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Tuesday, June 18, 2024 - 5:30pm to 7:30pm

Summer 2024 Family Orientation

A father and daughter in a studio at Usdan

Usdan's Family Orientation is your chance to get a sneak peek at what awaits your young artist this summer! At Usdan's Family Orientation, you can...

  • Meet Usdan's leadership team and your child's teachers or counselors.
  • Walk your child's schedule​.*
  • Meet fellow students before the first day of camp.
  • Get outfitted with Usdan merch at the official Usdan Store.
  • Check musical instruments at the Instrument Check Building (for enrolled Music students).
  • Drop off medications with the Health Office. 
  • Get ​pumped for ​an unforgettable summer!

*Students in Discovery and Rec Programs do not have specific schedules. Families in these programs will be invited to gather at the Discovery and Rec areas to meet counselors and other students.

Please plan to arrive between 5:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. The gate closes to incoming attendees at 7:00 p.m. All students must be accompanied by a legal guardian.

Taking the train?

We will have a shuttle bus running to/from the Wyandanch LIRR station and Usdan; see schedule below. Click here to reserve your spot on the shuttle! If you miss the shuttle bus, please note that Uber and Lyft are available for pickup at the station.  

Shuttle Buses Departing from Wyandanch Station 

5:40 p.m.

6:10 p.m. 

Once off the train, please proceed outside of 7-Eleven on the north side of the tracks. The bus will say Suffolk Transportation on the side.  

Shuttle Buses Departing from Usdan 

7:15 p.m. 

7:45 p.m. 

The shuttle buses departing Usdan will leave from the bus lot near the McKinley Amphitheater. 

The shuttle bus times were chosen to align with arrivals from and departures to Penn Station (Manhattan), Atlantic Terminal (Brooklyn), and Jamaica (Queens).

Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts