What is Spruce Experience?
It’s a list of parties and events that our Spruce Street families or the PTA host and sponsor throughout the school year. Spruce Street families pay to attend the parties, and ALL the proceeds go to help Spruce Street make a difference in your kids' education. It's an excellent opportunity to meet other Spruce families and students!
Check back here frequently for more events to go live!
Please reach out to [email protected] if you would like to host an additional event or help us on an existing one.
It’s a list of parties and events that our Spruce Street families or the PTA host and sponsor throughout the school year. Spruce Street families pay to attend the parties, and ALL the proceeds go to help Spruce Street make a difference in your kids' education. It's an excellent opportunity to meet other Spruce families and students!
Check back here frequently for more events to go live!
Please reach out to [email protected] if you would like to host an additional event or help us on an existing one.
FEBRUARY 3rd: CANDY&VALENTINE EXCHANGE [First Friday]
6:30-8PM
Get ready to exchange cards with your friends in the cafeteria! Event is for all Spruce students (pre-K to 8th grade), but we recommend drop off only for children above 7. All families that want to attend are welcome to stay. This event is mainly a bring-your-own-card (or candy, or gift, or small item) to share with your school friends. We will also have some craft kits for children that don't have their own cards or prefer to make them directly at the event.
Get your ticket here. (children only, families do not need tickets)
FEBRUARY 7th: SELF DEFENSE CLASS at Square Circle
12-1pm
Join us for an hour-long self-defense class at the Square Circle New York gym. Two experienced instructors will guide attendees through real life scenarios and utilize the fundamentals of both Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai. Get a taste of martial arts while learning to defend yourself in a fun and relaxed setting. Square Circle New York - 139 Fulton Street, Suite 706
$40 per person - get your ticket here.
MARCH 3: International food fest [First Friday]
6:30-8PM
Get ready to experience food from several countries & cultures represented in the Spruce Street School diverse community!
Participation will be free - but please consider a donation.
TRIBECA ART WALK WITH MAUREEN MAHONY - POSTPONED, date tbd
Starting point to be communicated to participants shortly before the walk.
Get your art on with a tour of local Tribeca galleries with Spruce Mom, art advisor and curator Maureen Mahony. We will discuss the gallery world and the art market while viewing exhibitions that provoke larger conversations about culture and life. These tours are always fun and eye-opening as we explore one of the many specialized niches of New York City.
Non-Spruce art lovers are welcome to join. Art tours usually end at 6pm and extend into drinks at one of the local bars.
MAY 5: MIDDLE SCHOOL PARTY IN AUDITORIUM // ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARTY IN CAFETERIA [First Friday]
6:30-8
Ticket Cost: $10 per guest.
Middle schoolers - DJ & pizza, Elementary school party in cafeteria.
JUNE 2: ACTIVITY TBD [First Friday]
ALL EVENTS AND TICKET PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
Where do the proceeds go?
To the Spruce Street PTA general fund. That is, to the school. Spruce Street PTA's efforts each year ensure that our school has the resources needed to fund essential school programs that are not part of the DOE budget (which, as you may already know, is a sadly shrinking one). This includes modern instructional technologies, professional development for teachers, NDI, Chess, our library, and much more. While it’s hard to realize the necessity of many of these funds due to programming being halted this year, it’s always important to think ahead.
First Fridays events are not meant to make money and are run at or below cost. Please organize a sponsored event to fund our program!
Who are the parties for?
All students, parents and families of Spruce Street School. It depends on what you choose to host: some parties will be more family-oriented, some will be more for kids, other for adults (please don't plan a wine tasting for elementary school students).
Sounds fun! I want to host a party, what next?
Awesome! We need you to make the Spruce Experience a success and we welcome all ideas! Please reach out and let us know what you have in mind.
Dates and times are completely up to you.
Wait a second. I said I want to host a party, but I don't really know how.
Barely an inconvenience. Let's get in touch and figure out together what could be fun and feasible.
We have a long list of ideas and projects that can be adopted by motivated families. With a little organization, there's so much that can be done!
Do I have to host a party alone? I have a great idea but it's too much work / too expensive.
Not at all. While we can't promise to help with the practicalities, nor finance an event (the whole point of this being that Spruce families run the show and that the event funds the school through the PTA, not the other way round) we have seen in the past that the easiest way to sort this out is to involve another family, either to help with the organization or to co-sponsor the event. Still - if you need vendor contacts, ideas, suggestions on how to make things feasible, you can definitely count on us.
We hope to see you soon for all sorts of amazing Spruce Experience events!
6:30-8PM
Get ready to exchange cards with your friends in the cafeteria! Event is for all Spruce students (pre-K to 8th grade), but we recommend drop off only for children above 7. All families that want to attend are welcome to stay. This event is mainly a bring-your-own-card (or candy, or gift, or small item) to share with your school friends. We will also have some craft kits for children that don't have their own cards or prefer to make them directly at the event.
Get your ticket here. (children only, families do not need tickets)
FEBRUARY 7th: SELF DEFENSE CLASS at Square Circle
12-1pm
Join us for an hour-long self-defense class at the Square Circle New York gym. Two experienced instructors will guide attendees through real life scenarios and utilize the fundamentals of both Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai. Get a taste of martial arts while learning to defend yourself in a fun and relaxed setting. Square Circle New York - 139 Fulton Street, Suite 706
$40 per person - get your ticket here.
MARCH 3: International food fest [First Friday]
6:30-8PM
Get ready to experience food from several countries & cultures represented in the Spruce Street School diverse community!
Participation will be free - but please consider a donation.
TRIBECA ART WALK WITH MAUREEN MAHONY - POSTPONED, date tbd
Starting point to be communicated to participants shortly before the walk.
Get your art on with a tour of local Tribeca galleries with Spruce Mom, art advisor and curator Maureen Mahony. We will discuss the gallery world and the art market while viewing exhibitions that provoke larger conversations about culture and life. These tours are always fun and eye-opening as we explore one of the many specialized niches of New York City.
Non-Spruce art lovers are welcome to join. Art tours usually end at 6pm and extend into drinks at one of the local bars.
MAY 5: MIDDLE SCHOOL PARTY IN AUDITORIUM // ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARTY IN CAFETERIA [First Friday]
6:30-8
Ticket Cost: $10 per guest.
Middle schoolers - DJ & pizza, Elementary school party in cafeteria.
JUNE 2: ACTIVITY TBD [First Friday]
ALL EVENTS AND TICKET PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
Where do the proceeds go?
To the Spruce Street PTA general fund. That is, to the school. Spruce Street PTA's efforts each year ensure that our school has the resources needed to fund essential school programs that are not part of the DOE budget (which, as you may already know, is a sadly shrinking one). This includes modern instructional technologies, professional development for teachers, NDI, Chess, our library, and much more. While it’s hard to realize the necessity of many of these funds due to programming being halted this year, it’s always important to think ahead.
First Fridays events are not meant to make money and are run at or below cost. Please organize a sponsored event to fund our program!
Who are the parties for?
All students, parents and families of Spruce Street School. It depends on what you choose to host: some parties will be more family-oriented, some will be more for kids, other for adults (please don't plan a wine tasting for elementary school students).
Sounds fun! I want to host a party, what next?
Awesome! We need you to make the Spruce Experience a success and we welcome all ideas! Please reach out and let us know what you have in mind.
Dates and times are completely up to you.
Wait a second. I said I want to host a party, but I don't really know how.
Barely an inconvenience. Let's get in touch and figure out together what could be fun and feasible.
We have a long list of ideas and projects that can be adopted by motivated families. With a little organization, there's so much that can be done!
Do I have to host a party alone? I have a great idea but it's too much work / too expensive.
Not at all. While we can't promise to help with the practicalities, nor finance an event (the whole point of this being that Spruce families run the show and that the event funds the school through the PTA, not the other way round) we have seen in the past that the easiest way to sort this out is to involve another family, either to help with the organization or to co-sponsor the event. Still - if you need vendor contacts, ideas, suggestions on how to make things feasible, you can definitely count on us.
We hope to see you soon for all sorts of amazing Spruce Experience events!