Open House
Open House – September 23 At 5pm on the evening of September 23rd, we have invited present and future students and their parents to come to the Wizard’s Wardrobe. Visit our space. Learn what we do. Meet some of our tutors....
Congratulations to Dominik Cooley, Demitri Cooley, Da’Miyah Davis, Iliyah Munoz, Maple Bee and Asa Bee!
Dr. Tammy Elis-Robinson, managing editor of Skribblers Magazine, and readers
Readers Theater Event 2022
Readers Theatre Event, October 3, 2022 Our signature fundraising event, The Readers Theatre, will be held at Capital Rep on Monday October 3rd, beginning at 7pm. We like to describe this as “an evening of powerful readings.” This year will...
New Chief Operating Officer!
Diane Hester Brown In early July our board of directors hired Diane Hester Brown, a resident of Albany, to serve as our Chief Operating Officer. Diane is a graduate of Union College and Harvard Law School. She has worked for...
Anthology
Anthology Each school year our students create an anthology of their original writing. Contributions include stories, poems, and descriptions of their personal experiences. A bound volume is produced and given to all students and tutors. A copy is available in...
Year-end Celebration & Graduation
On Friday, June 10th, we had our Year-End Celebration & Graduation, completing our fifth full-year of tutoring. Close to 70 were in attendance for the festivities that included recognitions of our students who are moving on to Middle School, listening to...
New Space!
We have added almost 700 square feet of tutoring space to enable us to increase the number of students that our tutors work with. See the photos below. Our FALL goal is to reach our long-held dream of helping 40...
Our Retiring Librarian
Joanne Snover of Troy, who has volunteered for over five years as the Librarian of the Wizard’s Wardrobe, is retiring and moving to Rochester, New York. She has created and organized our collection of over 2,500 books. Because of her...
Giffen Book Bonanza
On Friday April 8, 2022 The Wizard’s Wardrobe, a free one-on-one tutoring program for elementary school age children in Albany’s South End, was delighted to have the opportunity to host a Book Bonanza at Giffen Elementary School. The Wizard’s Wardrobe...
