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Community-school partnership

Mohonasen also gives back to the wider community by opening its school doors each year, welcoming parents, students, senior citizens and all other members of the community to use its facilities in a number of ways:

• Mohonasen offers a variety of Continuing Education courses each fall and spring. Offerings include everything from speaking Italian and jewelry making to information about long-term care insurance and yoga. Residents 62 years and older can register for any course at half of the resident rate.
• During the summer months, children of all age levels are invited and encouraged to take advantage of the district’s summer enrichment classes and summer sports camps, as well as serving as a host site for camps run by the Town of Rotterdam.
• Mohonasen’s pool is in full swing all year long, and offers classes and open swim sessions to all age and ability levels. Reduced swimming rates are offered for students and senior citizens.
• Mohonasen’s gymnasiums, auditorium and playing fields are routinely used for AAU basketball games, dance recitals, Little League practices, etc.
• Community members are invited each year to attend school plays put on by the renowned Mohon Masque Theater groups. Senior citizens with Gold Cards are treated to a free show at the annual dress rehearsal. (Mohonasen Gold Cards can be obtained at the district office, at no cost.)
• All music competitions, sporting events and educational
  activities such as the Odyssey of the Mind competitions, the Academic Family Fun Fair and the Strawberry Festival are open to anyone who would like to attend. Senior citizens who present their Gold Card at league athletic events also get in for free.
• Each spring, the district hosts a Senior Citizens Prom for Rotterdam seniors. Mohonasen students serve up a delicious dinner, followed by music and dancing.
• All four schools host charitable events every year that directly benefit the poor, the sick and the elderly.
• Mohonasen is a site for general elections.