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The celebration began with a prayer service at St. George's Church, during which we thanked God for another successful year. Afterwards, everyone gathered in the school hall for the Last Bell celebration. During the gathering, the school bid farewell to our graduates, honored students, and expressed gratitude to teachers, assistants and administration for their dedicated charitable work in nurturing Ukrainian youth in love of God and their homeland. We thank all parents for t

Daneil Antonyshyn Ivanna Yana Brayliak Kateryna Horin Maksym Dekailo Andriy Dolinskyi Anastasia Kenyo Anastasia Koval Tymofiy Marchuk Svitozar Mokrytskyi Bohdan Molochnyak Oleksandra Polovka Vladyslav Rymaruk Adrian Rysniuk Anastasia Savchyn Lyuba Ferentsevych Myroslava Khodak Oleksandr Tsapar Yelyzaveta Shtanhret Bon voyage, our dear graduates! God bless you! Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the Heroes!💙💛

We would like to bring to your attention the school schedule for the remainder of this academic year: May 3 – classes as scheduled May 10 – classes as scheduled May 17 – no classes (St. George's Church Festival) May 24 – no classes (Memorial Days) May 31 – classes as scheduled (Blue and Yellow Colors and Ukrainian Symbols Day) June 7 – Last Bell – End of School Year Ceremony and 11th Grade Graduation Banquet

Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen! May the Risen Christ bring victory to our incredible Ukraine – the victory of light over darkness, life over death, and good over evil! We would like to remind you that due to the Easter holidays, there will be no classes at the School on April 19, 2025. Classes will resume on April 26th.

We invite you to watch the recording of the students of the Selfreliance Heritage School of Ukrainian Studies, dedicated to the 211th anniversary of the birth of the genius of the Ukrainian people — Taras Shevchenko. Program of the Shevchenko Concert March 8, 2025 Opening Remarks M.A. Ivan Makar, Principal of the Ukrainian Studies School, Program Host – Mrs. Olya Sverdel, Vocal Teacher – Mrs. Iryna Lukinchuk, Pianist – Mrs. Anastasia Antonyv. 2nd Grade Song - Kobzar's Call Te

We are pleased to announce that on Saturday, March 8, at 11:00 AM, in the school hall, the students of the Selfreliance Heritage School of Ukrainian Studies will present a concert dedicated to the 211th anniversary of the birth of the genius of the Ukrainian people — Taras Shevchenko. The school celebration will feature Shevchenko's well-known works performed by the students. The entire community is welcome. If you are unable to attend the concert in person, you will be able

Dear Teachers, Assistants, Parents, and Students of the Ukrainian Studies School! On the occasion of the upcoming Christmas Holidays, the Administration of the Heritage School of Ukrainian Studies would like to thank all teachers, assistants, and parents for their close cooperation throughout the school year and to wish you and your families strong health, much happiness, and all of God's blessings. Happy New Year, dear brothers! In new happiness, in new strength, We joyfully

We invite you to watch the recording of the Christmas Concert performed by the students of the Ukrainian Studies School, which took place on Saturday, December 14, 2024. 00:40 Ceremonial Opening of the Christmas Concert 05:18 3rd Grade 09:40 6th Grade 16:18 2nd Grade 23:02 Svitlychka 26:40 4th Grade 31:50 7th Grade 37:20 Preschool and 1st Grade 45:20 8th Grade 48:16 5th Grade 53:50 Upper School (Grades 8–11) 1:20:40 Student Choir

Ringing carols and heartfelt greetings filled the stage of the festive Christmas Concert at the Selfreliance Heritage School of Ukrainian Studies on December 14, 2024. It was also a milestone performance, as 75 years ago the school first opened its doors. Happy Holidays!!!!

We would like to remind you that the Christmas Concert of the Ukrainian Studies School students will take place on Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 11:00 AM. Regular classes will take place as usual, starting at 9:00 AM until the usual dismissal time. If you are unable to attend the concert in person, you will be able to watch the performances live on the school's YouTube channel at the following link: LIVE STREAM

Year after year, our school partners with the Razom organization to help children in Ukraine. We warmly invite you to join our traditional Christmas gift drive for children affected by the horrors of war. On Saturday, December 14 , before the Christmas Concert, our school will host a charitable gift drive — "Toy Drive". These will be gifts for the little ones. We gladly accept NEW: TOYS SCHOOL SUPPLIES CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR SMALL LEARNING GADGETS (headphones, USB flash driv

Tickets can be purchased at this link by December 2nd .

On Saturday, November 23, the Ukrainian community will honor the 91st tragic anniversary of the Holodomor of 1932–1933 with a Memorial Service at St. Patrick's Cathedral at 1:00 PM. Therefore, on that day we will conclude classes at 12:00 PM so that students and parents can arrive at the cathedral on time. School students will participate in the children's procession at the cathedral and should be dressed in vyshyvankas or dark clothing. On Saturday, November 30, there will b

We would like to inform you that this Saturday, November 2nd, the Autumn Carnival will be held in the school hall, organized by the Parent Committee. Students from the Svitlychka group through 7th grade will be taking part. The Autumn Carnival will begin at 11:30 and run until 1:00 PM.

On Saturday, September 14, the First Bell of the Selfreliance Heritage School of Ukrainian Studies in New York rang out, opening a new school year in which we celebrate our 75th anniversary! Nearly 300 students, together with their parents, teachers, assistants, and guests, gathered for the celebration and joined in prayer at the church for a successful year. The festive day was filled with joy for all those present!