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Z is for Moose? That's silly! But not for Moose! Skip, jump, and fly from sign to sign as you read your way through the Alphabet and around the Park! Rensselaerville Town Park is located at the corner of County Route 351 and Albany Hill Road in the Hamlet of Rensselaerville, NY. |
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A StoryWalkTM is an outdoor reading experience. A children's book is deconstructed and the pages of the book are laminated and placed on wooden posts along a walking trail. Enjoy time outdoors, reading and talking about the story as it unfolds from post to post. |
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StoryWalk™ was supported by funds from the New York State Library’s Family Literacy Library Services Program” and by Upper Hudson Library System. The StoryWalk™ Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in collaboration with the Vermont Bicycle & Pedestrian Coalition (VBPC) and the Kellogg Hubbard Library.
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Story Time
with Miss Robin Growing Readers Through Movement Robin Gifford has devoted her life to the art of movement. She began Ballet lessons at age four with former Rockette Agnes Reeves. Robin continued her studies, adding Jazz, Tap and Modern. During High School, she spent a summer at the legendary Jacob’s Pillow, studying with Lila York, Susan McGuire and Alvin McDuffie, and a semester as an intern for the New York State Theatre Institute. She was also a teaching assistant of dance at State University of New York at Buffalo and the State University of New York of Albany, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts. She then discovered the many health benefits and the beautiful art of Tai Chi and became a certified instructor. Her love of movement has been passed on to many students during years of teaching for the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Dance Club, College of Saint Rose, EBA, Albany Dance and Fitness, Robin’s Academy of Dance, The National Museum of Dance, and the Dance Experience and has recently taught a class for The Northeast Ballet Company. She also teaches Adaptive Dance and Theater for Schenectady ARC and is a competition coach at The Dance Experience. She teaches Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Lyrical, Hip Hop, Modern and Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention. |