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Au Pair in America in New York
Regional Update
Regional Presence:
Au Pair In America has more than 30 clusters in Connecticut and New York. The majority of the families live in Westchester and Fairfield Counties but population centers are served across both states.
Quarterly Message:
July 2009
NY and CT clusters are gearing up for planning many outdoor activities that will introduce au pairs to American activities. Counselors will take au pairs to local baseball games, host barbeques, and travel down rivers in canoes. Canoe trips are a favorite activity and each year brings new adventures to document in photos and emails home. Several clusters take a yearly walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, focusing on the view as they begin in Brooklyn Heights and end up in Chinatown for a lunch of dim sum--a unique cultural exchange activity! As we head towards summer, many counselors focus their quarterly childcare meeting on summer safety. There are many useful tips on the American Pediatric website. Something new this year will be a visit to one of our host family’s vineyard. The Shoreline and New Haven clusters will learn about growing/harvesting grapes and will be part of the ‘picking team” in September. We’ll be sure to take pictures and post them for all to see.
We're all looking forward to "springing forward" to warmer weather!
Regional Representative:
Gail Tomanelli, Regional Representative for Region 9, CT and NY, joined APIA in 1991 as a Community Counselor in Greenwich, CT. She became the Regional Representative for this very busy region of 32 clusters in 1996. Her responsibilities in this position include:
- Interview and train new CCs
- Realignment of cluster territories
- Support of the field staff
- Support of region's marketing efforts
- Liaison between management and field
- Arrange and facilitate meetings for the region's counselors
- Special projects
Gail is the proud mother of a "Rock Journalist" and a student at Muhlenburg College. She recently completed an MBA at UCONN.
Driving Information for Au Pairs
Visit the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles website for information about driving in New York.
Educational Information for Au Pairs
The information listed here is your starting point to fulfilling the education requirement. Your community counselor will have the most popular and affordable choices in your area.
- The schools listed here are not all reasonable options. Ask your community counselor for the schools closest to you.
- Continuing Education (also Adult Education or Lifelong Learning) classes are generally the most affordable options for au pairs.
- Review the cost, class schedule, and transportation needed for the classes you are interested in with your host family. You need to be responsible about selecting courses that meet at times that will not conflict with your work schedule. Take into consideration the time it will take to travel between home and the campus. Your host family must approve your plans.
- Host families reimburse tuition costs and costs of related materials (books and supplies) up to $500 ($1000 for EduCare) for you to complete your six semester hours (12 for EduCare), or the equivalent. You are responsible for all payments for tuition, fees, books and materials that exceed the host family’s contribution. Education money is not paid to you in cash if you do not use the complete amount.
- For more detailed information about the education requirement and education in the US, click here to see the ABCs of Education.
Tourist and Other Information
| New York City: | www.nyc.com |
| Syracuse metropolitan area: | http://www.downtownsyracuse.com |
| http://www.syracusecvb.org | |
| http://www.syracuse.ny.us | |
| Ithaca metropolitan area: | http://www.ithaca.ny.us |
| http://14850.com/village | |
| Utica/Rome metropolitan area: | http://www.oneidacountycvb.com |
| http://www.museum4kids.net | |
| http://www.turning-stone.com - Oneida Nation run casino/resort includes near daily concerts by name performers | |
| Eastern Finger Lakes region in general: | http://www.fingerlakes.com |
| Cooperstown, NY - national tourist site: | http://www.cooperstowngetaway.org |
| http://www.cooperstown.org | |
| Niagara Falls: | http://www.niagarafallslive.com |
| http://www.city.niagarafalls.on.ca | |
| General NY State tourism and info: |
http://www.iloveny.state.ny.us |
| For events around Long Island and activities to do with children: | http://longisland.babyzone.com |
| For events around New York City and activities to do with children: | http://nyc.babyzone.com |
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