Let Grow’s Think for Yourself Essay Contest

 

We're nearing the end of accepting applications!! Scholarship opportunity HS seniors!

Let Grow’s Think for Yourself Essay Contest is back, with $14,000 total in scholarships available for students heading to college, community college, or trade school.

🏆 $8,000 Grand Prize
🥈 3 Runner-Ups receive $2,000 each
📝 Easy application
📲 Apply for free through Scholar’s App

⏰ Deadline: April 30, 2026
Or once the first 5,000 submissions are in

Apply here : Think for Yourself Scholarship 2026 - Let Grow 

Since 2018, this contest has awarded $71,000 in scholarships to students across the country.

Young Playwrights Summer Program

 

The application for summer 2026 is open! Deadline to apply is Monday, May 11.

The TDF Young Playwrights Summer Program is a free two-week playwriting intensive led by award-winning dramatist Crystal Skillman. Students explore personal expression in writing, and the art and form of dramatic writing. Students work individually and in teams, with a final presentation on the last day.

 Who is eligible?

Rising high school juniors and seniors as well as spring 2026 graduates who are interested in learning the craft of playwriting and creating their own works.

Residents of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are eligible to apply.

Students must have well-developed writing skills and an interest in playwriting along with a letter of recommendation from a teacher or teaching artist.

What does the Young Playwrights Summer Program include?

• Playwriting workshops five days a week for two weeks
• Two Broadway/Off-Broadway evening show outings for study and inspiration
• Small group seminars with professional theatre artists
• Writing (and rewriting) a short original play
• Professional actors reading student plays in progress with a professional director to guide them
• Staged readings of final works by professional actors

When is the Young Playwrights Summer Program?

Monday to Friday, July 6-July 17 from 2 to 5 p.m. Final presentation on Friday, July 17 from 1 to 7 p.m.

Where is the Young Playwrights Summer Program?

In-person sessions will typically take place at TDF’s Midtown Manhattan offices at 520 Eighth Avenue between 36th and 37th Streets, Suite 801. (On two dates, classes will be held elsewhere in Manhattan.) The building requires visitors to sign in and present ID. Be sure to arrive at least 15 minutes before each class starts.

Thank you to New York Magazine

Thank you to Anya Kamenetz for featuring the Parents of NY Teens list-serve in their first installment of the 2026 edition of New York Night School.  

➽ Most online parenting groups are geared toward younger kids. The Parents of NY Teens & Young Adults email list (PoNYTYA) is an exception: It’s citywide, has close to 3,000 members, and is full of recommendations for everything from where to get a teen boy a good haircut to the best-priced neuropsych evaluators.

Full newsletter here:

 link.nymag.com/view/56eb36bd487ccde0578bf0b569b0a2860b998a4b44c7dfe5/f60d4432

Join a Virtual Information Session about High School

 

High school offers were released on Thursday, March 5. We welcome all families of students entering high school in fall 2026 to a virtual information session about high school offers, waitlists, and next steps. After the presentation, we’ll respond to your questions. 

• Thursday, March 26, 3pm to 4pm | Event in English. Interpretation provided in Albanian, Korean, Ukrainian, Uzbek and ASL. 

How to join:

At the start, click https://bit.ly/2026SpringHSOffersAndWaitlistSession

• Webinar ID: 963 8868 1116 
• Passcode: 123456
• For phone audio:
• US + 1646 931 3860
• Conference Line: 963 8868 116#
• Passcode: 123456#

We look forward to your participation!

Best regards,
High School Admissions Team 
Office of Student Enrollment

Dungeons & Dragons at the Library - ages 10-18 Friday July 18

  

There is a special Teen & Tween Dungeons & Dragons program tomorrow, Friday, 7/17,  from 4-5pm.

A presenter will be facilitating the one-shot campaign. 

 

RSVP HERE: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/dungeons-dragons-park-slope-auditorium-20250718-0400pm

 

Park Slope Library is at 6^th Avenue and 9^th Street in Park Slope, accessible on the F & G trains (a block away).

 

Reach out to Isaac with questions here: iwomack@bklynlibrary.org