SPS Enrichment Programs
	These programs provide a venue for students to build positive relationships based on shared interest and inquiry as they expand upon their creative, analytical and communication skills. Applicants are required to write brief essays detailing the reason(s) for their interest, what they hope to contribute and what they hope to gain from their group experience.

NEW! Young Orthodox Visual and Literary Artists' Guild
	The Young Orthodox Visual and Literary Artists' Guild is an organization for Orthodox youth ages 8 to 18. Students with a strong interest in drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, poetry, fiction or other prose are encouraged to join. Members may submit their work to and will receive mailings of the Guild's quarterly e-magazine. Guild membership is free. Applications may be filled out here.

(PLEASE NOTE: Our podcast erroneously stated that the e-magazine would be published monthly - this is not the case.)

Girls in Literature Tea and Discussion Group

This monthly tea and discussion group for girls aged 10-14 offers structured discussion of well-known female literary characters. At the beginning of each four month session, participants are provided with a list from which they select three books they would like to read and discuss at the following meetings. This group offers girls a chance to explore not only the portrayal of girls in literature but also the social and moral dilemmas faced by girls during this important phase of life. Emphasis is placed upon the manner in which circumstances and personal decisions shape the characters of girls portrayed within these novels. A Young Girl Reading by Jean-Honoré Fragonard, c. 1776.