive "present moment": the Now. Here. This. Grab some drinks and snacks and join us for a night of virtual musical theatre!! Tonight, we will be screening our show during a live event, but if you can't make it, you will be able to access the video until midnight May 29. Access codes (tickets) will be available from acstheatre.ludus.com Admin Oversight: Phil Schwartz Coordinator: Amanda Meldrum-Stevenson

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“Academically speaking there is no better preparation for the future than an Allendale Columbia education. Beyond the classroom, the values and life skills taught at Allendale Columbia are applicable to every aspect of life.”

– Rob C. ’11 (Harvard University ’15)

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We would love to show you around our 33-acre campus and introduce you to our teachers and students, but for the health and safety of our community, we are only offering scheduled tours after school hours. Please contact the Admission Office to schedule your visit or catch a glimpse of the AC experience through one of our many virtual experiences!
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APR 26	Middle School Empty Bowls Event and Auction Goes Live Online. 6:00 PM view detailshide details The Middle School Ceramics class is proud to host our seventh annual AC Empty Bowls Event. Empty Bowls is an international grassroots project that aims to address food insecurity, creating and auctioning vessels and art personalized by artists and art organizations on a community level. Members of the entire AC community and local Rochester artists have created work that we will auction and raffle off to benefit the hungry. Auction Website: ACemptybowls.givesmart.com Admin Oversight: Tina Duver Coordinator: Lori Wun
APR 30	Virtual Open House 9:00 AM view detailshide details Lifelong success starts with an education that fosters critical, independent thinking and an appreciation for the core values. Find out how Allendale Columbia School provides its students with a real and relevant education. Meet teachers, students and administrators, and tour the campus to learn more about AC's innovative approach. Registration is encouraged. Please feel welcome to contact Shelby, Emily or Lisa in the Admissions Office at 585.641.5344 or admissions@allendalecolumbia.org to register today. Admin. Oversight: Shelby Riter Event Coordinators: Emily Nevinger and Lisa Shearing
	AC Spirit Dress Down Day view detailshide details Dress down in spirit wear to celebrate the last Friday of the month in session. Admin Oversight: Michelle Feiss/Tina Duver/ Phil Schwartz
	Middle School Empty Bowls Event and Auction Reception, Raffle, and Closing of Auction on Zoom. 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM view detailshide details The Middle School Ceramics class is proud to host the final hour of our seventh annual AC Empty Bowls Event on Zoom. Empty Bowls is an international grassroots project that aims to address food insecurity, creating and auctioning vessels and art personalized by artists and art organizations on a community level. Members of the entire AC community and local Rochester artists have created work that we will auction and raffle off to benefit the hungry. Join us for a raffle of special items and the countdown of the last hour of our online auction. Auction Link: ACemptybowls.givesmart.com Zoom link zoom.us/j/96742848324# Admin Oversight: Tina Duver Coordinator: Lori Wun
MAY 21	AC Spirit Dress Down Day view detailshide details Dress down in spirit wear to celebrate the last Friday of the month in session. Admin Oversight: Michelle Feiss/Tina Duver/ Phil Schwartz
	Come Together: Celebrating AC's 130 Years 6:00 PM view detailshide details A fundraising event for the AC community.
MAY 28	Little School in Session 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM view detailshide details Admin Oversight: Michelle Feiss
	Now. Here. This. (US Virtual Musical Event) 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM view detailshide details US students present a fully filmed version of Now. Here. This. (Flexible Version)! The show follows the evolution and adventures of a group of friends as they journey through time--from the present to the past and back again. They share their stories about friendship, hoarding, hiding, laughing, living, dying and middle school in an attempt to step directly into that elusive "present moment": the Now. Here. This. Grab some drinks and snacks and join us for a night of virtual musical theatre!! Tonight, we will be screening our show during a live event, but if you can't make it, you will be able to access the video until midnight May 29. Access codes (tickets) will be available from acstheatre.ludus.com Admin Oversight: Phil Schwartz Coordinator: Amanda Meldrum-Stevenson

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“My son comes home everyday really happy; he loves it here. He gets to do a lot of projects and activities in his interest areas that we didn’t expect. That’s really important to us, because those are the kinds of things he’s going to remember about learning.”
–Kelly W.
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