LMS 7th/8th Grade Annual Choir Overnight
When: September 27 & 28
Depart Time from LMS: 6:15am
Return Time to LMS: 3:30pm
Who: LMS 7th and 8th Grade Choir Members
Where: La Foret Conference and Retreat Center
6145 Shoup Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80908
(719) 495-2743
Cost: $135/student - Pay through Revtrak starting Sept 20th
(Includes overnight lodging, Charter bus fare, Experiential Learning Associates from Louisville, three meals, and Music Master Classes)
Packing List: Please click here for the complete packing list
Checklist of Registration and Forms to Turn In:
Please print out, sign and return the forms at the end of this document by Friday, September 15 (paper copies are available by request).
What it is: The LMS 7th/8th Grade Choir Overnight is a unique tradition going on 10 years. Our purpose is two-fold - to sing/dance/improvise in an intensive rehearsal atmosphere, and to continue to find ways of gaining confidence in our individual skill-sets and personalities.
What it looks like: We partner with Deb Kulcsar and Experiential Learning Associates (ELA - experientiallearningassociates.org) to help us facilitate activities outside of rehearsal times that focus on growth in self-confidence, interdependent thinking, and and group work strategies. Activities challenge students mentally and physically, but do not require any special physical ability or experience. Both days alternate between scheduled rehearsal times, meals and sessions with ELA. The days and nights are structured to the minute, while never losing focus of our students’ needs to enjoy the process. Our evening includes the traditional campfire, our evening in the Great Hall, and sleeping :).
Should my child go? Without hesitation I would encourage him or her to come along. While students are held accountable by their teachers to catch up on their work, make up assignments, etc, students often come back from the overnight saying that this was an essential part of their growth in the class and in their school year. However, it is not mandatory. Scholarships are available on a need-basis.
For more information...please contact me with any questions or concerns at brian.gonzales@bvsd.org, or at 720.561.7435. Thank you!
Respectfully,
Profe Brian Gonzales
ELA Release Form
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Med Authorization Form
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Med Emergency Form
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When: September 27 & 28
Depart Time from LMS: 6:15am
Return Time to LMS: 3:30pm
Who: LMS 7th and 8th Grade Choir Members
Where: La Foret Conference and Retreat Center
6145 Shoup Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80908
(719) 495-2743
Cost: $135/student - Pay through Revtrak starting Sept 20th
(Includes overnight lodging, Charter bus fare, Experiential Learning Associates from Louisville, three meals, and Music Master Classes)
Packing List: Please click here for the complete packing list
Checklist of Registration and Forms to Turn In:
Please print out, sign and return the forms at the end of this document by Friday, September 15 (paper copies are available by request).
- Registration on Revtrak - All MUST Complete - starting tomorrow afternoon. Due by Friday, September 15. Click here for a direct link to the revtrak registration. You can also find the webpage on the LMS website - click on pay student fees, field trips, and then the 7/8 Grade Choir Field trip.
- Medical Authorization Form - Parents MAY need to fill out the "Medication Administration Authorization Form" and return it to Profe no later than Friday, September 15. This form must be filled out if your child plans to take any medication (over-the-counter or prescription) while on the overnight. However, if parents have already submitted this form to LMS, and their child has not started taking any new medications since, then no new form is needed. If your child will not be taking any medications while on the Choir Overnight, you do not need to fill out this form.
- Medical Emergency Form - Parents MUST fill out a "Medical Emergency Form" and return it to Profe by Friday, September 15. Even if your child participated in the 8th Grade Overnight, parents still need to sign a new Medical Emergency Form for the Choir Overnight.
- Experiential Learning Release Form - All MUST complete by Friday, Sept. 15
What it is: The LMS 7th/8th Grade Choir Overnight is a unique tradition going on 10 years. Our purpose is two-fold - to sing/dance/improvise in an intensive rehearsal atmosphere, and to continue to find ways of gaining confidence in our individual skill-sets and personalities.
What it looks like: We partner with Deb Kulcsar and Experiential Learning Associates (ELA - experientiallearningassociates.org) to help us facilitate activities outside of rehearsal times that focus on growth in self-confidence, interdependent thinking, and and group work strategies. Activities challenge students mentally and physically, but do not require any special physical ability or experience. Both days alternate between scheduled rehearsal times, meals and sessions with ELA. The days and nights are structured to the minute, while never losing focus of our students’ needs to enjoy the process. Our evening includes the traditional campfire, our evening in the Great Hall, and sleeping :).
Should my child go? Without hesitation I would encourage him or her to come along. While students are held accountable by their teachers to catch up on their work, make up assignments, etc, students often come back from the overnight saying that this was an essential part of their growth in the class and in their school year. However, it is not mandatory. Scholarships are available on a need-basis.
For more information...please contact me with any questions or concerns at brian.gonzales@bvsd.org, or at 720.561.7435. Thank you!
Respectfully,
Profe Brian Gonzales
ELA Release Form
Download File
Med Authorization Form
Download File
Med Emergency Form
Download File
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