Please complete separate applications for all children you wish to enroll. This allows us to accurately track class size as well as other important information about our students.

Classes are held Mondays through Fridays in two blocks.

• Morning Classes begin at 10.00am and run to 1.00pm

• Lunch is from 1.00pm to 2.00pm

• Afternoon classes begin at 2.00pm and run to 5.00pm

Classes will be held at trusted locations within Gloversville including The Gloversville Public Library, Shoeleather Express’ ‘ED’ Center, and Trail Station Park.

You will receive a detailed class schedule with all locations and classes held.

Depending on funding, we hope to offer small, healthy lunches to our students. We will do our best to make sure that there are healthy snacks and drinks available free of charge throughout the day, but please provide either a packed lunch or money for your child to purchase lunch during their break.

Please let us know as soon as possible if your child will be late or absent. Many of our in-class exercises are done in pairs or small groups, so we will want to know if another student’s scene or activity partner will be absent or late so as to be able to edit our lesson plan or find a substitute.

Absolutely! We always appreciate parental support during the week of the show, especially with regards to set construction, costume alterations, etc.

We will also gladly and appreciatively accept any donations such as food, water, and snacks for the kids, marketing assistance, pick-up/drop-off ride sharing, and more.

However, we do ask that parents and guardians respect the autonomy of their children during training weeks. We find that students learn best, take more chances, and step more out of their comfort zone when left with their peers and our dedicated team of arts educators without other adult interference or observation.

When you sign your child up for the Academy, take a moment to fill out the Parental Volunteerism portion!

Open Class Share Day is a free “performance” that we hold at the end of the first two training weeks of the Academy. It’s a chance for parents, guardians, friends, family, and community members to see what the kids have been working on!

You will see how your child warms up for each class type, experience some of their in-class exercises, get a teaser of what you’ll see in their original production, All That Glitters, learn more about the teachers’ pedagogy and get clarification on the techniques, skills, and vocabulary the students have learned, and even get to take part in a talk-back with the students about their journey up to that point!

Your generous tuition donations go towards ensuring the highest quality of arts training and creation for your child and their new collaborators and friends.

The year your donation is made, the monies will be used for student lunches, teaching artist payroll, production expenses, space rental, production souvenir t-shirt purchases, and more.

Any remaining donation monies as well as all box office and concessions donations following the production become a part of TYGP’s growing Education Foundation, which is held in a restricted account to go towards future iterations of the Academy.

Every dollar you donate pays it forward for the next year, ensuring that TYGP can keep this program free to students, families, and audiences for years to come.

Then your child will attend the program for free.

TYGP believes that all children are worthy and deserving of high-quality arts training and the opportunity to create with their peers for an audience.

No child or family will ever be turned away from our program for inability to pay the suggested tuition fee.‍ ‍This is our promise to the young artists of the future and their families.