Pre-Orientation Programs

The EXPLORE Pre-Orientation program works in collaboration with the pre-orientation programs for Community Partnerships and Theatre, fostering connections across these groups while offering workshops on key aspects of transitioning to college. These workshops cover making Sarah Lawrence College feel like home. Whether you're coming from a different country or environment, we provide opportunities for identity exploration (including spiritual identity, BIPOC experiences, international student perspectives, and more), self-advocacy, and community building. This program is open to all incoming first-year students who believe it will support their transition to college.

We especially encourage BIPOC, first-generation, and international students to apply to these access resources that will ease your transition, boost your confidence, and connect you to an extensive community.

The Community Partnerships Pre-Orientation focuses on community engagement and experiential learning with other Gryphons interested in service to the local communities of Yonkers and Westchester County. Students will experience first hand the College’s long standing and rich history of social responsibility and community engagement along with developing a deeper understanding of themselves and begin to comprehend the relationships between local communities and institutions of higher education.

Sarah Lawrence College is known for its multi-hyphenate students, and that notion is at the core of our theatre program.  Actor-director-designer-producer- playwright-technician-manager…SLC students experiment with it all to become well-rounded theatre artists.  It starts with our innate creative spark, and this group invites you to nurture that spark by diving headfirst into the vibrant, collaborative world of live theatre. We will use theatre games to create community, and explore how they can be both a tool for the rehearsal of dramatic material and a springboard for creation. Writing and devising prompts will challenge your imagination and help you develop your artistic eye from both within and outside the work. 

We will also explore both the logistic and creative foundations of the SLC Theatre community and how we center care, health, and community throughout our creative practice. The theatre-based pre-orientation is rooted in connection and forging new friendships through collaboration. No prior experience is necessary–come as you are, and leave more connected as you begin your college journey and your creative life at SLC!