Usdan Blog
News | Feb 12, 2019
Juliana May, choreographer and head of Usdan’s Dance Department, was recently chatted with Washington Post’s The Lily about creativity, life and Usdan.
News | Feb 12, 2019
Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts launched is once celebrating creativity and self-expression with its second annual Uniquely U Scholarship Search.
Newsday shares the news about the special opportunity to win a full scholarship to camp this summer.
Read about it here.
News | Feb 12, 2019
A few weeks ago, the ultra talented Seth Rudetsky —a proud Usdan alum-- invited Lauren Brandt Schloss and camper/violinist Alison Arias to chat with him for his Sirius Radio show, SethSpeaks.
The three talked about all things Usdan, including this year’s Uniquely U Scholarship (deadline...
News | Nov 26, 2018
Executive Director Lauren Brandt Schloss spoke with Forbes about ways to stay creative in any job. Her first tip? Take cues from children. “Children are also quite curious and can easily get immersed by things for a long time.” Read the full article here.
News | Nov 21, 2018
This past summer, Usdan’s writing class worked with Newsday reporter Patrick Mullooly throughout the summer to create a full issue of the paper’s youth-written section, Kidsday. From interviewing singer Brynn Elliott and band Echosmith to drafting first person essays, sharing recipes and jokes,...
News | Sep 13, 2018
West Islip High School freshman Karina Vartanian was recently awarded a semifinalist scholarship for the Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts in Wheatley Heights.
Click the link for more information.