School vacation is a great time to be at Sylvester Manor! Our school break programming runs during the Shelter Island School District school breaks in November, February and April. Sign your child up today to experience a dynamic, science-based, re-wilding curriculum, created in the spirit of kindness and compassion for the children of our changing world.
All sessions are led by Hannah Gray, a certified Forest School educator and the Director of our Summer Youth Program. The program will thread the music of a composer through the week, noticing the inspiration from the natural world in a musical representation of seasons. Children will create artwork, hear stories, design puppets, make animal dens, plant seedlings and more, all while developing a connection from the forest and farm to the rest of the world.
Each session is threaded with the music of Henry Purcell, the great English composer of the 1600s. Children will listen for how Purcell blended old English traditions, French court style and Italian Baroque technique into something entirely his own, and discover the depth of feeling in his work.
Alongside the music, we’ll explore the art, stories and crafts of Purcell’s England, and reach further back into the country’s ancient and mysterious past, from prehistoric stone circles to medieval cathedrals.
Hands-on projects include:
2026-2027 DATES
9:30am-12:30pm
Ages 5-10 years old
We offer a 50% discount for year-round, Shelter Island resident children.
Daily Rate:
$95 (Full-time/Year-Round Shelter Island Resident)
$190 (Non-Resident)
Weekly Rate (available only for February and April full-week programs):
$400 (Full-time/Year-Round Shelter Island Resident)
$800 (Non-Resident)
