Center for Creative Education Launches Satellite Afterschool Program in New Paltz

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"When schools cut their budgets, the first things that go are the arts programs," says Bryant Andrews, executive director of the Center for Creative Education in Kingston, NY.

"To me, the most important thing for kids is to learn how to think critically and tap into their imaginations."

That's why the not-for-profit is now offering after-school programs in a new satellite location: the Redeemer Lutheran Church in New Paltz.

The Times Herald-Record reports the CCE has been offering classes in dance, music, fitness, theater, spoken word, computer arts technology, and the visual arts in Kingston for 35 years, but until now it had no after-school offerings in the New Paltz area.

The idea came from parents who bring their kids to Kingston to participate in CCE's classes in dance, music, fitness, theater, spoken word, computer arts technology, and the visual arts, and who wished for comparable offerings closer to home.

"We met with Bill, and he suggested that this space is more suitable," Andrews says.

"We can run multiple programs at one time."

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